At the start of next year, Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) stated that it will introduce environmental discounts for all ship categories at its ports, based on the internationally recognised Environmental Ship Index (ESI), which indexes the environmental and climate impact of ships based on several parameters.
The ESI discount at CMP amounts to 5% of the ship due and this will be applicable as of 1 January 2025. It is provided to all categories of vessels calling in Copenhagen, Malmö and Visby – to vessels that have attained 80 points or more according to the ESI requirements.
Ulrika Prytz Rugfelt, Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer, Copenhagen Malmö Port, said that the choice of ESI is based on the fact that the system looks at the whole picture overall and covers multiple aspects in its assessment. The more measures ships take to reduce their environmental impact, the higher their score in the ESI system.
In order to motivate the vessels to be ambitious in their environmental work, CMP has chosen to provide a discount to the vessels that receive high ESI points.
…said Ulrika Prytz Rugfelt.
Furthermore, currently there are over 6,700 ships and 65 ports globally – including some 40 ports in Europe – that use the Environmental Ship Index as the basis for environmental differential incentives.
The ESI looks not only at emissions into the air, such as sulphur oxide, particulate matter, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide, but also highlights the noise issue and the ability of ships to receive shore power. The ports themselves choose the point level from which they want to provide a discount, but ESI must approve the incentives for the ports.
