Tag: Mediterranean Sea

IMO announced that a new initiative to support the prevention and control of marine biological invasions through ships' ballast water in the Mediterranean Sea has been initiated.  

NABU welcomed MEPC 78's decision to pursue the proposal for an emission control area for Sulphur oxides in the Mediterranean (MedSECA) and to adopt it during MEPC 79 in December 2022.

On the occasion of the upcoming MEPC 78, environmental organisations from the region NABU issued a press statement to advocate for a Mediterranean Emission Control Area, highlighting that no further discussion is needed towards the issue.

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.

Marine fuel sellers have stopped serving vessels that have a flag of Russia at major European hubs, such as Malta and Spain, as another effort to blow the exports of Moscow, following the invasion of Ukraine. 

NATO's Operation Sea Guardian Task Group concluded its first focused security patrols in the Western Mediterranean Sea this year on March 25.

Mr. George Polychroniou, Poseidon Med II Project Manager, refers to the achievements and developments of Poseidon Med II which is a major European Action promoting the benefits of LNG as a fuel while at the same time assisting the maritime industry towards a more sustainable future.

The Mediterranean countries agreed to designate an emission control area for sulfur emissions (Mediterranean Emission Control Area - MedECA).

NGO urges Malta to support the designation of an Emission Control Area (ECA) for low sulphur emissions.

The MedECA NGO network - a group of NGOs from France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Malta, Portugal and Germany - urges for the declaration of the Mediterranean Sea as an Emission Control Area for sulphur and nitrogen oxide emissions (SECA and NECA).