The second edition of the European Maritime Safety Report – EMSAFE, published by EMSA, provides a comprehensive and factual overview of a wide range of maritime safety topics, as well as an in-depth analysis of specific technical areas selected on the basis of European Union (EU) interest. EMSAFE looks at the development, application and status of relevant EU and international safety standards, ...

The Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents consists of a high-level analysis of marine casualties or incidents accidents reported until 31 December 2024 by the EU Member States in the European electronic database (EMCIP) established by the Directive 2009/18/EC. The advanced features in this publication are supported only by compatible PDF readers, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please ...

The EMSA Guidance on the Carriage of AFVs in Ro-Ro Spaces was developed with the support of a group of experts from the European Commission, EU Member States and the industry. The Guidance is intended to assist relevant authorities and stakeholders in ensuring that the carriage of alternatively fuelled vehicles onboard ships is conducted safely and with due regard for protection of the ...

The second edition of European Maritime Transport Environmental Report (EMTER) examines the progress made towards achieving Europe’s decarbonisation targets and environmental goals, while indicating the most important trends, key challenges, and opportunities in the sustainability transition of the maritime transport sector. Since the first edition of the report was published in 2021, progress ...

EMSA contracted the study EMSA OP/11/2023 to DNV to address a gap in standardisation of procedures for marine bunkering of biofuel. The study builds on expert knowledge of the physical-chemical characteristics of selected biofuels (bio-methanol, FT-diesel, DME, HVO and FAME) and bunkering practices to identify possible risks and safeguards. The main outcome of this study is a Guidance document, ...