Events
30.12.2016
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
27.09.2016
Croatia-GloBallast National Global Industry Alliance (GIA) Meeting
Zagreb, Republic of Croatia, 14-15 November 2016
Croatian Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure and Croatian Shipowners’ Association in co-operation with the IMO are organizing Conference on Ballast Water Management, which is going to be held in Zagreb, on 14-15 November 2016. We are expecting the Meeting would be addressed by the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr. Kitack Lim. 
The aim of the Conference is to provide a platform for discussion on different aspects of this challenging issue. It is expected that the Conference will be participated by the representatives from different state- parties and non- parties to Convention, different competent authorities, industry representatives, developers, scientific community etc.
Conference Program can be downloaded here.
For additional questions feel free to write on the following e-mail address: office@csamarenostrum.hr , or call us on +385 1 5625 370.
1. Online registration form - the registration deadline is 31 October 2016
2. Book your stay:
Hotel International l Miramarska 24 l 10 000 Zagreb I Croatia
Lucija Brzica, Sales Executive
Tel. 00385 1 6108-654 I Fax. 00385 1 6108-644 ,
lucija.brzica@hotel-international.hr
Price list:
· 550,00 kn per person per night in a single room / breakfast included
· 650,00 kn per person per night in a double room / breakfast included
· 7,00 kn tourist tax per person per day is not included in the price
*Please note in the subject of email: BWM Conference
The GloBallast Regional training workshop on practical aspects of Risk Assessment (RA) and Port Biological Baseline Surveys (PBBS) related to the implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention will be held in Zagreb, Croatia on 16-17 November 2016.
Workshop is being held at the Ministry for Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastrucutre, Prisavlje 14, 10 000 Zagreb.
23.10.2015
On 21 and 22 October 2015 the 13th Ballast Water Management Summit took place in Rotterdam. Director of CSA Mare Nostrum Mrs. Maja Markovcic Kostelac adressed the Summit with the presentation on the Implementation of BWM Convention in semi-enclosed sea areas and the implication for the short sea shipping.
Presentation is available for download here.
09.04.2015
Humanitarian crisis in Mediterranean sea
A letter sent to Mr. Zoran Milanovic, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia.
We are writing on behalf of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which together represent the European and global shipping industries and over 80% of the world merchant fleet. Our memberships include the Croatian Shipowners’ Association.
This letter is co-signed by the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which together represent the majority of seafarers serving on the world’s ships. Our message is additionally supported by the following shipping organisations which represent various sectors of the industry: BIMCO, Intercargo, Interferry, InterManager, Intertanko and the World Shipping Council.
The humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean Sea is spiralling out of control. According to UNHCR, at least 3,500 people lost their lives during 2014 while attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa. There is a terrible risk of further catastrophic loss of life as ever-more desperate people attempt this deadly sea crossing.
Merchant ships rescued around 40,000 people during 2014 according to UNHCR. But this number is predicted to increase dramatically during 2015 if the political situation in Africa and the Middle East does not improve. The situation is now so serious that we believe that all Member States need to become far more engaged.
In short, we believe it is unacceptable that the international community is increasingly relying on merchant ships and seafarers to undertake more and more large-scale rescues, with single ships having to rescue as many 500 people at a time. Commercial ships are not equipped to undertake such large scale-rescues, which also create serious risks to the safety, health and welfare of ships’ crews who should not be expected to deal which such situations.
All EU and EEA Member States have Search and Rescue (SAR) obligations under international law. But as the situation gets worse we believe there must be a commensurate increase in State funded resources for SAR operations to respond to this major humanitarian crisis. In practice this means that all EU Member States need to share the financial burden in order to help prevent thousands more deaths.
While far more needs to be done to prevent the boats used by people smugglers from being able to depart from North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean in the first place, the lawless situation in Libya and Syria makes this very difficult. In the short term, we therefore feel that the immediate priority must be for EU and EEA Member States to increase resources and support for Search and Rescue operations in the Mediterranean, in view of the very large number of potentially dangerous rescues now being conducted by merchant ships; a situation which we believe is becoming untenable.
In addition to increasing SAR resources, there is also an urgent need for EU and EEA Member States to develop a political solution. As suggested by UNHCR and other UN agencies, including the International Maritime Organization, the shipping industry believes that the EU and the international community need to provide refugees and migrants with alternative means of finding safety without risking their lives by crossing the Mediterranean in unseaworthy boats.
