Tag: EEXI

The EEXI requirement came into effect on 1 January 2023, and all affected ships should now comply. To maintain compliance, any ship undergoing changes that affect its EEXI and/or EEDI may need to recalculate these.

ABS has published guidance on use of a power reserve for overridable propulsion management systems, writes Fei-Yao Li, ABS Senior Principal Surveyor.

During the 2024 GREEN4SEA Singapore Forum, Capt. Satinder Virdi, Principal Consultant, Head of Research and Development, Maritime Advisory, DNV Singapore Pte. Ltd., discussed the role of technical and operational measures in enhancing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions management and emphasized the complexities involved in selecting the appropriate fuel, which depend on factors such as trade routes, fuel availability, vessel type, and stakeholder roles.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has outlined its latest progress and plans to decarbonize global shipping by or around 2050, in a submission to the Bonn Climate Conference. 

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has issued guidance regarding the use of devices that alter the maneuvering characteristics of ships to ensure safe navigation in U.S. waters, UK P&I highlights. 

Lloyd’s Register (LR) informed that since 1 January 2024, the Canadian Carbon Intensity Indicator (CCII) applies to Canadian ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above operating only within all Canadian waters (including within the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River) or only within all the aforementioned areas and travelling to ports of the United States provided the ship voyages to these ports comprise 50% or less of annual trips. 

A dedicated Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) working group explores the field of energy efficiency regulations.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) promotes a series of explanatory videos on the Energy Efficiency eXisting Ship Index (EEXI), developed by Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA) and Arcsilea Ltd.

The 80th session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) took place from 3-7 July 2023, where emission monitoring and reduction measures such as DCS and CII were discussed.  

Liberia Maritime Authority has issued an advisory to provide guidance on the interim compliance with MARPOL Annex VI EEXI requirements.