The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) supports EU coastal states in responding to pollution from ships and offshore oil and gas activities. It provides a range of response services, including pollution response vessels, oil storage, dispersant stockpiles, and equipment assistance. These resources are available to EU and some non-EU countries upon request. To maintain readiness, EMSA ...

EMTER provides a fully up to date and comprehensive overview of the environmental impact of the maritime transport sector in the EU across a wide range of indicators. With fully updated facts and data, the report provides a factual analysis of the environmental pressures exerted by the maritime transport sector in areas like greenhouse gas emissions, air emissions, underwater noise, ...

The maritime industry is undergoing a technology transition towards decarbonised shipping. To achieve the ambitious goals of reducing emissions from ships, several potential alternative fuels and energy systems have been identified for shipping. One of the main challenges that the technology transition entails is the additional training that seafarers on board ships using alternative fuels and ...

The Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents consists of a high-level analysis of marine casualties or incidents accidents reported until 31 December 2023 by the EU Member States in the European electronic database (EMCIP) established by the Directive 2009/18/EC. The advanced functionalities in this publication will work only in compatible pdf readers, as Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The NAVIs SONus (NAVISON) report is the first pan-European report to provide historical and future forecast underwater noise data for all European seas. Underwater noise from ships is recognised as a stress factor for marine life, particularly for cetaceans like whales and dolphins, who use sound to communicate with each other. It can harm marine biodiversity and cause behavioural changes in ...