New rules for a reinforced fisheries control system entered into force in the European Union on Tuesday, January 9. The revised rules modernise the way fishing activities are controlled for both EU vessels and those fishing in EU waters. The rules will help prevent overfishing, create a more...
Happy New Year to one and all, though one of the biggest challenges the marine, port, and bunkering industries will face in 2024 is the challenge of future fuels. You could do my job – the marine fuels op-ed primer Writing about the problems the marine industry faces is easy – you begin by stating...
EU’s PCI list entails grid upgrades and the buildout of more hydrogen, green electricity, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).
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Europêche, the representative body for the European fishing industry, strongly criticises the agreement recently reached by the Council and the European Parliament on the Nature Restoration Law. While Europêche recognises the importance of protecting and restoring nature, the sector voiced several significant concerns about the regulation that have been ignored by policy-makers. Some of the […]
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The emergence of the Indo-Pacific concept shows the cardinal role oceans play in shaping international politics. While synergies are created by the notional confluence of the Indian and the Pacific Oceans, these waters contain some of the world’s most sensitive flashpoints for conflicts that could have monumental consequences. In that context, the South China Sea […]
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The European Commission has decided to identify Trinidad and Tobago as a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, giving it a so-called “red card.” The decision is based on the EU’s IUU Regulation, which provides for a cooperation framework...
With sharing arrangement consultations on the Northeast Atlantic pelagic stocks being resumed this month, the EU fishing industry calls on all coastal states to give top priority to discussions on an all-party sharing arrangement for mackerel and to engage in these talks in earnest and in good...
The European Council has adopted the so-called ‘FuelEU maritime’ regulation to help increase the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in the maritime shipping sector and reduce greenhouse gas emissions….
A collaboration that includes Norwegian technology company Kongsberg Maritime has successfully completed trial sailings of cargo vessels fitted with autonomous navigation ..
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The western Indian Ocean – home to the island states of Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros, as well as the French territories of La Reunion and Mayotte – o ..
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