Press Releases
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EMSAFE: press release
Published17.06.2022
First comprehensive report confirms the impact of collective effort in improving maritime safety in the EU Two decades after the devastating Erika and Prestige accidents, the European maritime ...
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EMSA RPAS flying over the Black Sea region in support of Romanian national authorities
Published31.05.2022
Romanian national authorities have been using EMSA RPAS to conduct flights over the Black Sea region from a base in Mangalia. The flights are offering enhanced maritime surveillance to the country’s ...
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EMSA sniffer drone monitoring sulphur and nitrogen emissions from ships operating in the Channel
Published25.05.2022
From Cap Gris-Nez on the Pas-de-Calais coast in the north of France, EMSA remotely piloted aircraft are being used by the French Directorate General of Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture to ...
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RPAS operation begins offering enhanced maritime surveillance to Danish national authorities
Published17.05.2022
From mid-May EMSA RPAS are flying from Denmark’s northernmost town Skagen, offering enhanced maritime surveillance. The service is being provided by EMSA following a request from the Royal Danish ...
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Emissions monitoring campaign kicks off over the Baltic Sea using specially equipped drones
Published13.04.2022
Together with the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is conducting a large-scale emissions monitoring campaign using remotely piloted aircraft, ...
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EMSA contracts satellite communication services to support maritime surveillance operations conducted by remotely piloted aircraft systems
Published25.03.2022
EMSA has recently awarded six contracts for satellite communication (satcom) services to support the maritime surveillance operations of the Agency’s remotely piloted aircraft systems. The contracts ...
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EMSA signs cooperation agreements with EU Naval Missions to provide enhanced maritime awareness for operations in Somalia and Libya
Published11.02.2022
EMSA is supporting EU Naval Force operations – Atalanta and Irini – following the signature of two cooperation agreements with EU NAVFOR-Somalia (Operation Atalanta) on the one hand and EUNAVFOR MED ...
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EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft are assisting Spanish authorities in actively monitoring sulphur emissions from ships transiting the busy Strait of Gibraltar
Published20.09.2021
Over the summer EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft have been monitoring the level of sulphur oxides released by ships transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. The ...
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EU maritime transport: first environmental impact report acknowledges good progress towards sustainability and confirms that more effort is needed to prepare for rising demand
Published01.09.2021
Maritime transport plays and will continue to play an essential role in global and European trade and economy. In recent years, the maritime sector has taken significant measures to alleviate its ...
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Practical guide for European cooperation on coast guard activities adopted by the European Commission
Published23.07.2021
The European Commission has adopted a ‘Practical Handbook’ for European cooperation on coast guard activities to facilitate the cooperation of EU civilian and military authorities in their efforts ...
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