Tag: maritime transport

Focus on emissions from large ships The European Commission today took the first step towardscutting greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry. It proposed legislation which will require owners of large ships using EU ports to monitor and report the ships' annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The Commission also published aCommunication setting out its strategy to address and reduce these emissions, preferably through measures at global level.Connie Hedegaard, EUCommissioner for Climate Action, said: "Today we are charting a clear coursetowards reducing maritime greenhouse gas emissions. The EU monitoring system will bring environmental and economic gains for the shipping sector by increasing transparency about emissions and creating an incentive for ship-owners to cut them. This initiative is fully in line with the latest proposals on global fuel efficiency standards and market-based measures being discussed in the International Maritime Organization. Robust monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions is an essential precondition for informed discussions in Europe and worldwide on reduction targets for the sector."Siim Kallas, Commission Vice-President, responsible for mobility and transport, said:"We recognise that shipping must contribute to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, preferably through global measures which are the most environmentally effective and make economic sense. For a global ...

Monitoring, reporting and verification of CO2 emissions from maritime transport

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MONALISA project : Sea Traffic Management

MONALISA - A Motorways of the Sea Project

MONALISA - Sea Traffic Management

Growth in EU Maritime Transport of Goods

PH looking to source LNG from Canada, Brunei

Review of Maritime Transport cites stiff challenges for shipping industry

Submission made by Simon Bennett Simon Bennett, ICS Director of External Relations, made submission to the European Commission's Consultation on State Aid Guidelines for Maritime Transport as follows:"I am pleased to respond on behalf of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) to the Consultation on State Aid Guidelines for Maritime Transport, having been advised that the deadline for comments has been extended until 11 June. ICS is the principal international trade association for shipowners, representing all sectors and trades and 80% of world merchant tonnage. The membership of ICS comprises national shipowners' associations from 36 countries, including national shipowners' associations in the Americas and Asia, as well as members of the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA).The first general point is that we fully support the detailed response to the consultation submitted by ECSA in support of the maintenance of the status quo with respect to the Guidelines (subject to the minor clarifications which ECSA mention) which we strongly believe should be continued in their current form. This is primarily because the Guidelines provide the framework that permits the operation of EU Member States' tonnage tax regimes, which in turn has provided a successful model that has been emulated by many ...