World Shipping Council
WSC
The World Shipping Council (WSC or the Council) is a non-profit trade association representing the liner shipping industry.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Annika Kroon (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)
30 Oct 2025 · Upcoming Commission maritime initiatives and outcome of the IMO MEPC ES
Meeting with Matthias Petschke (Director Taxation and Customs Union)
2 Oct 2025 · Exchange of views on current issues and potential solutions in relation to data protection rules for the shipping industry in the context of the Port Alliance
Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and
1 Jul 2025 · Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategy
Meeting with Matthias Petschke (Director Taxation and Customs Union) and
5 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on possible improvements to the functioning of the Trade Contact Group
Meeting with Pietro Fiocchi (Member of the European Parliament)
26 Mar 2025 · tematiche di inquinamento ambientale
Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and European Community Shipowners' Associations
25 Mar 2025 · Pellets Regulation
Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
6 Mar 2025 · Pellets Regulation
Meeting with Annika Kroon (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)
9 Jan 2025 · The meeting focused on WSJ’s analysis on the decarbonisation transition of the shipping sector
Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
2 Dec 2024 · Accounting of greenhouse gas emissions of transport services 2023/0266(COD)
Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament)
28 Nov 2024 · Austausch
Meeting with Tom Berendsen (Member of the European Parliament)
27 Nov 2024 · Shipping
Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament)
26 Nov 2024 · Maritime policy, sustainability
Meeting with Rosa Serrano Sierra (Member of the European Parliament) and Alstom
18 Nov 2024 · Priorities for European Commission 2024-2029
Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2024 · General exchange on current maritime topics
Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)
10 Sept 2024 · Decarbonization of international shipping
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)
10 Sept 2024 · Discuss priorities for the decarbonisation of international shipping, both within the upcoming Commission mandate and at the IMO in view of the revised green house gas strategy adopted there in 2023
Meeting with Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)
2 May 2024 · WSC’s Policy Priorities for the European Commission’s new mandate
Meeting with João Albuquerque (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
8 Apr 2024 · Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution
Meeting with Anna Cavazzini (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
7 Nov 2023 · Reform of the Union Customs Code
Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)
20 Sept 2023 · World shipping summit
Meeting with Liliane Karlinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
11 Jul 2023 · CBER review
Meeting with Liliane Karlinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
3 Jul 2023 · Review Consortia Block Exemption Regulation.
Meeting with Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
28 Feb 2023 · Consortia Block Exemption Regulation
Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
20 Dec 2022 · ETS
Meeting with Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
18 Oct 2022 · Competition policies
Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
14 Oct 2022 · ETS
Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Cruise Lines International Association
5 Jul 2022 · Sjöfartsfrågor
Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
20 Jun 2022 · Sjöfartsfrågor
Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
26 Apr 2022 · Sjöfartsfrågor
Meeting with Michael Bloss (Member of the European Parliament) and
8 Feb 2022 · ETS
Meeting with Andrey Novakov (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)
24 Nov 2021 · EU ETS
Meeting with Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)
19 Nov 2021 · Meeting to discuss the evolutions of the maritime sector.
Response to Mid-term evaluation of the implementation of the Union Customs Code.
16 Jul 2020
Response to FuelEU Maritime - Green European Maritime Space (legislative proposal)
24 Apr 2020
Response to Commission Communication outlining a comprehensive plan to increase the EU 2030 climate target
15 Apr 2020
Meeting with Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)
18 Feb 2020 · Decarbonisation for shipping
Meeting with Claes Bengtsson (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)
15 May 2019 · Competition Policy
Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)
15 May 2019 · C-BER
Response to Proposal on the EU Single Window environment for customs
30 May 2018