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 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 ...
EMSA, in close cooperation with the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and the Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution (Cedre, France), maintains a network of experts in the framework of the Marine Intervention in Chemical Emergencies Network (MAR-ICE service). On request, these experts (MAR-ICE Network) can provide product-specific information ...
A dedicated online MAR-ICE familiarisation session was held on 27 February 2025 to explain the service scope and activation procedures for the service. Twenty four participants from thirteen IPA and ENP Beneficiary countries (Palestine, Ukraine, Tunisia, Lebanon, Georgia, Türkiye, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Morocco, Libya, Jordan, Moldova) attended the session.
The second edition of European Maritime Transport Environmental Report (EMTER), jointly produced by EMSA and the European Environment Agency (EEA) 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. A summary version of the report’s highlights (the EMTER facts & figures) is available in ...
Europe’s maritime sector is making progress towards greater sustainability but will need to increase its efforts over the coming years to meet EU climate and environment goals aimed at reducing energy use, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions as well as better protecting biodiversity. That’s according to the second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environment Report, released today ...
Maritime transport plays a crucial role in sustaining trade, economic growth, connectivity, and accessibility, while also contributing to energy security and job creation. However, increased transport demand for the maritime sector comes with additional environmental impacts on the atmosphere and marine ecosystems. That’s according to the second edition of the European Maritime Transport ...
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 ...
The maritime sector accounts for 14.2% of the EU’s CO2 emissions from transport, behind the road sector, and almost equivalent to the aviation sector. CO2 emissions from maritime transport have increased annually in the EU since 2015 (except for 2020), amounting to 137.5 million tonnes in 2022. Source: EMTER 2025 Report Methane (CH4) emissions from maritime transport have at least doubled ...
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, ...