The Agency was initially established with the objective of contributing to the establishment of a high level of maritime safety across the Union while also assisting with the prevention of pollution from ships and later also from oil and gas installations. While those objectives were further strengthened with the addition of promoting maritime security, the Agency’s focus, during recent years, has been on supporting regulatory developments in the areas of decarbonisation and digitalisation of shipping. It is therefore appropriate for those areas to be incorporated into the overall objectives of the Agency, enabling it to contribute to the goals of the green and digital transition of the industry. Likewise, the crucial role of the Agency in the provision of a maritime awareness picture in the sea, through satellite images and the operation of remotely piloted aircraft systems, justifies the addition of a relevant overall objective for the Agency.
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