We respectfully urge the Government of Croatia to treat the development of solutions to this serious problem as an absolute priority. It is literally a matter of life and death. Moreover, we request that this issue should be added, as a matter of utmost urgency, to the agenda of the European Council and to that of the next relevant meetings of the EU Council of Ministers, including Foreign Affairs, Justice and Home Affairs, and Transport.
For a complete letter please click here.
07.04.2015
ICS Highlights Ocean Governance Issues at Important United Nations Meeting
In New York today (7 April), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) represented global shipowners at an important United Nations meeting, having been invited to speak as a panellist as part of the UN Inter Consultative Process on the Law of Sea.
The opportunity was taken by ICS to highlight the extent to which shipping is very effectively regulated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in order to deliver the United Nations’ sustainable development goals.
With respect to environmental sustainability, ICS explained how shipping is the only industrial sector already to have a mandatory global regime in place, adopted by IMO, to regulate and reduce its CO2 emissions. A recent IMO study determined that total CO2 emissions from international shipping reduced by over 10% between 2007 and 2012. ICS also gave an overview of the global regulations adopted at IMO to reduce sulphur emissions from shipping and to limit the movement of invasive species in ships’ ballast water, and how the shipping industry was investing hundreds of billions of dollars to order to ensure compliance.
With respect to social sustainability, ICS explained that shipping is also unique in having the comprehensive framework of global regulations governing seafarers’ employment and working conditions provided by the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, which is now being enforced worldwide, as well as an ILO international minimum wage for seafarers.
However, ICS noted that the collective cost to the shipping industry of implementing new environmental regulations, which was already starting to be felt, was estimated to be in excess of US$ 500 billion over the next 10 years, something which had not been fully taken into account when the rules were adopted. Government regulators therefore needed to give equal priorityto each of the three pillars of sustainable development, including the economic, which was especially important in view of shipping’s role in continuing the spread of global prosperity.
Speaking in New York, ICS Director of Policy and External Relations, Simon Bennett remarked:
“Unless the shipping industry is commercially viable it will not be able to deliver the investments in environmental and social improvements that are sought by regulators on behalf of society at large.”
ICS therefore suggested that the conduct by IMO of full and proper cost benefit analysis of all new future regulatory proposals would help to ensure the delivery of sustainable development, consistent with the goals agreed by the United Nations.
At the New York meeting, ICS also commented on the recent decision by the UN, in January 2015, to recommend that UNCLOS should be expanded to include a new legally binding instrument on the conservation of marine life in areas beyond national jurisdiction, which could include tools such as ‘High Seas’ Marine Protected Areas.
ICS Director of Policy and External Relations, Simon Bennett remarked:
“ICS sees benefit in the designation of High Seas protected areas, to address issues such as unregulated fishing, but it should be borne in mind that under the authority of UNCLOS, shipping is already comprehensively regulated by IMO. While the shipping industry recognises that the regulation of other ocean activities, especially on the high seas, may not be so well developed, we do think great care should be taken with regard to the current balance that exists between the rights and obligations of states in their flag, coastal and port state roles. In the context of regulating international shipping, the current balance has worked very well, as demonstrated by the sustained increase in the efficiency of shipping and the dramatic reduction in the number of shipping and pollution incidents.”
Further information about how the shipping industry is addressing the United Nations’ sustainable development goals can be found at:
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News and events
11th Career Day of the Maritime Faculty in Rijeka
Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum participated with its member at the 11th Career Day of the Maritime Faculty in Rijeka.
75th anniversary of the Maritime Faculty in Rijeka
We congratulate the Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka for 75 years of activity, which has rightly placed it at the very top of the higher education institutions that educate personnel in the maritime field in the Republic of Croatia.
As potential future employers of students of this Faculty, members of Mare Nostrum closely monitor the progress and development of all study programs at the Faculty.
DG CLIMA and EMSA organized a webinar on the topic of EU ETS
On March 18, 2024, the director of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum, together with other representatives of our Association, participated in a webinar organized by the Directorate General of the European Commission for Climate Policy (DG CLIMA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the European Community Shipowners' Association
On March 5 and 6, 2024, a meeting of the Board of Directors of the European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA) was held, attended by Mrs. Ivona Anić Miklec, director of HUB Mare Nostrum and Mr. Marko Domijan, president of the HUB Mare Nostrum Assembly.
Together with colleagues from 21 national associations of shipowners from EU member states and Norway, they discussed all current topics in the field of shipping as well as proposals for new EU legislative acts that are currently being discussed under the auspices of the EU Council and the European Parliament.
