EUROPEAN COUNCIL

European Council adopts major maritime legislative package

The European Council has now adopted four important new pieces of legislation —and, as ever, the devil is in the details in terms of things that vessel owners and operators should start worrying about. The measures are part of a maritime legislative package that, along with one on the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), were submitted to the council by the European Commission on June 1, 2023. Among the measures is one that extends the directive on ship sourced pollution to include residues...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/legislation/european-council-adopts-major-maritime-legislative-package/

Provisional agreement reached on preventing pollution from ships in EU waters

The European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on a revised directive on ship-source pollution as part of a maritime safety legislative package. The revised directive incorporates international standards into EU law, ensuring that those responsible for illegal discharges of polluting substances are subject to dissuasive, effective, and proportionate penalties to improve maritime […]

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European Council launches new maritime security initiative

The European Council has launched a new defensive maritime security operation with the objective of restoring and safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Launched on Monday, February 19, Operation ASPIDES will ensure an EU naval presence in the area where numerous...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/european-council-launches-new-maritime-security-initiative/

EU heeds calls for more efficient accident investigations in maritime transport

To ensure safer maritime journeys in Europe, the European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement to revise the 2009 directive on the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector. The new legislation forms part of the so-called “maritime safety” legislative package. The revised directive aims to simplify and […]

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European Council and Parliament reach agreement to enhance maritime safety

To enhance maritime safety in Europe, negotiators from the European Council presidency and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement to amend the 2009 directive regarding the investigation of accidents within the maritime transport sector.

This revised legislation constitutes a component of the broader ‘maritime safety’ legislative package.

“We have worked hard to agree on this proposal with the Parliament in record time. Today’s agreement sets a milestone for safer and cleaner...

https://container-news.com/european-council-and-parliament-reach-agreement-to-enhance-maritime-safety/

Infection rates fall sharply… plus more

Infection rates fall sharply… plus more

Monaco; the marina and at the centre the Yacht Club de Monaco

Good Morning Monaco – Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Infection rates fall sharply
One Monaco resident tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, May 17, while 10 were declared fully-recovered.

Desperate for tourists, France to offer free tests Although its slow rollout of vaccinations has kept France off the UK’s ‘green list’ of destinations, meaning that visitors must isolate at home for 10 days on their...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/18/infection-rates-fall-sharply-plus-more/

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