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The Adriatic Institute of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts marks 80 years – the Croatian Shipowners Association Mare Nostrum also participated.

25.11.2025

On 21 November 2025, the Library of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU) marked the 80th anniversary of the Adriatic Institute of HAZU with a special event organized in cooperation with the Croatian Maritime Law Association.

On behalf of the Croatian Shipowners’ Association Mare Nostrum, Ivona Anić Miklec, the Association’s Director, addressed the participants, highlighting the importance of the long-standing cooperation between the Adriatic Institute and the maritime industry, as well as the Institute’s contribution to the development of modern Croatian maritime legislation.

At the event, Dr. Vesna Skorupan Wolff and Academician Nella Lonza spoke about the Institute’s history and activities, while Academician Velimir Neidhardt emphasized the key role of the Institute as a leading scientific center for maritime law in Croatia and its significance for the nation’s maritime orientation. The event was also attended by Dr. Nina Perko, Director of the Maritime Administration at the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, who reaffirmed the importance of cooperation between the Ministry and the Adriatic Institute, as well as Dr. Gordan Stanković representing the Croatian Maritime Law Association.

Together with representatives of institutions from the maritime sector, the Croatian Shipowners’ Association Mare Nostrum reaffirmed the importance of continued cooperation with the Adriatic Institute, which for 80 years has contributed to the development of maritime law, science, and the economy of the Republic of Croatia.

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20.04.2025

European Shipping Summit 2025

24.03.2025

The European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) organized the European Shipping Summit, which took place in Brussels on March 19 and 20, 2025.

In a time of great global uncertainty, topics related to the decarbonization of shipping and the role of the European Union and European shipowners in that process have prevailed. The importance of European shipping has been underlined repeatedly, both on a global scale and for the economy and security of the European Union. European shipping represents about 35 % of the world's tonnage, European GDP represents about 15 % of the global GDP, and the European population represents 5 % of the total world population.

The Summit brought together notable speakers, including Nobel laureate Paul Krugman, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Finnish Minister Lulu Ranne, Polish Minister of Infrastructure Paweł Krężel, and many others.

The Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency EMSA, Maja Markovčić Kostelac, and Antonia Bebić, Transport Attaché for Aviation and Maritime at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, also attended the Summit.

On behalf of HUB Mare Nostrum, the president of the Assembly of the Association and vice-president of the Assembly of the Association participated in the Summit: Marko Domijan and Mario Pavić.