22nd Meeting of the Supervisory Board of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum
Under the newly elected leadership of the Supervisory Board - Mr. Nikola Koščica from Tankerska plovidba d.d. and with the members of the Supervisory Board, Mr. Robert Banko from Alpha Adriatic d.d. and Mr. Vicenco Jerković from Atlantska plovidba d.d. as well as with the presence of Mr. Roman Balta, a long-time associate of the Accounting Association Biro Balta d.o.o. and the leadership of the Association, on February 29, 2024, the 22nd session of the Supervisory Board of HUB Mare Nostrum was held in the Association's premises.
124th Session of the Assembly of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum
The goal of the session was, after reviewing the work of the Association in the previous period, to adopt the Work Plan and Financial Plan for the work of the Association in 2024, as well as to discuss all current topics related to shipping and the work of the Association in general.
Workshop of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development for Shipping Companies
On February 8, 2024, representatives of the members of our Association as well as the Director of the Association, Mrs. Ivona Anić Miklec, participated in another in a series of useful workshops organized by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development on the topic of introducing maritime transport into the greenhouse gas emissions trading system within the Union (EU ETS) as well as the obligations of monitoring and reporting on emissions from maritime traffic that are forthcoming based on Regulation (EU) 2023/957.
Appointment of Ivona Anić Miklec as the director of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum
On January 1, 2024, Mrs. Ivona Anić Miklec took over the position of director of the Croatian Association of Shipowners Mare Nostrum. Under the leadership of the director, the association will continue to be a responsible social partner in collective negotiations with unions and will promote the interests of Croatian shipowners before all competent bodies of state administration and local and regional self-government, as well as before competent bodies at the international and EU level. In the coming period, the association will strongly support its members in the digital and green transition of their business on the way to sustainable shipping. The association will work on strengthening its identity and cooperation with related associations, as well as strengthening the position of Mare Nostrum under cover of its European family - the European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA).
EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) seminar
The Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum organized an educational seminar on the subject of EU ETS on December 19, 2023, where the keynote address was given by Mr. Dino Kučić, specialist in fuel procurement and sustainable development - EMS/EnMS manager at Croatia Airlines.
123rd session of the Assembly of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum
The 123rd session of the Assembly was held on Monday, December 11, 2023, in the premises of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure in Zagreb. The session was attended by six members of the Association, and the guest of the session was Cap. Siniša Orlić.
120th Session of the Assembly of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum
On Thursday, September 28, 2023, the 120th session of the Assembly was held in the premises of Tankerska Plovidba in Zadar. The session was attended by nine members of the Association, and the guest of the session was a representative of the Agency for Coastal Line Maritime Transport.
European Shipping Summit 2023
Europan Shipping Summit was held in Brussels on 19-20 September 2023. Strategic importance of shipping and seafarers for the EU economy and security was emphasized as it transports more than 72% of the EU's external trade and secures the supply of essential goods such as food, energy, pharmaceuticals and raw materials. European shipping represents almost 40% of the global fleet. Important aspects of the green transition in shipping were discussed, such as low and zero carbon shipping, clean fuels, innovative technologies, vessel designs, as well as how adequate ship finance is key for implementation of sustainbility and achieving green transition and climate objectives.
Signed Collective Agreement for seafarers on ships that carry out transportation in liner coastal shipping
On June 29, 2023, in the morning hours in Rijeka, on the premises of Jadrolinija, the Collective Agreement was signed for seafarers on ships that carry out transportation in coastal shipping.
The Vice President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković, President of the Jadrolinija Board David Sopta, representatives of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum, representatives of trade union partners and other esteemed guests were present at the ceremonial signing of the Agreement.
The signatories of the agreement are the Croatian Shipowners Association Mare Nostrum, the Croatian Seamen's Union and the Independent Croatian Passenger Ship Seamen's Union.
118th Session of the Assembly of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum
On Thursday, May 18, 2023, the 118th session of the Assembly of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum was held at the premises of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce in Pula.
Meeting about the Supervision of Croatian ships in foreign ports by port state inspectors
The meeting about the Supervision of Croatian ships in foreign ports by port state inspectors was held on April 4, 2023.
Croatian Shipowners’ Association Mare Nostrum is a full member of the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA)
From 1 January 2023, Croatian Shipowners’ Association Mare Nostrum is a full member of the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA).
Towards a more sustainable maritime transport: research and innovation for route optimization in Puglia and in Croatia
Is it possible to improve and enhance maritime transport and, at the same time, contribute to reduce emissions in the field of mobility? The pathway towards a more sustainable ferry transportation can now benefit from a new and effective routing tool. This is thanks to the GUTTA project.
