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Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece visited EMSA in Lisbon 11.01.2021, hosted by the Agency’s Executive Director, Maja Markovčić Kostelac.
Contribute to the European green agenda for maritime transport by strengthening the EU capacity to protect the marine environment, manage climate change and respond to
new environmental challenges.
Classification societies develop and apply technical standards to the design,
construction and survey of ships. Of the more than 50 classifications societies worldwide, 12 are recognised at EU level and are inspected regularly by EMSA.
Strengthening EMSA’s role as chief information management hub for maritime surveillance and facilitating the simplification of EU shipping using digital solutions
EMSA’s satellite-based oil spill surveillance and vessel detection service, CleanSeaNet, analyses images from earth observation satellites to detect possible oil spills on the sea surface.
EMSA’s wide portfolio of training courses offers support to national maritime authorities
in their day-to-day duties as flag, port and coastal state authorities. It includes e-learning courses which are available to member states, EFTA, and enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy countries