Maritime safety: deal on stricter measures to stop shipping pollution

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament and Council negotiators reached an informal deal to extend an existing ban on discharge of oil spills by ships to include sewage and garbage. On Thursday, EU co-legislators preliminarily agreed to update EU rules on preventing pollution from ships in European seas and […]

Maritime safety: new proposals to support clean and modern shipping

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission today presented five legislative proposals to modernise EU rules on maritime safety and prevent water pollution from ships. With 75% of the EU’s external trade being seaborne, maritime transport is not only the artery of a globalised economy, but also a lifeline […]

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