European Maritime Safety Agency

From all of us at EMSA to all of you – we wish you a wonderful festive season and a happy and peaceful New Year! 

From 1 January 2025, the FuelEU Maritime Regulation will apply in full. EMSA has been supporting the implementation of FuelEU Maritime for many months now with technical expertise and the development and enhancement of the reporting platform, THETIS-MRV. Articles 8 and 9 of the Regulation, which laid out the requirements related to the submission of monitoring plans, have been in force from 31 August 2024. By that point, THETIS-MRV had already been adapted and updated with new developments to enable shipping companies to comply with their reporting obligations. Further THETIS-MRV deployments are scheduled in line with the requirements of the Regulation, including the submission of partial FuelEU emission reports in case of transfers of companies. Together with the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) at the European Commission, EMSA has also developed a wide range of resources to assist maritime stakeholders with the changes under the Regulation. A dedicated helpdesk has also been made available through the email address fitfor55(at)emsa.europa.eu and maritimesupportservices(at)emsa.europa.eu. Find out more about FuelEU Maritime in our information hub: https://lnkd.in/d28KcKQZ

Our new TRAINALTER study aimed at identifying the specific competences and training areas for seafarers as the maritime industry moves towards greater sustainability has been released and is available to download on our website. The first part of the TRAINALTER study aims to identify and describe specific competences and training areas in terms of knowledge, understanding and proficiency for seafarers to ensure safe operations of ships using alternative fuels and energy systems. The second part of the study aims to identify and justify methods for demonstrating competence and descriptions of training programmes and syllabus for seafarers and instructors. Download the study here: https://lnkd.in/gMw94siA

The 16th CISE Stakeholders Group meeting held earlier this month at EMSA provided a perfect opportunity to brainstorm and exchange operational needs concerning maritime information sharing via CISE network. The stakeholders pointed to the importance of organising regular exercises and establishing common operational procedures helping different Maritime Operations Centres across borders and sectors to work together. Check out a brief report from the meeting here: https://lnkd.in/dhXn-CGT

We’ve just published a tender for a Study on Alternative Fuels Vehicles (AFVs) fire safety on-board ships. The deadline is 03/02/2025. Access all the procurement details here: https://lnkd.in/dVVjH-PJ

We’ve just published a tender for RPAS for maritime surveillance in open sea areas with long endurance. The deadline for receipt of tenders is 12/03/2025.   Access the procurement documents here: https://lnkd.in/dFX282mk

This week we were delighted to host a delegation from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) in our Lisbon headquarters. It was a great opportunity to exchange views and experiences on a wide range of topics, including sustainability and digitalisation issues. The delegation visited our Maritime Support Services centre to see our work in action, and were briefed on many of our main activities and projects.

Today our Executive Director Maja Markovčić Kostelac met the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation, Arsenio Dominguez, in London. Ms. Markovčić Kostelac and Mr. Dominguez discussed issues of mutual interest and cooperation during the meeting. International Maritime Organization

The Copernicus Maritime Surveillance service implemented by EMSA supports Member States and EU bodies to get a better understanding, and improved monitoring, of activities at sea. The service fuses data from Earth Observation Satellites with a wide range of other data, including from EMSA’s own systems. This way, we assist national authorities all across the EU in their daily work, including supporting German enforcement authorities in an investigation into illegal ship breaking. Find out more about this use case: https://lnkd.in/dgXPw2HM #maritime #enforcement #surveillance #satellites

Underway at EMSA is the last phase of our Core skills for Maritime Search and Rescue Coordinators 2024 course.   Participants from all over Europe are meeting in person here in our Lisbon headquarters, after completing the online component of the course.   This in-situ learning phase complements the online phase offered through the MaKCs e-learning platform of the EMSA Academy.   Through the training, EMSA experts, as well as SAR specialists from France, Ireland and Italy, are guiding participants through engaging real-life cases and exercises…increasing harmonisation and sharing of best practices!