Shipping

News: Tougher penalties for sea pollution

Intentional pollution from ships, as well as reckless or negligent acts leading to marine pollution, will become a criminal offence in 2007 following agreement on an EU deal that sets new standards.

September 15, 2005 | Shipping | T&E Bulletin | Pricing & Taxation

News: Parliament caves in on sulphur emissions from ships

Hopes among environmental groups that the EU could launch pioneering marine quality legislation sank last month in a deal between MEPs and ministers.

May 15, 2005 | Shipping | T&E Bulletin | Air Pollution

Publications: Reducing Emissions from Ships in the Baltic Sea Area (T&E 05/02)

Final report based on the conclusions of the Greening Motorways of the Sea Conference in Stockholm, April 2005. This report discusses the feasibility of introducing a distance-related en-route charge for shipping in the Baltic Sea.

May 3, 2005 | Shipping | Air Pollution | Events

News: MEPs shock ministers with cleaner shipping vote

MEPs have challenged ministers and the Commission to agree to considerably stricter limits on sulphur emissions from large ships in an important vote in the European Parliament’s environment committee.

April 15, 2005 | Shipping | T&E Bulletin | Air Pollution

Publications: The Clean Ship: Opportunities for innovation, policy and business

The Clean Ship is an integrated approach to sustainable shipping. Integrated has a double meaning. First of all, it means tackling all social and environmental costs from 'cradle to grave'. Secondly, it means that a participatory process is needed to bring together various stakeholders who have a role to play in making this vision a reality. This 'sketchbook' gives the reader an idea of what the Clean Ship approach is all about.

April 9, 2005 | Shipping | Air Pollution

News: Commission Consults on Marine Environment Strategy

The European Commission has today published an internet questionnaire on its forthcoming marine environment strategy - due this Summer.

March 14, 2005 | Shipping | Press Releases | General Environment

News: 21-22/04/05 - Greening Motorways of the Sea, Stockholm

An international conference on sustainable port planning and shipping in the Baltic Sea Area.

February 11, 2005 | Shipping | Events | Air Pollution | Climate Change & Energy | Pricing & Taxation

Publications: Air Pollution from Ships

Briefing document on air pollution from ships.

November 6, 2004 | Shipping | Air Pollution

Publications: Sense and Sustainability: Smart thinking to restart European transport policy (T&E 04/06)

Timed to coincide with a new European Parliament, Commission, and an enlarged EU, this publication offers policy makers considered solutions to help restart sustainable transport policies.

October 27, 2004 | General Transport | Aviation | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Euro Standards | Infrastructure | Lorries & Road Freight | Noise | Pricing & Taxation | Shipping

Publications: Motorways of the Sea - NGO Response to the Consultation Document

Shifting freight from European roads to the sea could be a cure against congestion and the growing environmental impact of trans-European transports. But safety risks, operational pollution from ships and uncoordinated port investments endanger the potential benefits of short sea shipping. Sea Motorways pose the dual-risk of increasing negative impacts and concentrating them on these new routes.

In this response to the EU Consultation on Motorways of the Sea: Implementation through Article 12a TEN-T, European environmental NGOS joined in demanding that these new transport corridors be linked to environmental criteria.

September 30, 2004 | Shipping | Air Pollution | Climate Change & Energy

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