Tag: Fit for 55

The Council and the Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the directive to establish common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen.

ESCA highlights that the EU recently adopted the ‘Fit for 55’ package that introduces the new ambitious measures for Europe to reduce emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2050.

European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)'s survey on EU ports' environmental management indicators finds positive responses to the majority of the performance parameters.

CMA CGM aims to explain how the European Union Emissions Trading System apply to shipping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The European Union Council today adopted the alternative fuels infrastructure regulation (AFIR) which establishes, among other things, that maritime ports must provide shore-side electricity for vessels by 2030.

The Council of the European Union today adopted the FuelEU maritime initiative to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping sector.

The Ports of Stockholm and the Freeport of Riga Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on a joint application for EU funding to reduce the impact of port activities on the environment.

On 6th June, Korean Register (KR) granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a methanol-fueled MR tanker, jointly developed by KR, South Korean shipbuilder K Shipbuilding and equipment manufacturer S&SYS.

The importance of harmonized implementation of “Fit for 55” proposals and more particularly Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), as a means to guarantee a real playing field between EU ports has been extensively debated during FEPORT General Assembly meeting held on June 2nd, 2023, at Saintes Maries de la Mer.

Transport and Environment NGO has released a study that expresses concern over the significant pressure on supplies of animal fat as its use in biodiesel has grown fortyfold since 2006.