If Europe wants to play a role in helping the shipping industry to make this propulsion revolution a reality, support needs to be given to shipping in overcoming the multiple hurdles to fully decarbonise. For a possible decision of Europe to integrate shipping in the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) this means that specific conditions need to be met when structuring the underlying regulation of the ETS.
VDR
Verband Deutscher Reeder
Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 74850577610-03
4
positions filed
in the 583 files tracked
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legislative files
of 583 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 583 consultation files tracked so far (42,224 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1365 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #666 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
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2012
in the register since
Declares membership of
- ECSA - European Community Shipowners' Associations
- ICS - International Chamber of Shipping
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 2 Sept 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Head office
- Hamburg, Germany
- EU office
- Brüssel
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 2 Sept 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Verband Deutscher Reeder filed 4 positions between 12 Jul 2017 and 8 Nov 2021, across 3 of the 583 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2017 · 1 filed2020 · 1 filed2021 · 2 filed
What they argued
The German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the revision of the EU Emission Trading System Directive of the European Commission. You will find our feedback on the roadmap on the revision of the EU ETS Directive regarding shipping in the attached document.
The VDR welcomes the ambitious climate action presented by the European Commission in the Fit for 55 legislative package in July 2021 to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent in the world by 2050. in order for this Regulation on the use of renewable and low carbon fuels in maritime transport (hereinafter “FuelEU Maritime”) to be fully effective in terms of climate protection, the VDR considers that the…
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The shipping industry is encouraged by the positive statements from the European Commission which acknowledge the significant progress made by IMO Member States towards addressing GHG emissions from international shipping. With the full support of the industry, IMO Member States have agreed inter alia to develop a comprehensive strategy for the further reduction of GHG emissions from shipping.
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