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, ...

The European Union, with the adoption of the European Green Deal, has signalled its engagement towards becoming a carbon free economy. In this context, EMSA is supporting maritime stakeholders by providing technologically neutral studies on potential alternative fuels and power solutions for shipping. This report is the last one of a series of studies produced in 2022, 2023 and 2024 covering the ...

Among the broad spectrum of technology and fuel solution pathways presently available to ship designers, builders, owners, and operators, synthetic fuels or, more specifically, renewable e-fuels, offer medium and long-term alternatives that can enter the market relatively quickly. This new report analyses the potential of e-diesel, e-methane, and e-methanol across a range of areas and ...

This report provides a comprehensive overview of EMSA's RPAS services, summarizing key outcomes from 2017 to 2023 and evaluating their use in the maritime domain. This evaluation is informed by feedback from coast guard authorities and aims to facilitate the ongoing development of RPAS Services. Additionally, it seeks to share insights with maritime authorities interested in establishing their ...