Tag: FuelEU Maritime

The European Commission yesterday presented five legislative proposals to modernise EU rules on maritime safety and prevent water pollution from ships.

According to DNV, European Parliament (EP), the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission (EC) have reached an agreement on the FuelEU Maritime regulation, with the objective to increase the share of renewable and low-carbon fuels in the fuel mix of maritime transport in the EU. 

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has released an announcement stating that it is pleased to see that a preliminary agreement has been reached between co-legislators on the FuelEU Maritime proposal.

European Community shipowners' Association (ECSA) welcomes the FuelEU Maritime Regulation and considers it as an essential stepping stone towards establishing the right conditions for the energy transition of shipping.

Nothing can stop shipping paying for its carbon emissions, but the industry can plan for coming changes, writes Panos Koutsourakis, Vice President, Global Sustainability, ABS

ECSA highlights that the FuelEU Maritime Regulation is crucial for promoting the uptake of sustainable and scalable fuels in shipping.

Signatories representing the entire value chain of green fuels call on politicians to aim for a proactive and ambitious regulation in the present FuelEU Maritime trialogue.

The Cyprus Union of Shipowners (CUS) welcomed the new EU draft rules on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in marine transfers and specifically the adoption of the FuelEU Maritime.

In an open letter, the World Shipping Council (WSC) together with Danish Shipping and the Methanol Institute urge decision-makers to reach an agreement on the FuelEU Maritime which will help reduce shipping GHG emissions.

As negotiations on FuelEU Maritime and EU Emission Trading System (ETS) enter the last phase, the Global Maritime Forum (GMF) is calling on EU policymakers to raise the climate ambition in these policy proposals.