Projects

Manning requirements are rules that dictate the minimum number and skill level of the staff onboard an active vessel. In inland waterways these requirements are a contentious issue, since they have a major impact on costs, profitability, safety and working conditions.

In 2008-2009 the ETF Dockers’ Section carried out an EU co-funded project called “Training and qualification systems in the EU port sector: setting the state of play and delineating an ETF vision”

Ports are changing. Bigger ships, shifting trade patterns and new technologies. But what does this mean for European port workers? The EU social partners in the port sector (ETF, IDC, FEPORT, ESPO)

The EU road transport sector is facing multiple transformations. A massive revision of its regulatory framework have been launched by the European Commission, known as the MOBILITY PACKAGE. Meanwhile