Maritime Policy & Safety
Maritime policy and compliance
Maritime policy issue cover a broad field from e.g. taxation to regulatory changes driven by environmental, social or safety/security concerns in shipping and ports.
We have a proven track record of high-impact research and policy advice in several European countries already since the 1990s, and we continue to keep abreast with contemporary regulatory changes.
Compliance with international conventions and regulations will require a growing amount of attention and resources in both policymaking, enforcement and in the private sector. Examples of the main regulatory changes or additions by IMO and/or the EU affecting stakeholders nationally and internationally include e.g. the following:
- Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI)
- Ship recycling
- Ballast water treatment
- Gaseous emissions (e.g. SOx, NOx)
- Cargo hold washing water treatment
- International Ship and Port Facility Security Code ISPS
- Network and Information Security directive (NIS by EU)
Maritime and seaport safety & security
Important topics here include implementation and enforcement of safety and security standards and regulations, communication between key actors, the use of risk analysis methods and adoption of new technologies.
Leakage of hazardous materials, fire on a vessel, oil spill as well as explosion of gases or chemicals are types of disastrous events that may occur both in and around seaports as well at sea with wider-reaching consequences for people, property and the environment.
We have expertise in these questions both at firm, industry and national levels from both Ministry and the Competent Authority points-of-view from several European countries since the 1990s, with contemporary know-how on related regulatory issues and operational practices.