Press Releases
-
Spanish authorities deploy EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft to enhance general maritime surveillance off the coast of Galicia
Published07.07.2021
Over the coming months, the Spanish ministry of transport’s maritime safety and rescue body SASEMAR will be using EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft services from its MRCC base at Finisterre in the ...
Read more...Categories -
Finnish authorities actively using EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft to support vital coast guard tasks over the Baltic Sea
Published16.06.2021
The Finnish Border Guard will be using EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft services over the coming weeks from the base of Hanko to provide increased situational awareness for an array of different ...
Read more...Categories -
Press Release: EU ship traffic fell by 10% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Published15.06.2021
➢ Ship traffic decreased overall during 2020, with the cruise industry particularly affected ➢ Imports into the EU from non-EU countries declined by 12.2% over the same period ➢ Share of goods ...
Read more...Categories -
EMSA and ECDC issue the first revision of their COVID-19 Guidance for Cruise Ship Operations
Published12.05.2021
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have today published a first revision of their joint COVID-19 guidance for cruise ship ...
Read more...Categories -
Baltic countries benefit from EMSA’s regional RPAS service for enhanced maritime surveillance
Published13.04.2021
EMSA’s regional RPAS service for enhanced maritime surveillance in the Baltic Sea began this week under the coordination of the Estonian Police and Border Guard, following initial steps taken in ...
Read more... -
Lithuania enlists EMSA’s RPAS services to monitor ship emissions
Published08.04.2021
In response to a request from the Environmental Protection Department of Lithuania’s Ministry of the Environment, EMSA is providing the country with Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) services ...
Read more... -
EMSA provides enhanced surveillance capacities for Romanian border authorities in the Black Sea
Published07.04.2021
Multipurpose coastguard support via remotely piloted surveillance system (RPAS) services is as of this month provided by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), at the request of the Romanian ...
Read more... -
Portuguese and Greek Prime Ministers visit EMSA
Published11.01.2021
Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece visited EMSA in Lisbon today, hosted by the Agency’s Executive Director, Maja Markovčić Kostelac. During ...
Read more... -
Annual European Coast Guard Event 2020 - “The new normal for EU Coast Guard cooperation”
Published10.12.2020
The Annual European Coast Guard Event for 2020 under the theme of “The new normal for EU Coast Guard cooperation” was held virtually on 10 December, having been postponed from earlier in the year ...
Read more...Categories -
Interactive EMSA-EEA workshop calls on participants to share their views on first ever report of the environmental performance of the maritime transport sector in the EU
Published02.12.2020
On 2 December a jointly held EMSA-EEA workshop gathered together over 150 participants from maritime and environmental administrations, industry associations, civil society organisations and the ...
Read more...Categories