10 Amendments of Josianne CUTAJAR related to 2021/0223(COD)
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) LNG is likely to play a continued role in maritime transport, where there is currently no economically viable zero- emission powertrain technology available. Because of LNG's transitional role and in order to avoid unnecessary investments, the development of LNG bunkering infrastructure in ports shall be driven by market demand. The Communication on the Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy points to zero-emission seagoing ships becoming market ready by 2030. Fleet conversion should take place gradually due to the long lifetime of the ships. Contrary to maritime transport, for inland waterways, with normally smaller vessels and shorter distances, zero-emission powertrain technologies, such as hydrogen and electricity, should enter the markets more quickly. LNG is expected to no longer play a significant role in that sector. Transport fuels such as LNG need increasingly to be decarbonised by blending/substituting with liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) or renewable and low-carbon synthetic gaseous e-fuels (e-gas) for instance. Those decarbonised fuels can be used in the same infrastructure as gaseous fossil fuels thereby allowing for a gradual shift towards decarbonised fuels.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Shore-side electricity facilities can serve maritime and inland waterway transport as clean power supply and contribute to reducing the environmental impact of seagoing ships and inland waterway vessels at berth in ports. Under the FuelEU maritime initiative, ship operators of container and passenger ships need to comply with provisions to reduce emissions at berth. Mandatory deployment targets should ensure that the sector finds sufficient shore-side electricity supply in TEN-T core and comprehensive maritime ports to comply with those requirements. The application of these targets to all TEN- T maritime ports should ensure the level playing field between ports. Particular attention must be given to the fact that due to the diverse governance frameworks regulating maritime ports in the Union, the division of responsibilities with regards to deploying and supplying shore side electricity may vary across Member States.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34 a) The increase in shore-side electricity (SSE) as planned by this Regulation will require increased energy supply from the national grid to ports. To ensure power demand is met, Member States should provide the required energy production and supply for ports, which could require further project development on the grid (i.e. subsea transmission lines, frequency converters). Peak demand for SSE could coincide with peak demand from other sectors of the economy leading to excess demand which cannot be met by local energy production capacity. Specifically, such scenarios can occur on islands where energy production capacity is limited by geographical contraints. Where failures to temporarily supply SSE to vessels are caused by shortages of grid capacity, such events should not be considered a failure by the port or the responsible autority to supply SSE.
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) A core network of refuelling points for LNG at maritime ports should be available by 2025. The deployment of LNG infrastructure, due the fuels transitional role, should be driven by market demand, to avoid stranded assets and underused capacity. Refuelling points for LNG include LNG terminals, tanks, mobile containers, bunker vessels and barges.
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) In order to ensure that investments in new fuels and technology for the maritime sector lead to an efficient balancing of supply and demand and avoid stranded assets, a consultation mechanisms between all relevant stakeholders in the sector should be established. Member States, ports, and shipping companies, among others, must consult in the interest of the cost-efficient implementation of the requirements present in this Regulation for shore-side electricity (SSE) and LNG infrastructure deployment.
Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) port calls that are at berth for less than two hours, calculated on the basis of hour of the estimated departure and arrival monitored in accordance with Article 14 of the proposal for a Regulation COM(2021)562;
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall ensure that sufficient grid capacity and necessary grid infrastructure improvements are made available to meet the requirements set out in Article 9(1). A potential, temporary, shortage of grid capacity, or no grid converters, at the berth shall not be considered failure by the port/terminal to supply shore-side electricity (SSE).
Amendment 903 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that an appropriate number core network of refuelling points for LNG are put in place at TEN-T core maritime ports referred to in paragraph 2, to enable seagoing ships to circulate throughout the TEN-T core network by 1 January 2025t maritime ports is available by 1 January 2025 to meet LNG market demand by seagoing ships. Member States shall cooperate with neighbouring Member States where necessary to ensure adequate coverage of the TEN-T core network.
Amendment 922 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)