Tag: EU

The Greek government has submitted overdue maritime spatial plans to the EU, outlining activities like fishing and offshore energy.

On 8 April 2025, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on new regulations aimed at reducing plastic pellet losses which are key contributors to microplastic pollution.

HEMEXPO has joined the EU-funded SEASTARS project (Sustainable Emission Abatement Strategies & Technologies for Advanced Revolution Ships), a Horizon Innovation Action initiative.

On 9 April EU Member States voted in favour of the Commission's proposal to introduce trade countermeasures against the United States.

The maritime industry must adopt sustainable strategies to build a highly skilled future workforce and attract new talent, emphasizes Nikolaos Koletsis, Senior Policy Officer for Maritime Transport at the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), in an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA.

Transport and Environment (T&E) has issued a briefing into the growing concerns surrounding the use of Palm Oil Mill Effluents (POME) in EU biofuels, highlighting potential fraud and discrepancies in reported volumes amidst the shift towards waste-based alternatives.

The European Commission has launched a new one-stop-shop providing vital support to European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) navigating the complex landscape of sanctions compliance.

Westwood highlighted that despite ambitions and funding commitments, Europe is unlikely to meet its 2030 hydrogen production targets.

During the 2025 SAFETY4SEA Limassol Forum, Marinos Ioannou, addressed developments in EU regulations for maritime GHG emissions.

Scrutiny over biofuels in Europe has increased, with reports stating EU plans to suspend the ISCC certification for waste-based biofuels.