EMSA and Turkey inked an agreement in order to focus on the Maritime Safety, Security and Marine Environmental Protection in the Black and Caspian Sea Regions (BCSEA) project.
Namely, the Executive Director of EMSA, Maja Markovčić Kostelac, and the Turkish Director-General of Maritime Affairs at the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Ünal Baylan, have signed a donation agreement that will see EMSA, through the Maritime Safety, Security and Marine Environmental Protection in the Black and Caspian Sea Regions (BCSEA) project, provide sulphur monitoring equipment to be used by ship inspectors in Turkey.
Our Executive Director Maja Markovčić Kostelac meeting and signing a sulphur monitoring equipment donation agreement with Mr. Selim Dursun, Deputy Minister for Transport and Infrastructure of #Turkey and the DG for Maritime Affairs of #Turkey @unalbaylan in #Istanbul today pic.twitter.com/JCehrrk3KT
— European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) (@EMSA_EU) October 7, 2021
As informed, the portable, lightweight equipment will allow ship inspectors to carry out immediate on-board assessments of the sulphur content of fuel used by ships. This will assist inspectors in enhancing their control of ship emissions.
The donation agreement was signed during the 12th Transport and Communication Forum in Istanbul, at which Ms. Markovčić Kostelac also participated in a panel discussion on innovation, new trends and green logistics practices in sustainable logistics.
