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The World Shipping Council, Assarmatori and Danish Shipping sent a joint letter to the Members of the European Parliament urging them to vote for ambitious proposals that are calibrated to help shipping meet the challenges ahead. 

The European Commission said that it would work with EU governments to help Ukraine export millions of tonnes of grain stuck in the country because the Russian navy is blocking Ukrainian ports.

FEPORT supports the efforts of the EU Commission and Parliament to increase the deployment of Onshore Power Supply (OPS) in maritime ports.

The upcoming entry into force of the EU ETS and CII regulations, part of the ambitious EU environmental agenda aiming to reduce emissions from shipping, is expected to redefine the current landscape of communication between shipowners and charterers, argued Mr. Panos Zachariadis, Technical Director, Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd., during the 2022 GREEN4SEA Forum that took place in late April.

While there has been some recent progress in the fight against shipping emissions, there are still serious challenges, relating to cost and lack of compliance with standards, noted Keith B. Letourneau, Partner Maritime, BLANKROME, at the 2022 GREEN4SEA Forum, warning that without mandatory reductions, GHG emissions from the maritime sector could increase between 50-250% by 2050.

Russian-Ukrainian war has caused widespread disruption to global shipping, and is likely to exacerbate ongoing supply chain disruption, port congestion and crew crises caused by the pandemic.

The port of Rotterdam announced that it can supply, in collaboration with other companies, Northwestern Europe with 4.6 million tonnes of hydrogen annually by 2030. 

Nearly 40 European NGOs, including Greenpeace and WWF, urged the European Union to end support for crop-based biofuels to alleviate pressure on food and feed commodities.

After the European Commission announced its plans to put stringent sanctions on Russian oil, the proposal has quickly run into several obstacles. 

Transport & Environment (T&E) explains what needs to be included in the FuelEU Maritime proposal in order to increase the uptake of green hydrogen.