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Drone demonstrations to be carried out at Port of Antwerp

The SAFIR consortium, consisted of 13 public and private organisations, will demonstrate Drone Traffic Management for drone operations in Belgium. The SAFIR project aims to contribute to the EU regulatory process for drones and drive the deployment of drone services across Europe.

SAFIR will conduct multiple studies and demonstrations for drone operations across Europe. These demonstrations will include surveillance flights in the Port of Antwerp, parcel delivery, medical inter-hospital...

https://safety4sea.com/drone-demonstrations-to-be-carried-out-at-port-of-antwerp/

EIA: Europe’s LNG imports increased

Imports of LNG to the EU averaged 5.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2017, increasing for the third year in a row. However, it remained below their 2011 peak, EIA informed.

In 2017, imports of LNG into EU accounted for 13% of the global total. LNG import capacity in EU currently stands at 20 Bcf/d, or almost one-fifth of the global total.

Nevertheless, the use of EU’s LNG import facilities has fell from about 50% in 2010 to between 20% and 25% in recent years as expansions in...

https://safety4sea.com/eia-europes-lng-imports-increased/

EU publishes draft report on European Maritime Single Window

On 15 October, the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism published the draft report on the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation creating a European Maritime Single Window environment, which came out on 17 May.

The report focuses on the harmonisation of data elements and data sets, and supports the cooperation between customs and maritime authorities at both national and Union level. It also recognises that, even with a fully harmonised data set, relevant authorities might...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-publishes-draft-report-on-european-maritime-single-window/

UK Chamber of Shipping: Chartered ships will not help in case of no-deal Brexit

Responding to reports that the UK Government may charter ships in case of a No-Deal Brexit, UK Chamber of Shipping CEO Bob Sanguinetti said that it is not clear how chartered ships will help.

Namely, Mr. Sanguinetti said that the UK Government cannot move goods faster or more efficiently than the private sector, particularly as those goods will still need to go through the same customs procedures in ports, where the real problem lies.

We must not sensationalise. We are a flexible industry and the...

https://safety4sea.com/uk-chamber-of-shipping-chartered-ships-will-not-help-in-case-of-no-deal-brexit/

European shipowners welcome EU-Singapore trade agreement

European shipowners are pleased with the signature of the EU-Singapore trade agreement, as it represents EU and Singapore’s ‘commitment to free, fair and rules-based trade at a time that protectionism is on the rise’.

The EU and Singapore agreement was signed during last week’s Asia-Europe summit and contains the liberalisation principles of international maritime transport services.

The EU-Singapore trade and investment agreements are the first trade and investment agreements signed between the...

https://safety4sea.com/european-shipowners-welcome-eu-singapore-trade-agreement/

EU launches network to enhance the use of drones

The EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc initiated the European network for drone demonstration projects. The network aims to share knowledge on how to keep drone operations safe, secure and green. It focuses on the U-space: a system that connects all drones flying in the air and that makes all drones visible for authorities and citizens.

Currently, drone and U-space projects are important to learn how to fly drones safely and how to make the developing U-space system more reliable. These...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-launches-network-to-enhance-the-use-of-drones/

HFW: Iran sanctions – The English Court steers a course

Daniel Martin, partner HFW

In our previous briefing, we looked at the challenges of complying with EU and US sanctions from 5 November 2018, when further US sanctions are re-imposed, and the need to steer a course between the divergent approaches which are being taken by the EU and the US.

The Commercial Court’s expedited judgment in Mamancochet Mining Limited v Aegis Managing Agency Limited and others which was handed down on 12 October 2018 provides some much needed guidance for businesses on...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/19/hfw-iran-sanctions-the-english-court-steers-a-course/

ESC approves EU’s electronic documents proposal

The ESC welcomes the proposal of the European Commission to oblige authorities to accept regulatory freight transport information in electronic format! ESC is the project manager of one the two working groups of the Digital Transport and Logistics Forum (DTLF) and has significantly contributed to the preparation of the legislative proposal. The proposal is a necessary step towards digitised and connected supply chains and it fits perfectly well with the EU’s digitalisation strategy.

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http://container-news.com/esc-approves-eu-electronic-documents-proposal/

Port of Rotterdam welcomes EU regulation for data harmonization

On Monday 5 November, the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport will discuss the European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe) Regulation, to reduce the amount of time that ships spend on reporting procedures. The Port of Rotterdam welcomes this development, as it thinks that data harmonization is of great importance.

According to the European Commission, reusing the reported data, harmonising IT interfaces and combining customs and maritime reporting procedures could cut reporting...

https://safety4sea.com/21167268-2/

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