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24.12.2023
CROATIAN SHIPOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION MARE NOSTRUM
24.12.2023
24.12.2023
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.
The seminar was held in the premises of Kraš in Zagreb, and six expert teams from six members of HUB Mare Nostrum participated. The need for education arose from the fact that the EU ETS regulation will enter into force on January 1, 2024, which will mean the introduction of new rules that will result in the obligation to perform activities related to the trading of emissions units. At the Seminar, shipowners gathered the necessary information about the experience of the aviation industry during the procedure of introducing the relevant rules that have been in the system for more than a decade.
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24.12.2023
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.
The selected agenda items were:
- Tax per tonnage
- Removal of municipal waste from ships in Croatian ports
- Rulebook on the conditions and manner of maintaining a watch, and performing other tasks on board that ensure safe navigation and protection of the sea from pollution
- Regulation on conditions and evaluation of criteria for granting concessions and entering into public service contracts for the performance of public transport in line coastal maritime transport
- European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA) - work by commissions.
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02.10.2023
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.
The selected agenda items were:
• Election of a new president and deputy president of the HUB Mare Nostrum Assembly
• Tax per tonnage
• Removal of municipal waste (solid and liquid) from ships in Croatian seaports
• Rulebook on the conditions and manner of maintaining a watch, and performing other work on board to ensure safe navigation and protection of the sea from pollution
• Decree on the conditions and evaluation of criteria for granting concessions and concluding public service contracts for the performance of public transport in coastal maritime transport
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22.09.2023
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.
Croatian maritime industry was well represented by Mrs. Maja Markovčić Kostelac, Executive Director of European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), Mr. Igor Budisavljević, President of Croatian Shipowners' Association ''Mare Nostrum'' and CEO of Alpha Adriatic, Mr. Mario Pavić, President of the Management Board of Tankerska Plovidba d.d. and Mr. Marko Domijan, CEO of Atlantska Plovidba.
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21.09.2023
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 maritime traffic.
The signing ceremony was attended by 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 Association of Shipowners Mare Nostrum, representatives of trade union partners and other esteemed guests. The signatories of the agreement are the Croatian Association of Shipowners Mare Nostrum, The Croatian Seamen's Union and the Independent Croatian Passenger Ship Seamen's Union.
We state that the last signing of the Collective Agreement for seafarers in cabotage took place in 1998.
The collective agreement is concluded in good faith in order to promote and maintain social dialogue and harmonious relations between the Croatian Association of Shipowners Mare Nostrum and the Trade Union, which are based on mutual respect for the interests and rights of the members of the Association and the Seafarers.
The new Collective Agreement regulates the labor and social standards on the basis of which seafarers' employment contracts are concluded with shipowners as prescribed by the Act on Transportation in Line and Occasional Coastal Maritime Traffic. The amount of the seamen's allowance, food allowance, as well as the wages of seafarers are increasing. The aim is to extend this collective agreement to the entire activity of liner shipping in order to apply it to all Croatian seafarers and seafarers of other member states of the European Economic Area who sail on ships that carry out transport in liner coastal shipping in the Republic of Croatia in order to ensure the same starting points and the same level labor and social rights.
The President of the Jadrolinija Management Board, David Sopta, emphasized on this occasion that the Collective Agreement is being signed after 25 years, at a time when the protection of the rights of Croatian seafarers is a special focus and absolutely necessary. He emphasized that this Collective Agreement is primarily the result of teamwork and efforts of all parties involved in the negotiations, and thanked all participants in the negotiations.
The collective agreement for seafarers on ships carrying out transportation in liner coastal shipping (2023) comes into force and applies from September 1, 2023 and is available at the following link:
https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2023_08_93_1417.html
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31.05.2023
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. The session was attended by eight members of the Association, and the guests were representatives of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia, the Agency for Coastal Line Maritime Transport, and Croatia Airlines.
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28.04.2023
The meeting about the Supervision of Croatian ships in foreign ports by port state inspectors was held on April 4, 2023, for members of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum in the large congress hall of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure.
The meeting was attended by PSC inspectors from the Port Authority and technical inspectors of ships in international shipping.
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09.04.2023
24.01.2023
From 1 January 2023, Croatian Shipowners’ Association Mare Nostrum is a full member of the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA).
“We are proud to welcome Mare Nostrum to the ECSA membership” said ECSA President Philippos Philis – “Having the Croatian shipowners on board expands our expertise and further strengthens ECSA’s role as the voice of European shipping in Brussels, at a crucial time when shipping regulation at EU level is advancing rapidly. We look forward to a productive cooperation with our colleagues from Mare Nostrum”.
Igor Budisavljević, President of Mare Nostrum, said “We are very pleased to be joining the ECSA membership, to work on issue of common interest and ensure our voice is heard in the EU debate. Becoming an ECSA member reinforces our position in Brussels and we look forward to provide our input and share our expertise with our colleagues and EU regulators”.
Source: ECSA website
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