Tag: Croatia

A.P. Moller-Maersk announced that the new terminal in Rijeka, Croatia has received the first two of its four ship-to-shore (STS) cranes.

ECSA welcomed the Croatian Shipowners’ Association Mare Nostrum as a full member from 1 January 2023.

Following a campaign by the Seafarers' Union of Croatia, authorities are now offering Covid-19 vaccines to seafarers entering Croatian ports.

Peru and Croatia have shown their support for the safety of fishing vessels and their crews by depositing their instrument of accession to the 2012 Cape Town Agreement. Overall, 16 countries have become Contracting States to the Agreement.   

The EU transport ministers held a meeting in Croatia and adopted a declaration on guidelines for the development of EU maritime policy, calling for emissions trading scheme to cover ships from all countries, aiming towards a carbon-neutral and zero pollution waterborne transport sector.

Croatian struggling 3. Maj Shipyard announced the completion of the construction of a bulk carrier for Algoma, Canadian shipping company, which the latter cancelled last year after 3. Maj failed to meet its contractual obligations.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the City of Dubrovnik signed a Memorandum of Understanding to preserve and protect the cultural heritage of Dubrovnik through responsible tourism management. The agreement also aims to establish Dubrovnik as a model of sustainable tourism in the Adriatic.

The European Commission greenlights Croatian plans to support the construction and operation of a LNG terminal at Krk island, as they are in compliance with the EU state aid rules. The project will participate in the security and diversification of energy supplies. 

The Dubrovnik Port Authority made a leap to better-monitor the quality of the environment and the air of the busiest cruise ship ports in Croatia. The port installed an air quality measuring station to be able to measure the environmental, air, sea and land pollution and also the port is able to know who is behind the pollution.

The Croatian authorities are using EMSA's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) to boost their coast guard functions, as to monitor vessel traffic, conduct search and rescue procedures and detection and monitoring of marine pollution.