More efficient and cleaner maritime transport

Reference A9-0029/2021Committee TRAN

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How the groups voted

GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity

The Left39

6330077%

S&D146

14211299%

Greens/EFA73

The European Parliament adopted by 453 votes to 92, with 154 abstentions, a resolution on technical and operational measures for more efficient and cleaner maritime transport.Maritime transport and ports play a key role in the EU economy, with almost 90 % of the EU’s external freight trade being seaborne. They also play an important role for tourism.They are critical for ensuring uninterrupted supply chains, as demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic.International maritime transport emits around 940 million tonnes of CO2 annually and is responsible for approximately 2.5 % of global GHG emission. A system for monitoring, reporting and verifying CO2 emissions from maritime transport is currently under revision, aiming at reducing shipping…