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World Shipping Council

Business / industry · Transport & automotive · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, World Shipping Council appears in 24 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

24
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€700,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The World Shipping Council (WSC or the Council) is a non-profit trade association representing the global liner shipping industry. WSC members carry over 90% of the world’s containerized trade and a substantial share of the world’s roll-on/roll-off cargoes. Through its permanent office in Brussels established in 2007, the World Shipping Council partners with the European Union to improve understanding of…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 24 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1458%
Socialists & Democrats417%
Greens/EFA312%
Renew Europe28%
European Conservatives & Reformists14%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2022).

2020
1
2021
6
2022
7
2023
1
2024
5
2025
3
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Peter Liese
7 meetings · EPP
Jörgen Warborn
6 meetings · EPP
César Luena
2 meetings · S&D
Andrey Novakov
1 meeting · EPP
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
1 meeting · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
22 Jul 2026Peter LieseAustausch
26 Mar 2025Pietro Fiocchitematiche di inquinamento ambientale
25 Mar 2025César LuenaPellets Regulation
6 Mar 2025César LuenaPellets Regulation
2 Dec 2024Ana VasconcelosAccounting of greenhouse gas emissions of transport services 2023/0266(COD)
28 Nov 2024Peter LieseAustausch
26 Nov 2024Lara WoltersMaritime policy, sustainability
18 Nov 2024Rosa Serrano SierraPriorities for European Commission 2024-2029
24 Sep 2024Jan-Christoph OetjenGeneral exchange on current maritime topics
7 Nov 2023Anna CavazziniReform of the Union Customs Code
20 Dec 2022Peter LieseETS
14 Oct 2022Peter LieseETS
5 Jul 2022Jörgen WarbornSjöfartsfrågor
20 Jun 2022Jörgen WarbornSjöfartsfrågor
26 Apr 2022Jörgen WarbornSjöfartsfrågor

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