Ricardo Batista
Policy Officer
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport – Maritime Transport Unit
European Commission


Naval Architect and Marine Engineer, working in sustainable energy systems for ships. Currently working at European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport – Maritime Transport unit. In the Commission, Ricardo is engaged in the development, negotiation and preparatory work for implementation of the FuelEU Maritime regulation, under the Fit for 55 package. 
Before joining the European Commission, Ricardo worked in the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), responsible for technical and scientific support to the Commission on several topics of Ship Safety and Sustainability, with a focus on energy systems. 
In addition to the above, Ricardo has Classification Society, as well as previous experience as a Marine Engineer onboard naval ships and Naval Architect involved with newbuild and retrofit works.