Tag: EU

The EU’s Fit for 55 climate package provides an opportunity to tackle black carbon emissions from ships and deliver the EU’s Arctic Communication commitment to lower the carbon and environmental footprint of maritime transport, says Clean Arctic Alliance.

The European Union has announced its next package of sanctions against Russia, following the invasion of Ukraine on February.

The European Union wants to ramp up its maritime security influence in the Indo-Pacific by offering access to a web-based platform that enables member countries’ navies and coastguards to communicate in real-time.

EU Commission launched its strategy to protect consumers from energy price rises, but Transport & Environment (T&E) notes that it barely mentions the oil dependence that is funding Putin’s war in Ukraine.

The European Union should embargo all oil and gas imports from Russia in order to stop financing Putin’s war on Ukraine, say 25 European NGOs in a public appeal to leaders.

The situation in Ukraine and the sanctions regimes imposed against Russia are developing rapidly. Numerous Russian individuals and entities have been added to EU, UK and US sanctions lists over the last few days, with a particular focus on Russian banks and financial institutions. 

The European Council extended implementation in the Gulf of Guinea for two years and established a new Maritime Area of Interest in the North-Western Indian Ocean. The Council approved the two sets of conclusions on the Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) concept.

The European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services (CLECAT) sent a letter to the European Union, calling for an inquiry into the container shipping sector, claiming unfair and discriminatory practice.

On February 11, at the One Ocean Summit in France, a number of port authorities and stakeholders around the world signed a joint-commitment to reduce the environmental impact of stopovers made by container and cruise ships during their sea journeys.

The recent proposal by MEP Peter Liese to update the EU emissions trading system (ETS) draft directive and support the ‘polluter pays’ principle is cautiously welcomed by INTERCARGO.