19 April 2022
Today the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) will discuss the draft Report from MEP Ertug on the proposal for an Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). On 20 April, the TRAN Committee will also discuss the draft Report from MEP Warborn on the proposed FuelEU Maritime Regulation, as well as the more than 1000 TRAN amendments on the AFIR proposal.
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the cross-party support in...
The European Sea Ports Organisation urges EU policymakers to align discussions on AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
25 October 2021 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) urges the Council and the European Parliament to fully align the maritime pillar of the proposal for an Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) with the FuelEU Maritime proposal.
While the discussions on the AFIR proposal are progressing fast in the Intermodal Working Party of the...
https://mfame.guru/ecsa-positive-on-adoption-of-delli-report/
In a landmark vote on 10 March the European Parliament adopted a resolution to add a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), a carbon levy in effect, on all imports from outside the EU.
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In the first plenary session of the European Parliament (EP) in March members of the European Parliament (MEP’s) debated the introduction of a carbon levy on European Union (EU) imports as a method of curbing the use of fossil fuels and reducing the bloc’s carbon footprint, which could have a...
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Joint Statement on Recovery and Resilience Facility: Transport keeps us going forward
On 9 February, the European Parliament endorsed the agreement on the Proposal for a Regulation establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). With a budget of EUR 672.5 billion, the RRF is the EU’s main instrument to recover from the crisis caused by COVID-19.
While being hit hard by the pandemic and the various restrictive measures, the transport sector has demonstrated its crucial role in the supply of...
https://mfame.guru/european-parliament-decides-to-phase-out-scrubbers/
Draft report by European Parliament highlights scrubber waste water, says a Ship and...
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Members of the European Parliament (MEP) have approved the extension of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to the maritime sector following a final vote on the afternoon of 16 September.
According to a press statement filed after the announcement of vote the European Parliament has adopted the Commission’s proposal to revise the EU system for monitoring, reporting and verifying CO2 emissions from maritime transport (the “EU MRV Regulation”) by 520 votes to 94 and 77 abstentions.
The vote...
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Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will take a final vote today, 16 September, to extend the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) to shipping in a landmark vote that was opposed by shipping line who raised a number of issues.
MEP’s are in plenary session today with the vote on the ETS extension to the maritime sector expected to take place today with the final results expected at 4:45pm Brussels time.
A first vote took place on 15 September in which MEPs voted for shipping to be...
https://container-news.com/final-vote-on-ets-extension-to-maritime-set-for-this-afternoon/