Finland lobbies for expanded EU-funded spill response capability in Baltic Sea

An oil spill response vessel in Finnish waters

The Finnish government, through the Ministry of Transport and Communications, is urging the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to spread its network of stand-by oil spill response vessels more evenly across European waters with due regard to the risks of the marine operating environments....

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/pollution-control/finland-lobbies-for-expanded-eu-funded-spill-response-capability-in-baltic-sea/

European Commission mulling ban on Filipino seafarer deployment following EMSA audit

Deutsche Welle reports that the European Commission is considering imposing a ban that will prohibit EU-registered ships from employing Filipino crews after a European Ma ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/dry-cargo-world/european-commission-mulling-ban-on-filipino-seafarer-deployment-following-emsa-audit/

Bureau Veritas joins consortium to assess fire safety on containerships

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has joined a consortium that will deliver a Formal Safety Assessment study on Container Ship fires to the European Maritime Saf ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/boxship-world/bureau-veritas-joins-consortium-to-assess-fire-safety-on-containerships/

EMSA commissions studies on alternative fuels and technologies

A series of studies commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency aims to provide decision makers and stakeholders with an updated and thorough overview of the potential of different sources of power for ships, including a review of the risks associated with their use, an analysis of the regulatory gaps, as well as an economic appraisal of the costs for retrofitting existing ships or building new ones.

EMSA has awarded the contract for studies to a consortium led by ABS, along with CE...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/environment/emsa-commissions-studies-on-alternative-fuels-and-technologies/

Spire Inks Data Contract To Work With European Maritime Safety Agency

shipping port top down view

Spire Global, one of the world’s largest space-powered data and analytics companies, will be working with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to provide global AIS data to support the Agency via its EU Member States. Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a global standard for ship-to-shore, and shore-to-ship communications and contributes to collision avoidance, search and rescue operations, and maritime domain awareness through vessel tracking.

The new SAT- AIS data feed is expected...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/spire-inks-data-contract-to-work-with-european-maritime-safety-agency/