EMSA launched a project on maritime safety, maritime security and protection of the marine environment between the EU MS and Non-EU countries bordering the Black and Caspian Sea. EMSA has implemented the Black and Caspian Sea Regions Project for technical assistance bringing together national, European and international stakeholders with the aim to raise the safety, security and protection of marine environment standards.
The countries participating in the project are:
- Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Iran
- Kazakhstan
- Moldova
- Ukraine
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan.
As presented in the infographic above, in 2018 the project conducted 14 training courses, with 205 participants. Also, 151 cleanset images were delivered, with the possibility of 246 oil spills detected.
In the meantime, the Black and Caspian Sea regions project also conducted a tutoring Project on Port State Control (PSC) in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, within the technical assistance which EMSA provides to European Neighbourhood Policy countries, under the Black and Caspian Sea Regions Project.
