Tag: EMSA

On 25-26 November, EMSA facilitated the first ever EU-wide table top exercise on places of refuge, with the participation of more than 50 people. Almost all member states were represented at the exercise, which was hosted by the Port of Rotterdam in the World Port Centre in the heart of Rotterdam.

On 27 November, Brazil officially signed the Equasis Memorandum of Understanding. Brazil is now the ninth contributing member of the Equasis Supervisory Committee together with France, EMSA, Canada, Japan, Korea, Norway, the UK and the USA.

The European Commission decided on 25 November 2013 to lift a three-year ban it had imposed on Georgian seafarers.

Ecofys study concludes that biofuels could indeed be a strong alternative fuel for shipping

Interest grows in satellite-based AIS

CleanSeaNet detects unreported spill during ship-to-ship operation

Discharges at sea have been strictly regulated European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has issued a document entitled as ''Addressing Illegal Discharges in the Marine Environment'' to support authorities involved in the enforcement chain addressingillegal pollution (e.g. surveillance operators, inspectors and investigators, Port State Control Officers,law enforcement officials). The document has been structured in two parts as follows:Part 1 provides background information for developing a general understanding of ship-source pollution in the marine environment. It is assumed that readers will not necessarily have extensive experience in the maritime sector, and information is presented accordingly.Part 2 givesa step-by-step overview from the initial indication of a possible pollution offence onwards, to support authorities in identifying the most effective actions depending on the particularities of the case and the national context.Since Directive 2005/35/EC onship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties,includingcriminal penalties, for pollution offences was adopted, progress has been made by Member Statesin addressing illegal discharges in the marine environment.The Directive refers to MARPOL and it explains that its objective is to provide for the criminalisation of MARPOL violations relating to pollution discharges but it also acknowledges most of MARPOL exceptions providing for situations when a discharge is not to be prosecuted. In ...

EMSA 2nd Evaluation Report of the MAR-ICE Network covering its operation from January 2011 to June 2013

Clock is ticking for Filipino seafarers after EU's audit

Satellite evidence used in tanker case for the first time