Brussels, 23 November 2021
On the 23rd of November, FEPORT and a number of its members participated to the Sustainable Ports Group meeting of the European Port Forum.
During the meeting, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) provided an update regarding the elaboration of its guidance on OPS.
In principle, stakeholders should have access to the final draft by the end of November and will be able to give feedback before the final version is published in January 2022.
EMSA, together with the European Environment Agency (EEA), provided another presentation on their first European Maritime Transport Environment Report (EMTER), which is the first environmental report on maritime transport done at European level. The report does not only focus on GHG emissions, but also on other air pollutants (e.g., NoX, Sox and particulate matter) as well as ballast water treatment and hazardous substances. Moreover, the report zooms on different countries, cargo and ship types.
Another part of the meeting dealt with DG MOVE commissioned study on “best practices in terms of use of alternative fuels and clean energy for port operations”. Consultancy CENIT presented an update about the ongoing survey on best practices relating to the provision of alternative fuels for port operations.