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Sniffer drone deployed in the strait of Pas-de-Calais to monitor ship emissions
Published23.09.2020With the aim of tightening control over ship emissions in French waters, the Ministry of the Sea is deploying on a trial basis a sniffer drone in the strait of Pas-de-Calais, the world’s busiest ...
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EMSA and ECDC issue guidance in response to COVID-19 challenges
Published03.08.2020In their joint guidance published today, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) outline ways to facilitate the gradual restart ...
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EMSA’s RPAS surveillance flights in support of EFCA’s fisheries control resumed
Published23.07.2020The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) services provided by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have been successfully resumed on board the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) ...
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EMSA's oil spill recovery vessels participate in the operational exercise Breeze 2020
Published20.07.2020On 17 July, EMSA participated in the operational exercise Breeze 2020. organised by the Bulgarian Navy in conjunction with the Maritime Administration. The Agency mobilised for the exercise two ...
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MAR-ICE service expanded to provide additional support for chemical emergencies at sea
Published17.07.2020The 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 ...
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RPAS drones continue monitoring ship emissions in Danish waters
Published15.07.2020The 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 ...
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Towards a Regional Service in the Baltic Sea: EMSA’s RPAS to support Finnish, Estonian and Swedish Coast Guard functions
Published06.07.2020The 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
Published05.02.2020The 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 ...
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Port State Control - THETIS-Med inspection support tool enters into service
Published04.02.2020THETIS-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 ...
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Traffic Density Maps for a better understanding of maritime traffic
Published20.12.2019Today 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 ...
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