EU & Shipping Industry

* European Commission Proposed a New Framework for Marine Equipment

 

 The European Commission adopted a proposal for a new directive on marine equipment (the “MED”).

 

The Commission has proposed a revision of the Directive on marine equipment to ensure an harmonised application of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standards.

 

The proposal has two general objectives:
– to enhance the implementation and enforcement mechanisms of the MED, and
– to simplify the regulatory environment.

 

For more information, check here and here.

 

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* New Rules on Cleaner Fuels for Shipping

 

On 17 December 2012 entered in force the new EU environmental rules on marine fuels.

 

Check for more here.

 

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New Portal on Trans-European Network (TEN-T)

28 November 2012, Brussels

 

The European Commission launched a new portal on Trans-European Network (TEN-T or TEN in the EU jargon).

 

The new portal includes satellite-based dynamic maps, facts, figures and various audio-visual and interactive elements.

 

Kindly check here.