Problem
Environmental impacts of shipping
Other Names:
Marine transport environmental hazardsEnvironmental hazards of boating
Marine transportation of hazardous cargoes
Pollution from sea transportation
Environmental damage by ships
Incidence:
In 1989, a tanker carrying 5 tonnes of the pesticide Lindane manufactured in France sank in the English Channel en route to cocoa plantations in Indonesia.
Set up in 2002 following the sinking of the Erika, the European Maritime Safety Agency is responsible for assisting the Commission in monitoring the implementation of EU legislation on security and safety at sea. In 2004, EU legislation gave the European Maritime Safety Agency a mandate to combat pollution caused by ships. In 2005, the European Commission proposed a financial package of EUR 154 million over a period of seven years for the European Maritime Safety Agency to allow it to combat pollution caused by ships. The funds are intended to strengthen the capability of the Member States to respond to pollution caused by oil and other substances using specialised anti-pollution vessels and develop satellite images to detect pollution in good time. These resources would also underpin efforts by the Member States to prevent illegal discharges and accidental spillages of oil.
Broader Problems:
Transport of dangerous goodsEnvironmental hazards from transport systemsNatural environmental degradation from recreation and tourism Narrower Problems:
Air pollution from shippingMarine pollutionShipping industry resistance to double-hulled oil tankers Aggravates:
Environmental hazards from fishing industry Organizations:
European Maritime Safety Agency Subject(s):
Communication → CommunicationsEnvironment → Environment
Oceanography → Marine
Oceanography → Seas
Recreation → Air, water sports
Societal Problems → Hazards
Transportation, Telecommunications → Handling
Transportation, Telecommunications → Shipping
Transportation, Telecommunications → Transportation
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST