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Measures in maritime shipping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions <\/u><\/strong>at EU and global level<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Sea transport<\/strong> worldwide has increased continuously over the past decades. Around 90 percent of world trade <\/strong>takes place by sea <\/strong>, with around a third of global shipping movements having their destination or departure port in the EU. Like all modes of transport, maritime shipping also has an impact on the environment, climate and health. That is why there are numerous activities, particularly at European and international levels, to counter these effects. Maritime shipping <\/strong>is responsible for almost 3% of global annual CO 2 <\/sub>emissions <\/strong>. The World Shipping Association ICS has therefore declared its goal for maritime shipping to be climate-neutral by 2050 .<\/strong><\/p>\n At EU level, <\/strong><\/a>in recent months both the European Parliament <\/strong>and the European Council have <\/strong>finalized and formally adopted three important pieces of legislation aimed at decarbonizing the maritime sector: ETS Directive (ETS2) <\/strong>, Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation <\/strong><\/a>(AFIR) <\/strong><\/a>and Fuel EU Maritime <\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n At the global level, at a meeting of the Committee for the Protection of the Marine Environment (MEPC 80) in early July 2023 <\/strong>, the member states of the International Maritime Organization ( IMO <\/strong>) adopted the IMO Strategy 2023 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions <\/strong><\/a>from ships, which aims to achieve the targets to combat to increase harmful emissions.<\/p>\n The European Freight Forwarders Association<\/strong><\/a> CLECAT <\/strong><\/a>has explained the agreements reached and the effects on the shipping industry <\/strong>in more detail in a good overview, excerpts of which we are happy to provide to you:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 1.) EU Fit for 55 package:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>1.1.) Inclusion of emissions from maritime transport in the EU emissions trading system:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n From January 2024, <\/u>the EU Emissions Trading System <\/strong>(EU ETS) will be extended to cover CO2 emissions from all large ships <\/strong>(with a gross tonnage (GT) of 5,000 or more) calling at EU ports, regardless of their flag. Emissions from maritime transport will be included in the overall ETS cap, which will be gradually reduced over time. This reduction ensures that all sectors under the ETS contribute to the EU’s climate goals.<\/p>\n purchase and use EU emission allowances for every ton of reported CO2 emissions <\/strong>(or CO2 equivalents) . The responsibility for monitoring compliance lies with the managing authorities of the Member States.<\/p>\n The European freight forwarders association CLECAT fundamentally welcomes the agreement, as it will finally introduce the polluter pays principle in the shipping sector <\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n The main components of the policy are as follows:<\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n CLECAT called for increased measures to address the potential risk of carbon leakage and the competitive disadvantage of EU ports <\/strong>close to non-EU ports (such as those in North Africa or Turkey). These EU ports could experience a decrease in traffic volumes due to the implementation of the ETS. A mechanism was then agreed to exempt non-EU ports near the EU borders, which are mainly active in transshipment, from being classified as “ports of call”. This approach aims to reduce the risk of carbon leakage and reduced competitiveness of EU ports. Accordingly, on August 21, the Commission published the implementing regulation containing a list of ports <\/strong>designated as neighboring container transshipment ports . <\/strong>According to the Commission, the ports of East Port Said <\/strong>(Egypt) and Tanger Med <\/strong>(Morocco) have met these criteria. In order to ensure the effective functioning of the EU ETS, the implementing regulation will apply from January 1, 2024.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 1.2.)<\/strong><\/a> Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR):<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The main objectives of the AFIR <\/strong>in relation to the maritime sector are:<\/p>\n Specifically, in accordance with Article 9 of the Regulation, Member States must ensure that a minimum level of shore-based power supply is provided for sea container ships in TEN-T maritime ports <\/strong>. To achieve this, Member States must ensure by 31 December 2029 that both TEN-T core ports and TEN-T total ports with more than 100 annual calls by sea container ships of more than 5 000 GT (on average the last three years) are equipped to provide shore-based power supply for at least 90 percent of all port calls of these ships in the relevant seaport.<\/p>\n In addition, Article 10 provides that by 31 December 2024, all ports in the TEN-T core network will have at least one shore-based power supply facility for inland waterway vessels and by December 2029, in all ports in the TEN-T comprehensive network, at least one shore-based power facility Power supply<\/p>\n inland waterway vessels is set up. Finally, an ” adequate number” of refueling points for liquefied natural gas <\/strong>(LNG, bio-LNG, etc.) must be set up in the ports of the TEN-T core network by December 31, 2024 .<\/p>\n Member States must enforce AFIR <\/strong>, update their national policy frameworks and resubmit them by January 2025. Instead, both sea and inland ports <\/strong>must invest in shore power supply (also referred to as \u201c on-shore power supply <\/strong>\u201d ( OPS <\/strong>)) infrastructure . AFIR will indirectly help ship operators to meet Fuel EU Maritime requirements, as the inclusion of provisions for OPS and renewable and low carbon fuel (RLF) infrastructure will prove useful in achieving this objective.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n\n
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