While the Agency should continue assisting the Commission and the Member States in the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council, it should further assist in the implementation of the new regulatory measures to decarbonise the shipping sector stemming from the Fit for 55 legislative package, such as Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the shipping-related elements of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Such assistance includes monitoring and reporting on the impacts on port traffic, port evasion and traffic shift to transhipment ports in third countries, to the detriment of Union ports, of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) under Regulation (EU) 2015/757 and of Regulation (EU) 2023/1805. The Agency should continue to be at the forefront of expertise at Union level to assist in the transition of the maritime sector into renewable and low carbon fuels by conducting research relevant for the implementation and development of Union legal acts on the uptake and deployment of sustainable alternative sources of power 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, and in relation to the deployment of energy efficiency solutions, such as speed optimisation. In order to monitor progress in the area of decarbonisation of the shipping sector, the Agency should report to the Commission on greenhouse gas reduction efforts, including any recommendations that it might have in that respect, every three years.
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