Union of Greek Shipowners - ΕΝΩΣΙΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ ΕΦΟΠΛΙΣΤΩΝ

EU Legislative Interests

The UGS is actively engaged across a broad range of policy files, including, inter alia, market access and international trade, maritime piracy and security, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), FuelEU Maritime, the Energy Taxation Directive, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV), the Maritime Safety Package, the Green Deal Industrial Plan, ship recycling, air emissions, and seafarers’ rights. In addition, the UGS closely follows developments related to Free Trade Agreements, taxation and customs matters, ports policy, safety and environmental regulation, competition, sanctions, migration, ocean governance, and maritime spatial planning. The UGS also monitors and contributes to numerous legislative and policy initiatives affecting the competitiveness and sustainability of the shipping sector, including the EU Maritime Industrial Strategy, the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan, and the EU Port Strategy.

Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Member Of

European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)

Organisation Members

NEPTUNE LINES SHIPPING & MANAGING ENTERPRISES SA CHANDRIS (HELLAS) INC ENESEL SA FAFALIOS SHIPPING SA GOLDEN UNION SHIPPING CO SA ARISTON NAVIGATION CORP CHIOS NAVIGATION (HELLAS) LTD MARAN DRY MANAGEMENT INC ARCADIA SHIPMANAGEMENT CO LTD TECHNOMAR SHIPPING INC GOLDENPORT GROUP OF COMPANIES EFNAV COMPANY LTD ALPHA BULKERS SHIPMANAGEMENT INC OLYMPIC SHIPPING & MANAGEMENT SA ATLANTIC BULK CARRIERS MANAGEMENT LTD DANAOS CORPORATION COSTAMARE SHIPPING CO SA EQUINOX MARITIME LTD SUN ENTERPRISES LTD PARALOS MARITIME CORPORATION SA CAPITAL SHIP MANAGEMENT CORP THENAMARIS (SHIPS MANAGEMENT) INC A.M. NOMIKOS TRANSWORLD MARITIME AGENCIES SA TMS TANKERS LTD DIANA SHIPPING SERVICES SA COMMON PROGRESS CO NA SA STARBULK SA PROMINENCE MARITIME SA IONIC FRANCO COMPANIA NAVIERA SA Due to the intricacies of the Greek shipping institutional regime and the membership status of the UGS the following note is essential. The shipping companies mentioned are shipmanagement companies managing vessels of respective shipowning companies.

Additional Information

With regard to the estimation of the annual costs related to activities covered by the register, the Union of Greek Shipowners spends around 900 thousand to 1 million euros per year. These expenses include: - the reimbursement of the UGS EU Representative, who is based in Brussels - Brussels office rental costs - membership to the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) - costs related to the flights of UGS employees visiting Brussels - costs related to events (European Shipping Summit 2023) - costs related to remuneration of UGS employees and counsels of the Greek legal entity dealing with EU matters. In addition and in order to proceed with the annual UGS update in the EU Transparency Register, relevant information from the UGS Balance Sheet (31.12.2023) is listed herebelow: REVENUES UGS’ revenues result from annual membership fees, subscription fees and bank deposit interests. In this context, on 31.12.2023 UGS’ total revenues amounted to € 6,029,910.73. EXPENSES On 31.12.2023 UGS’ total expenses amounted to € 3,944,862.01. RESERVE On 31.12.2023 UGS’ reserve for the fiscal year 2023 amounted to € 2,085,048.72.