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On 1 June 2023, the European Commission presented a legislative package to modernise and reinforce maritime rules on safety and pollution prevention. The package contains proposals to revise five legal acts, including the Port State Control Directive (PSCD). The aim is to update them so that they are in line with the requirements of the International Maritime Organization and the regional organisation for port state control set up under the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The proposal refers ...

In July 2021, the European Commission put forward the 'fit for 55' package of legislative proposals, aimed at ensuring the success of the European Green Deal. The FuelEU Maritime regulation is one of these proposals and, together with four other proposals, it seeks to steer the EU maritime sector towards decarbonisation. To support the uptake of sustainable maritime fuels, the Commission proposes to limit the carbon intensity of the energy used on board ships. Accordingly, the proposal sets a fuel ...

Il presente documento è la sintesi dello studio sul investimenti cinesi nelle infrastrutture marittime europee. Lo studio completo, disponibile in inglese, può essere scaricato all'indirizzo: https://bit.ly/3rlVcff.

In its 2020 sustainable and smart mobility strategy, the European Commission announced several legislative revisions in the domain of maritime safety, including on the regulation founding the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), which was adopted in 2002 and amended several times. The Commission proposal for the revision of the EMSA Founding Regulation was adopted as part of the maritime safety package on 1 June 2023. This implementation appraisal first outlines the existing EU legislation on ...

Since 2021, the European Commission has been planning to make proposals to revise the core building blocks of the EU maritime safety legislation, such as the Directives on Port State Control and Flag State Control, the Directive on Accident Investigations and the Regulation Founding the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). This implementation appraisal starts with a recap on the existing EU port state control policy and legislation and then reviews and summarises existing evaluations and discussions ...

Il presente documento è la sintesi dello studio sulla valutazione del potenziale dei carburanti sostenibili nel settore dei trasporti. La versione integrale dello studio è disponibile in lingua inglese all'indirizzo: https://bit.ly/3Yw1RPe

In July 2021, the European Commission presented its 'fit for 55' package of legislative proposals aimed at ensuring that the EU-27 will achieve the targets set in the European Green Deal, the Climate Law and the Paris Agreement. The package includes the FuelEU Maritime proposal, which aims to stimulate demand for clean fuels and help to cut carbon emissions within the maritime sector. Following a vote by the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Parliament is expected to vote on its position on ...

This paper gives an initial overview of the market structure in a revised EU ETS for the European aviation and maritime sectors. Key design options like the scheme’s geographical scope, the baseline year(s), cap and allocation of allowances, and – in the case of aviation – the relationship with CORSIA, can have impacts on the competitive situation of EU carriers and vessels. This is the first stage in the research project focusing on the implementation and socio-economic perspectives related to the ...

Il presente documento rappresenta una sintesi dello studio sul tema "I settori del trasporto aereo e marittimo e il sistema ETS dell'UE: sfide e conseguenze". La versione integrale dello studio è disponibile in lingua inglese alla pagina: https://bit.ly/3dTT8B1.

Maritime shipping moves around 75 % of the EU’s external trade and 30 % of intra-EU transport of goods. As part of the wider international maritime community, it supports complex supply chains moving food, energy and raw materials, manufactured goods and components as well as medical supplies. To keep functioning during the coronavirus outbreak, maritime shipping, ports and inland navigation face a new set of challenges that require EU support and a coordinated approach from the world’s governments ...