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04.04.25

ECGFF – EMSA Workshop ‘Maritime traffic monitoring and surveillance services for multipurpose activities

The workshop on maritime traffic monitoring and surveillance services organized by EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency), the European Coast Guard Functions Forum (ECGFF) Chairman Italy, and the European Commission brought the following Belgian delegation to Lisbon: Jeroen Van Overloop and Stefanie Monsaert from DG Shipping, Tina Mertens and Yves Maekelberg from Maritime Services and Coast (MDK), Geert Devogel from the Fisheries Department (DZV), and Eefje Deweer from the Coast Guard Secretariat.
04.03.25

Evolution of the Coast Guard: AI and Unmanned Systems in SAR Operations

Wim De Schutter (DG Environnement - Service Environnement Marin), Herbert Van Santen (Police Maritime), Eefje Deweer (la Garde-Côtière) et Lara Verriest (DG Navigation) ont assisté à l'atelier ECGFF (Forum des Fonctions de Garde-Côtière Européenne) Frontex à Cagliari, intitulé "Évolution de la Garde-Côtière : IA et Systèmes Non Habités Améliorant les Opérations de SAR."
25.02.25

Visit to the Coast Guard and MRCC in Ostend

On 24 February, Ms Laura Szabo, Chair of the Federal Public Service (FPS) Home Affairs, and Ms Leen Depuydt, Acting Director-General of the National Crisis Center, paid a visit to the Coast Guard.
04.02.25

Advanced technologies and AI for the sea: innovations in fisheries control activity

During the ECGFF - EFCA Workshop under the Italian presidency of the ECGFF for 2024/2025, titled "Advanced technologies and AI for the sea: innovations in fisheries control activity," in Palermo, Geert Devogel (Fisheries Department), Yves Maekelberg (MDK), and Eefje Deweer (Coast Guard Secretariat) were present for the Belgian Coast Guard.
31.07.24

Wecome Mathieu !

Policy Division | Departement of Mobility and public works
17.07.24

Maritime and River Police at sea

On 16 July, Federal Coast Guard Secretary Eefje Deweer made a special outing by sailing with the patrol vessel SPN01
09.07.24

Belgium presents new oil spill response system

On 4 July, the Marine Environment Service of the FPS Public Health demonstrated its new oil control system 'NOFI Current Buster 4', a fast and maneuverable system that can be operated by a single vessel. This pollution control tool was purchased with funds from the Environment Fund.
02.07.24

Seacoast 2024 Exercise

On 2 July 2024, the annual exercise for the appointment arrangement drowning persons took place at Bredene.
30.05.24

Monitoring emissions from ships – from high in the sky!

Great news ! MUMM’s monitoring programme for SOx and NOx emissions of ships at sea, part of our aerial surveillance, is a finalist for the hashtagGreeningAwardInitiative of the European Maritime Safety Agency. Award Initiative, jointly organised with Frontex and the European Fisheries Control Agency, celebrates the sustainability actions of authorities performing coast guard functions in the EU.
30.05.24

Frontex workshop 2024

From 14 to 15 May 2024, the 3rd ECGFF workshop took place in Cascais. This workshop was organised by Portugal, which chairs this forum. The workshop focused on modern border control, through new technologies for border surveillance, taking into account legal challenges and fundamental limitations to the use of modern technology.