Press Releases
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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EMSA RPAS drone service to boost maritime surveillance in Croatia
Published23.07.2019
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 ...
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THETIS-MRV: A look at the first reporting period of CO2 emissions data
Published12.07.2019EMSA was tasked to develop a system (THETIS-MRV) for the monitoring and reporting of verified data on CO2 emissions by the European Commission’s DG for Climate Action following the creation of an ...
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Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visits EMSA
Published10.07.2019
Today, EMSA Executive Director Ms Maja Markovčić Kostelac welcomed to the agency His Excellency President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The visit follows an invitation made in ...
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Press Release: RPAS maritime surveillance services now underway in Iceland
Published30.04.2019
A medium altitude long endurance RPAS drone is being used by the Icelandic maritime authorities to enhance the maritime picture over its Exclusive Economic Zone, the service follows a request made ...
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