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EU launch survey on maritime piracy towards an EU Maritime Piracy Information network

Welfare organisations call on EU to recognise the key role of seafarers in the rescue of migrants at sea

Administrative burdens in Denmark and the rest of Europe will be reduced through a new electronic reporting system

  Shipping users will for the first time be granted access to transparent data that identifies the most efficient ships and practices, under a law approved by the European Parliament in full. The public disclosure of fuel efficiency data will enhance competition for the best ships and routes, which in turn will trigger market forces that will result in fuel savings. Sustainable transport group Transport & Environment (T&E) said the measure is a stepping stone to CO2 targets that will start delivering much-needed cuts to shipping’s ever-growing emissions. The Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation will require ship operators to publicly report information on the environmental performance of ships. Cargo owners and ship operators have been crying out for efficiency data – some already adhere to a similar yet voluntary ‘Clean Shipping Index’ – as the more cargo a ship can carry using the same amount of fuel, the more efficient, cleaner and cheaper the service. But fuel efficiency improvements will be offset by the increase in transport demand. In its latest greenhouse gas (GHG) study the UN’s shipping body, the IMO, projects a 50 to 250% rise in shipping emissions by 2050. Sotiris Raptis, clean shipping officer at T&E, ...

The EU has approved a Danish-led, maritime innovation project with a budget of DKK 85 million, intended to enhance safety of navigation

ESPO is joining a group of transport stakeholder associations in addressing an open letter to European policymakers

  Draft EU rules requiring ship owners using EU ports to monitor and report CO2 emissions each year received the support of the European Parliament. The new rules, already informally agreed with the Council of Ministers, will apply from 2018 on to ships over 5,000 gross tons, regardless of the country in which they are registered, as a first step towards cutting their greenhouse gas emissions. The text establishes an EU-wide system for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas emissions from shipping, in order to improve the information about ship efficiency and emissions and to encourage reducing emissions and fuel consumption. "Maritime transport does not come under any greenhouse-gas emissions reduction measures" said José Inácio Faria (ALDE, PT), who drafted the second reading recommendation approved on Tuesday. “What we are looking at today is a first step to reduce emissions. If nothing is done, shipping emissions will go up by about 50% by 2030”, he said. “This legislation is applicable to all ships using European ports, and will be an opportunity to influence negotiations within the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). We need to make sure that cooperation with our international partners is kept to, and make sure these ...

  75 research and innovation projects under the Horizon 2020 challenge Smart, green and integrated transport will receive €484 million EU funding to turn European air, rail, road and waterborne transport into a greener, safer,  more competitive and well- integrated system. The selected projects cover all transport modes - air, rail, road, waterborne transport - as well as cross-cutting priorities:  green solutions for urban transport, development of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), logistics and infrastructure improvements. Example from selected projects: e-Ferry e-Ferry will build the first mid-size 100% electric ferry to link Aero island to mainland in Denmark. The ferry will be powered by wind sourced electricity and will be able to carry 130 passengers and 40 vehicles, saving 2000 tons of CO2 per year. The ferry will carry the largest battery pack ever installed with a record-breaking high charging capacity allowing for short port stays. The projects are each implemented by a consortium of European partners. INEA will monitor their progress throughout the project life-cycle.  Overall, €6.3 billion have been earmarked for transport research in Horizon 2020, the main EU's funding programme for the period 2014-2020. €2.9 billion of this amount will be managed by INEA resulting in approximately 400 projects of an average ...

Wednesday 22 April 2015 saw the official launch of work on the new cross-Channel terminal,

IMO Sec-Gen welcomes EU ten-point plan on migration