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The European Commission recently released a report on the progress made towards simplifying administrative formalities for ships calling EU ports

Harmonised e-reporting procedures for all vessels since June 2015

EU Commission ensures fair competition between EU ports

The EU is supporting investment in scrubbers to help shipping companies to comply with the new environmental regulations and thus counteract the migration of freight transport from sea to land. The EU has today awarded DFDS funding of DKK 47.2 million towards the installation of scrubbers on five of the shipping company's freighters that sail from Gothenburg to Ghent in Belgium and Immingham in England. DFDS is one of the shipping companies that is the furthest ahead in the world in investing in the new environmental technology that can remove sulphur from ship' engines. Since 2009, DFDS has been investing in tests of a newly-developed scrubber on one of our freighters, and DFDS will be investing up to DKK 750 million in scrubbers for 21 ships. A scrubber is an installation weighing around 70 tons which is installed in the ship's funnel system where it can remove sulphur and particles from the exhaust. The total investment varies from ship to ship but is on average around DKK 40 million per ship. With a scrubber the ships will be able to meet the requirements in the new environmental legislation that comes into force on the Baltic, the North Sea and the English Channel on 1 January 2015. The legislation ...

DFDS gets EU funding for scrubbers installation

Cutting red tape in shipping

EU join forces for safer seas and oceans

The European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe) held its Annual General Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark from 26-28 June

30% EU marine litter reduction target not enough The European Commission has issued a headline reduction target for marine litter in Europe as part of its Communication on a Circular Economy. It is believed that this target is inadequate and will need to be significantly strengthened to really tackle the problem of waste entering our seas. The Commission proposal for an ‘aspirational' reduction target of 30% by 2020 for the top 10 items found during beach surveys is a step in the right direction. However, in its current non-binding state it is unlikely to bring about the significant reductions that are needed to end the input of litter to our seas. Key measures, such as improved sewage treatment and ending single-use plastics, are likely to face political resistance that only binding EU level targets can address. Seas At Risk Marine Litter Policy Officer Emma Priestland: "a 30% non-binding reduction target is really not enough, and will simply allow member states to continue with business as usual. We know that large reductions can be made with the right measures, which is why we have been advocating for a legally binding 50% reduction by 2020". Seas At Risk is also highlighting the ...

The European Commission has issued a headline reduction target for marine litter in Europe as part of its Communication on a Circular Economy