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A key responsibility of the ESC is to ensure that its messages are aired to the widest possible audience. All public statements, pronouncements and documents conveying ESC policy, activities and initiatives are available on this page.

The list is in date order with the most recent public statement at the top.

Date	Title	Type
13/07/05	Shippers cry foul on surcharges	Press release
08/07/05	Shippers refuse to be fooled by Fuel Surcharges	Press release
18/10/04	Shippers remain optimistic over repeal of liner shipping anti-trust immunity	Press release
15/10/04	ESC welcomes new chance for port service liberalisation	Press release
28/09/04	ESC urges Commission to repeal liner shipping block exemption without delay	Press release
07/07/04	To Members of national expert group on guidelines for securing cargo	Document
02/07/04	Harmonisation of contract clauses in carriage of goods by road - ESC Position paper	Document
22/06/04	ESC urges Commission to press on with Review Block Exemption for Liner Shipping	Press Release
05/05/04	Less congestion, less pollution, less costs	Press Release
26/03/04	ESC welcomes the aims of the Third Driver Licence Directive	Document
10/02/04	Drivers' hours - letter to Coreper	Document
09/02/04	Securing cargo letter to Loyola de Palacio	Document
22/01/04	ESC position on long haulage	Document
07/11/03	ESC opinion on Freight Integration Action Plan	Document
27/10/03	Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (COM (2003) 488 final)	Document
01/10/03	European Parliament pushes for opening railway market	Press Release
01/10/03	ESC recommendations for EP 1st reading on Eurovignette directive	Document
30/09/03	TACA ruling brings us back to the future	Press Release
17/09/03	Shippers from Europe, North America and Asean countries unite around common causes	Press Release
17/09/03	Joint Shippers’ Declaration of European Shippers’ Council Asian Shippers’ Group The National Industrial Transportation League	Document
03/09/03	Second railway package, recommendations for European Parliament’s second reading - ESC Position	Document
01/08/03	European Shippers’ Council welcomes postponement of Lkw Maut	Press Release
17/03/03	Commission proposal and European Parliament’s first reading on the proposal for a Regulation on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport (COM(2001) 573 – C5-0485/2001 – 2001/0241(COD))	Document
11/03/03	Ecopoints letter to Coreper	Document
16/01/03	Shippers Welcome Next Step In The March Towards Railway Liberalisation	Press Release
15/11/02	Shippers Support Commission’s Commitment To Review Maritime Competion Legislation	Press Release
06/09/02	Shipper Forum 2002 - Short Sea Shipping & Security	Press Release
20/06/02	ESC Welcomes Council Common Position On Port Service Directive	Press Release
18/04/02	ESC welcomes OECD report condemning price-fixing liner cartels	Press Release
05/04/02	European Shippers’ Council appoints new Secretary General	Press Release
20/03/02	Public Hearing - The White Paper on Transport Policy	Speech
23/01/02	2nd European Rail Package - Success requires real commitment by industry stakeholders	Press Release
25/10/01	ESC Calls For FEFC To Justify High War Risk Premiums	Press Release
05/10/01	Competition rather than regulation - The future for liner shipping	Press Release
24/08/01	EU Proposed Amendments to Directive on Market Access to Port Services	Document
21/08/01	ESC Conference - The Only Conference For Shippers	Press Release
14/08/01	ESC gets closer to Meps	Press Release
26/06/01	ESC Welcomes Proposed Directive on Port Services	Press Release
25/05/01	Reinforcing Quality Service in Sea Ports	Document
25/05/01	Regulatory Framework on Port Services	Document
18/04/01	ESC says the future is in individual confidential contracting - not price fixing	Press Release
18/04/01	Maritime Regulatory Reform The European Shippers' Council's submission to OECD	Document
27/03/01	Is Consolidation the Answer to Ocean Carrier Profitability or A Barrier to Customer Choice?	Speech
27/03/01	Liner Shipping Industry - Consolidation Is Inevitable But Better Competition Regulations Must Follow	Press Release
22/03/01	ESC fears damage caused by EU customs transit reform proposals	Press Release
27/02/01	ESC Calls For Reform Of Liability System In Relation To Maritime Oil Pollution	Press Release
23/02/01	European Shippers' Council and Cargo 2000 co-operate to create Single Industry-Wide Performance Benchmark	Press Release
13/02/01	OECD Maritime Transport Committee Industry Seminar: Door-to-Door Transport Chains (25 Jan)	Speech
08/11/00	Short Sea Shipping - Shippers Need Service Performance Indicators	Press Release
08/11/00	Measuring Performance in Short Sea Shipping - A Progress Report	Speech
07/11/00	Shippers Ask OECD To Continue Maritime Reform Study	Press Release
03/11/00	ESC To Manage Swedish- Dutch Short Sea Shipping Project	Press Release
18/09/00	Joint Shippers' Declaration The 2000 Tripartite Shippers Meeting September 11-12, 2000 Haifa, Israel	Document
03/08/00	ESC Organises 5th Shipper Conference on New Trends in Shipper-Carrier Trading Practices	Press Release
02/08/00	ESC Conditionally Welcomes Commission Paper	Press Release
02/08/00	ESC Response to the Commission Communication on the Safety of the Seaborne Oil Trade (COM (2000) 142 final)	Document
31/05/00	Antitrust exemptions for the maritime industry discussed at OECD Workshop	Press Release
23/05/00	FACE Principles for Fuel Surcharges - Good Business Practice	Document
23/05/00	FACE Recommends Best Practice Guidelines for Fuel Costs	Press Release
17/05/00	FETTCSA decision a 'wake up' call for the shipping industry says ESC	Press Release
23/03/00	Global Economy Demands End to Shipping Cartels	Press Release
22/03/00	Containerisation International Conference: Deregulation Takes Hold - What are the Implications? A Shipper's Perspective	Speech
16/03/00	European Shippers.com goes live	Press Release
01/03/00	ESC Warns Commissioner	Press Release
17/01/00	Shippers Committed to Quality Through Code of Best Practice	Press Release

