Brussels – The European Commission’s latest draft implementing regulation has identified Tanger Med in Morocco and East Port Said in Egypt as potential emissions-evading hubs, aiming to curb circumvention and promote environmental sustainability in the shipping industry. The regulation, stemming from the FuelEU Maritime directive (Regulation (EU) 2023/1805), seeks to address the risk of ships making evasive port calls to non-EU ports or relocating transhipment activities outside the Union to avoid stricter emissions standards.
