Article 6 — Tasks relating to decarbonisation

1. The Agency shall provide technical assistance to the Commission and the Member States, upon the request of the Commission or a Member State, in relation to operational and technical measures as well as regulatory efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. In that regard, the Agency may utilise any relevant operational tools or services. The Agency shall in particular research, analyse and propose to the Commission, after prior consultation of the Member States, relevant guidance or recommendations in relation to the uptake and deployment of sustainable alternative fuels, energy and power systems for ships, such as zero-emission technologies, on-shore power supply or wind-assisted propulsion, as defined in Regulation (EU) 2023/1805, or solar-assisted propulsion, as well as in relation to energy efficiency measures, such as speed optimisation. 2. The Agency shall assist the Commission and the Member States in the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1805. In particular, the Agency shall assist the Commission with the development and maintenance of the FuelEU database, established by Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1805, and other relevant IT tools as referred to in Article 19 of that Regulation, in the development of the appropriate monitoring tools, guidance and risk-based targeting tools provided for, in particular, in Article 18 of that Regulation, to facilitate implementation, verification and enforcement activities, as well as with the analysis of the relevant data and the preparation of the reporting under Article 30 of that Regulation. 3. The Agency shall assist the Commission and the Member States in the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/757. In particular, the Agency shall assist the Commission with the development, update and maintenance of relevant IT tools, databases and guidance for the purpose of implementing that Regulation and facilitating enforcement activities, assist the Commission with the analysis of relevant data reported under that Regulation, and support the Commission in its activities to comply with the obligations pursuant to Article 21 of that Regulation. 4. The Agency shall assist the Commission and the Member States in the implementation of Directive 2003/87/EC in relation to the maritime sector. In particular, the Agency shall assist the Commission with the development of the appropriate IT implementation tools, monitoring tools, guidance and risk-based targeting tools to facilitate verification, enforcement and implementation activities related to that Directive as regards the maritime sector, while making use of existing relevant tools, services and databases. 5. The assistance referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall also include monitoring and reporting on potential impacts on port traffic, port evasion and traffic shift to the neighbouring container transhipment ports to the detriment of Union ports. 6. Every three years, the Agency shall present to the Commission a report on the progress made in achieving the decarbonisation of maritime transport at the Union level. Where possible, the report shall include technical analysis on identified issues that could be addressed at Union level. The report shall be made publicly available on the Agency’s website in a searchable format.