Tag: EU

A new paper published by Sotiria Lagouvardou and Prof. Harilaos N. Psaraftis, Technical University of Denmark, examines the impacts of the inclusion of the maritime sector in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

The European Union added three new yards and extending the authorization of two others to its list of approved ship recycling facilities.

After the EU proposed to ban the import of Russian oil, it is now considering to also prohibit European companies from providing maritime transport for Russian petroleum, anywhere in the world. 

The European Commission has proposed a plan to phase out Russian oil imports, increasing its efforts to cut off a key source of funding for the Kremlin.

In this article, Alvin Forster, Loss Prevention Executive, North P&I Club, talks about the EU's intention to include shipping in its mandatory carbon trading system in 2023. 

A proposal to designate the Mediterranean Sea as an emission control area (ECA) for sulphur oxides was submitted to the IMO by all Mediterranean countries and the EU.

President Joe Biden announced that the US will ban Russian-affiliated ships from American ports, joining Canada and Europe in the latest step to pressure Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

As European owners try to find EU compliant ship recycling facilities, International Shipbreaking Ltd (ISL) in the US has completed processing its vessel from the region.

During the "Our Ocean Conference" (OOC) in Palau, the EU renewed its pledges towards international Ocean governance, by presenting a list of 44 commitments for the 2020-2022 period for an amount of almost €1 billion.

The European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) supports the European Union's 5th sanction package against Russia, as adopted by the Member States on 8 April, following the illegal invasion of Ukraine.