14 Amendments of Johan VAN OVERTVELDT related to 2021/0210(COD)
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) It is unfortunate that to date the Commission has failed to produce a comprehensive overall impact assessment for the entire "fit for 55"-package, elaborating on its cumulative and combined effects. This is problematic since the overall impact of the package on social costs and their distribution, competitiveness, jobs, carbon and business leakage remains unclear. The absence of this overall assessment equally impedes a clear view of synergies and interdependencies between the various proposals of the "fit for 55"-package. Moreover, the "fit for 55"-package should also be aligned with more recent climate proposals.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Maritime transport accounts for around 75% of EU external trade and 31% of EU internal trade in terms of volume. At the same time, ship traffic to or from ports in the European Economic Area accounts for some 11% of all EU CO2 emissions from transport and 3-4% of total EU CO2 emissions. 400 million passengers embark or disembark annually in ports of Member States, including around 14 million on cruise ships. Maritime transport is therefore an essential component of Europe’s transport system and plays a critical role for the European economy. The maritime transport market is subject to strong competition between economic actors in the Union and beyond for which a global level playing field is indispensable. The stability and prosperity of the maritime transport market and its economic actors rely on a clear and harmonised policy framework where maritime transport operators, ports and other actors in the sector can operate on the basis of equal opportunities. Where market distortions occur, they risk putting ship operators or ports at a disadvantage compared to competitors within the maritime transport sector or in other transport sectors. In turn, this can result in a loss of competitiveness of the maritime transport industry, and a loss of connectivity for citizens and businesses
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) There is a clear need for alignment between various proposals of the "fit for 55"-package to ensure overall coherence and synergies, in particular for the demand, supply and support of shore- side electricity.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In the context of fuel transition to renewable and low carbon fuels and substitute sources of energy, it is essential to ensure the proper functioning of and fair competition in the EU maritime transport market regarding marine fuels, which account for a substantial share of ship operators’ costs. Differences in fuel requirements across Member States of the Union can significantly affect ship operators’ economic performance and negatively impact competition in the market. Due to the international nature of shipping, ship operators may easily bunker in third countries and carry large amounts of fuel. This may lead to carbon and business leakage and detrimental effects on the competitiveness of the sector if the availability of renewable and low carbon fuels in maritime ports under the jurisdiction of a Member State is not accompanied by requirements for their use that apply to all ship operators arriving at and departing from ports under the jurisdiction of Member States. This Regulation should lay down measures to ensure that the penetration of renewable low-carbon fuels in the marine fuels market takes place under the conditions of fair competition on the EU maritime transport market.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The use of on-shore power supply (OPS) abates air pollution produced by ships as well as reduces the amount of GHG emissions generated by maritime transport when at berth. OPS represents an increasingly clean power supply available to ships at berth, in view of the growing renewables share in the EU electricity mix. While only the provision on OPS connection points is covered by Directive 2014/94/EU (Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive – AFID), the demand for and, as a result, the deployment of this technology has remained limited. Therefore specific rules should be established to mandate the use of OPS by the most polluting shipswhere effective emission reductions can be cost-efficiently achieved and to ensure the abatement of air pollution at berth and the economic viability of OPS.
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r
(r) ‘on-shore power supply’ means the system to supply electricity to ships at berth, at low or high voltage, alternate or direct current, including ship side and shore side fixed, floating and mobile installations, when feeding directly the ship main distribution switchboard for powering hotel, service workloads or charging secondary batteries;
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. FAs soon as possible and at the latest from 1 January 2030, a ship at berth at an SSE-equipped terminal in a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State shall connect to on- shore power supply and use it for all energy needs whileits electrical power demand at berth.
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, if before 1 January 2030 and without prejudice to the exemptions of paragraph 3 (a) of this Article, a ship at berth at a terminal in a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State and in cases where this ship has an on-shore power installation on board and there is an operational SSE-infrastructure in place at berth, the ship shall connect to shore-side electricity and use it for all its electrical power demand at berth.
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) that are at berth for less than two hours, calculated on the basis of estimated hour of departure and arrival monitored in accordance with Article 14;
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) that use zero-emission technologies, as specified in Annex III; the use of these zero-emission technologies shall continuously achieve emissions that are equivalent to the emission reductions that would be achieved by using on-shore power supply.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) that are unable to connect to on- shore power supply due to unavailable connection points in a portat the terminals for the given ship segment, in a maritime port which does not belong to the TEN-T core or comprehensive network;
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) that are unable to connect to on- shore power supply because the shore installation at the port is not compatible with the on-board on-shore power equipment, provided that the installation for shore-connection on-board the ship is certified in accordance with the standards specified in Annex II of AFIR for seagoing ships shore connection systems;
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. From 1 January 2030, for ships that are at berth at a terminal in a port falling under the scope of Article 9 of AFIR equipped to provide the required shore-side electricity to supply a given ship type, the exceptions provided for in paragraph 3, points (d) and (e), shall not be applied to a ship of that given type, in total, more than five times or 10% of its total number of port calls at these terminals, whichever is the highest, during one reporting period. A port call shall not be counted for the purpose of compliance with this provision where the company demonstrates that it could not have reasonably known that the ship will be unable to connect for the reason referred to in paragraph 3, points (d) and (e).
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force after and based on an overall in-depth impact assessment of the Commission, analysing the combined and cumulative effects of the "fit for 55" package, and thereafter on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2025.