Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 | Anna Panagopoulou Cabinet member | Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategy | — |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Anna Panagopoulou Cabinet member | Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategy | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The target of Marine Care Association (former Euroshore International) is: - to protect the interests of companies involved in the environmentally sound collection, storage, treatment and disposal of ship waste - to transmit the views of its members on policies in progress or in preparation, to the relevant international and European institutions and study the problems relating to ship-generated waste that members face in their daily practice. - to represents its members in international forums to promote the use of high standard port reception facilities involved in the circular economy - to promote standards on the collection, storage, processing and disposal of ship-generated waste such as the standardization of codes, the creation and promotion of a uniform waste certificate. - to ensure a level playing field across Europe and beyond, and is committed to healthy and fair competition.
EU Legislative Interests
European Ocean Pact Implementation of the port reception facilites directive 2019/883 Waste Shipment Regulation 2024/1157 Implementation of the Ship Source Pollution Directive 2024/3101 Criminal sanctions in marine pollution plastic waste in seas alternative fuels for shipping sulfur guideline and the use of scrubbers as an alternative to low sulfur fuels circular economy act marine strategy framework directive
Communication Activities
Marine Care Association organizes every 2 years a workshop on ship-generated waste and is present at fairs and exhibitions dealing with one of the themes (Green Port Congress, Posidonia,...) It participates regularly to the European Maritime Days and speaks at conferences organised around relevant issues
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ESAE ISO
Organisation Members
https://www.marinecareassociation.com/our-members/