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Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Παρασκευή, 26 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 16:38
The Transport Committee of the European Parliament adopted today the Delli Report on more efficient and cleaner maritime transport. The Report calls on the Commission to address under the FuelEU Maritime initiative not only the carbon intensity of fuels but also the technical and operational measures which would improve the efficiency of ships and their operations. It also underlines the important role of short sea shipping in achieving modal shift objectives and reducing transport-related congestion and emissions to move towards zero-emission transport.
EU shipowners welcome the call of the Transport Committee of the European Parliament for a comprehensive approach under the upcoming FuelEU Maritime proposal. ECSA believes that a fuel standard as a requirement for ships, instead of fuel suppliers, under the FuelEU Maritime proposal would risk failing to deliver on emissions reductions and would be challenging to enforce. What is needed is a comprehensive approach entailing a fuel standard as a requirement for fuel suppliers or an efficiency standard at fleet level to incentivise further technical and operational efficiency measures.