The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) today launched its Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) Data Collection System.
As ICS explains, following the IMO’s invitation during the Marine Environment Protection Meeting (MEPC80) in July, for interested Member States and international organisations to collect data and submit information and proposals, ICS has developed a system that enables shipowners and managers to submit data, including fuel consumption, transport work, and the trial metrics.
Such information, according to ICS, will enable a clearer understanding of how fairly and effectively the CII system is functioning and provide the necessary input to the IMO for system improvement.
We wish to engage constructively to the current experience building phase of the CII review, to ensure that the system is fit-for-purpose and effective. The ICS Data Collection System offers shipowners and managers the opportunity to contribute data that will improve the rating system in the future.
… said Chris Waddington, Technical Director of the International Chamber of Shipping and lead on the ICS CII Data Collection System
ICS CII data collection form – For the 2023 reporting period – Statutory data
The data required to complete this form is very similar to the DCS and SEEMP part III data, which ship owners and managers are already submitting annually.
Due to confidentiality restrictions, ICS is not able to recover this data from IMO, and therefore they request shipowners and managers to upload their data via this form.
ICS CII data collection form – For the 2023 reporting period – Additional data
In July 2023 IMO agreed to add additional data fields to the fuel oil data collection system (DCS). These will enable:
- Greater granularity of fuel consumption recording;
- Recording of transport work, shore power and innovative technologies.
ICS anticipate this recording requirement is likely to come into force in late 2025, and hence the first year for mandatory collection of the additional data items will be 2026.
Nevertheless, this data is of value within the current review of the CII rating system. Hence, on a voluntary basis, ICS encourages ship owners to also collect this additional data now, and supply unvalidated aggregate data to ICS.
If it has not been possible in 2023 to collect a full year’s data, ICS asks to please provide a part year’s data and state the period over which the data has been collected.
The additional data form can be accessed here.
Spreadsheet
It is unlikely that ships will already have a system in place that facilitates the continuous recording of this additional data, ICS notes.
Therefore, a spreadsheet is also provided to enable ships to record this data voluntarily on a continuous voyage-by-voyage basis. Unvalidated aggregate data should then be transferred from the spreadsheet to the ICS digital form at the end of each calendar year.
To download a copy of the excel spreadsheet, click here.
We encourage shipowners to utilise the system in order to offer first-hand insights into what works well and possible challenges within the system. This data will be shared with the IMO and keep dialogues open for how best to meet our 2030, 2040 and 2050 net zero carbon emissions targets.
… concluded Chris Waddington
CII is a rating system developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to measure the energy efficiency of ships, above 5,000 gross tonnage and trading internationally, and came into effect on 1 January 2023. It is currently in an experience building phase, with a formal review running in parallel, until 1 January 2026.
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