EMPA is a professional, non-profit organization, created in Antwerp in 1963 by pilots of what was then called the European Community.
Nowadays EMPA represents about 4.500 maritime pilots from 18 European Union member countries, and 6 neighbouring countries: Georgia, Montenegro, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Regrouping member countries' associations of maritime pilots from the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
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GPS Accuracy, Signal Security, and Resilience: EMPA’s Ongoing Commitment
In recent months, European Maritime Pilots' Association (EMPA) has been increasingly focused on satellite positioning accuracy and the challenges posed by jamming and spoofing, topics already discussed during our General Meetings.
🚢 This week, the Board of Directors of EMPA Miguel Vieira de CastroPeter Lightfoot(Teams) Gerhard JanssenStephane PoussetKaj Hahtonen Salvatore MeccaJose A. PérezAileen Van RaemdonckElke BogaertsandOlivier Allaert gathered at our Brussels office for an intense and productive working session.
On 16th July 2025 we had the privilege of meeting with Ms. Fotini Ioannidou Director of the Waterborne Transport Directorate - @EU Transport DG MOVE and MEP Tom Berendsen
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The EMPA Board of Directors is pleased to announce the program of the 59th General Meeting.
This Meeting will be held at Krakow, Poland
click here for the program of the General Meeting
click here for the partner program
click here for more info Hotel
click here for more info Dinner location
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