Tag: SAFEMED

SAFEMED V project continues to support the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU). On 18 and 19 June, EMSA hosted the 36^th^ Mediterranean MoU Management Advisory Board (MAB) which advises the Port State Control Committee on matters of a political and strategic nature. EMSA participated with two representatives which shared, among others, a proposal for MEDMOU Members to target ...

The beneficiaries of the SAFEMED V (11), BCSEA II (9) and IPA (5) projects participated in the EMSA Academy Common Core Curriculum (CCC) course for Flag State Inspectors (Basic Level). The online component of the course was delivered from 13 January to 25 May 2025 and was followed by a 2-day in-person session at EMSA premises in Lisbon on 3-4 June. In total, 25 participants from 11 beneficiary ...

From 12 to 15 May, EMSA’s project officers for SAFEMED visited the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to meet with national authorities responsible for the implementation of mandatory IMO instruments. The aim of the visit was to gather information for providing drafting assistance with the national maritime strategy pursuant to the IMO Instruments Implementation (III) Code, as well as the coordination ...

The date of 1st of May 2025, will mark the entry into force of the Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) in the Mediterranean region. The enforcement of SECA by the Mediterranean riparian States should lead to a reduction of the air pollution caused by ships trading in the region. To support EU Members States and non-EU countries beneficiaries of the EU financed projects implemented by the Agency ...

The EMSA SAFEMED V team visited the Direction Générale du Transport Maritime et des Ports Maritimes de Commerce in Tunis and met representatives of Tunisian Governmental Bodies involved with the implementation and enforcement of the international maritime conventions. Scope of the meeting was to renew the fruitful cooperation between EMSA and the beneficiary and agree on the beneficiary’s needs ...