14/12/99	Council of Ministers Backs Shippers Need for Performance in Short Sea Shipping	Press Release
10/12/99	Council of Ministers Decision on Rail Competition - A Good Start Say Customers	Press Release
11/10/99	TACA 2000 Business Plan	Press Statement
20/09/99	Global Shippers' Group calls for World-wide Maritime Deregulation	Press Release
20/09/99	Joint Shippers' (Tripartite) Declaration	Document
16/07/99	ESC Organises Fourth Shipper Conference in Marseille	Press Release
10/05/99	Improving European Rail Freight	Document
25/03/99	EASC Air Freight KPI Guide	Document
25/03/99	EASC Launches KPI Guide	Press Release

20/11/98	EASC Drops Fuel Surcharge Complaint	Press Release
20/11/98	Industry Deplores Rail Strike Action	Press Release
17/11/98	First Fruits of Commission TACA Decision	Press Release
25/09/98	1998 Tripartite Shippers Meeting in Kobe	Press Release
16/09/98	ESC Statement on the TACA Decision	Press Release
05/06/98	Shippers Publish Shipping Code Of Best Practice	Press Release
04/06/98	Bulk Shipping Voluntary Code of Best Practice	Document
06/04/98	Port State Control Needs Improvement Shippers Tell Kinnock	Press Release
06/03/98	ESC Statement On Sunag Settlement	Press Release

12/09/97	ESC Welcomes Expansion of Shippers Tripartite	Press Release
21/04/97	ESC Sets Framework for Future Partnerships	Press Release
24/03/97	Forum for Air Cargo in Europe Launched	Press Release

01/09/95	Airfreight 2000 and Beyond - A Shippers' White Paper on Airfreight	Document

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