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European Maritime Transport Environmental Report

December 2025

The 2025 European Maritime Transport Environmental Report (EMTER), published jointly by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Environment Agency (EEA), provides an updated assessment of the environmental impact of the maritime sector in the EU.
The report provides facts, data, and information in areas like greenhouse gas emissions, air pollutant emissions, underwater noise, biodiversity, pollution, and marine litter. It also analyses current and future actions to reduce the maritime sector's impact on our environment.

Link: https://www.emsa.europa.eu/emter.html

Shipping

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First global summit on transition away from fossil fuels in spring 2026

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Over 180,000 EU deaths linked to air pollution in 2023

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The state of EU shore power infrastructure

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