Press Releases
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MAR-ICE service expanded to provide additional support for chemical emergencies at sea
Published17.07.2020
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) together with the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and the Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution (Ce ...
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RPAS drones continue monitoring ship emissions in Danish waters
Published15.07.2020
The Danish authorities have requested once again EMSA’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System services to support the monitoring of ship emissions around the area of the Great Belt. The RPAS will specific ...
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Towards a Regional Service in the Baltic Sea: EMSA’s RPAS to support Finnish, Estonian and Swedish Coast Guard functions
Published06.07.2020
The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) services for maritime surveillance will as of the 4th of July, under the command of Finland, support Coast Guard functions of Finland, Estonia and Sweden. ...
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RPAS surveillance flights being used to enhance fisheries control
Published05.02.2020
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has been closely cooperating with the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) to support enhanced fisheries control by providing additional surveillance ca ...
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Port State Control - THETIS-Med inspection support tool enters into service
Published04.02.2020
THETIS-Med went live this month in what is seen as a milestone in the EU’s efforts to foster regional cooperation among Mediterranean countries. This new information system supports the members of th ...
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Traffic Density Maps for a better understanding of maritime traffic
Published20.12.2019
Today EMSA is proud to announce the release by EMODnet of our Traffic Density Maps which offer a simple and effective way of displaying ship movement patterns, thereby contributing to a better unders ...
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WMU and EMSA cooperate on capacity building and research
Published12.12.2019
The World Maritime University (WMU) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have signed a Cooperation Agreement on matters of capacity building and research with particular emphasis on the des ...
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EMSA participates in POLEX 2019 pollution response exercise in Spain
Published18.11.2019On 19-20 November EMSA is participating in a pollution response exercise in Malaga, Spain which will test the national maritime contingency plan, and subsequent coordination among the local, regional ...
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Stress test assesses large-scale oil spill European response capabilities in the Atlantic
Published04.10.2019Several European country representatives and EMSA and French experts joined together this week, from 2 to 4 October, at the French Maritime Prefecture for the Atlantic to engage in a large-scale join ...
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EMSA RPAS drone service to boost maritime surveillance in Croatia
Published23.07.2019Read more...
EMSA’s service of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) is now being used by the Croatian authorities to assist them in a range of coast guard related functions including vessel traffic monitoring ...
