EEXI and CII: dual regulations reducing ship's carbon impact

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The EEXI is a framework for determining the energy efficiency of in-service vessels over 400 GT that fall under MARPOL Annex VI. The EEXI ... EEXIandCII:dualregulationsreducingships’carbonimpact Home Environmental EEXIandCII:dualregulationsreducingship'scarbonimpact May.32021 TheInternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)hassetambitiousdecarbonizationtargetsfortheshippingindustry,andthekeydatesforcomplianceareedgingcloser.By2030,theIMOaimstoreducevessels’carbonemissionspertransportworkbyatleast40%,andistargetinga70%reductionfor2050.Thisshouldbedoneinparallelwithanoverallreductionofgreenhousegas(GHG)emissionsby50%acrossthesector. Toaccomplishthis,theMarineEnvironmentProtectionCommittee(MEPC)isincreasinglypassingregulationsdevotedtominimizingthemarinesector’scarbonemissionsandenvironmentalimpact.InJune2021,theMEPCwillputforwardtwonewregulationsthatwillimpactshipownersworldwide:theEnergyEfficiencyExistingShipIndexandtheCarbonIntensityIndicator. WhataretheEEXIandCII?  TheEEXIisaframeworkfordeterminingtheenergyefficiencyofin-servicevessels over400GTthatfallunderMARPOLAnnexVI.TheEEXIrequiresshipoperatorstoassesstheirships’energyconsumptionandCO2emissions againstspecificrequirementsforenergyefficiencyforeachvesseltype.Todothis,shipownersmayneedtoimplementtechnicalmeasurestoadjusttheirvessels’emissionstotherequiredlevel. HowareEEXIandCIIcalculated?  EEXIcalculationsarebasedonthemethodologydevelopedfortheEnergyEfficiencyDesignIndex(EEDI)fornewbuilds.TheEEXIdescribesavessel’sCO2emissions,determiningstandardizedCO2emissionsrelatedtoinstalledenginepower,transportcapacityandshipspeed.Emissionsarecalculatedbasedontheinstalledpowerofthemainengine,fueloilconsumption,andaconversionfactorbetweenfuelandthecorrespondingCO2mass.  Aship’sCIIiscalculatedastheratioofthetotalmassofCO2emittedtothetotaltransportworkundertakeninagivencalendaryear.Avessel’sperformanceratingisdeterminedbycomparingaship’soperationalcarbonintensityperformancewiththeaverageperformanceofothersshipsofthesametype.Requiredreductionsforeachshiptypeareexpectedtoeitherincreaseorremainstableovertime,ensuringthatinternationalshippingachievestheIMO’sintendedtargets. ComplyingwithEEXIandCII ShipownersandmanagersmustprepareforEEXIandCIIrequirementsinadvance,takingtimetoassessandimprovetheirvesselsasneeded.ThisiscrucialtoensuringthatvesselsarereadyforJanuary1,2023,inordertoearnthepropercertificatestoallowthemtocontinuesailingandtradinginternationally. ToachieveEEXIcompliance,vesselscanundergoapreliminaryassessment,thengainapprovalforpreliminarytechnicalfilesandearnastatementofcompliance.Verificationoftheship’sEEXItakesplaceafterJanuary1,2023,atthevessel’sfirstannual,intermediateorrenewalsurveyforitsInternationalEnergyEfficiencyCertificate(IEEC). ForCII,managersmustdetermineships’carbonintensityprofilesanddevelopanoptimizedShipEnergyEfficiencyManagementPlan(SEEMP)bytheendof2022.Thismandatorydocumentisaship-specificplanthatprovidesamechanismtohelpimprovetheenergyefficiencyofashipinacost-effectivemanner. Forshipsthatmustmoderatelyorsignificantlyminimizeemissionsandimprovefuelconsumption,severaloptionsfortechnicalandoperationalimprovementsareavailable.Theseincludeswitchingtolow-carbonfuels,limitingengineloadsandreducingspeed,andretrofittingvesselswithenergy-efficienttechnology.OneofthegoalsoftheEEXIandCIIistohelpstakeholdersdevelopamindsetofongoingimprovement,wheremodificationsbothsmallandlargecanultimatelydrivedownonboardcarbonemissions. MilestonesforcompliancewithEEXIandCII FollowingadoptionofEEXIandCIIregulations,shipownerswillhavejustoverayearandahalftopreparetheirvesselstocomplywiththerelevantrequirements. June2021:MEPCvoteonEEXIandCII September2022:completionofEEXIassessmentandadoption December2022:developmentofcarbonintensityprofileandenhancedSEEMP January1,2023:EEXIandCIIcomeintoforce  HowBureauVeritascansupportEEXIandCIIcompliance BureauVeritashasakeyroletoplayinacceleratingtheenergytransitionbysupportingtheeffortsofshipownersandmanagerstoreducetheirenvironmentalimpactandcomplyorevengobeyondtherequirementsofinternationalregulations. BureauVeritasMarine&Offshoreprovidesasetofindependentregulatoryservicesforclients,includingtheintermediaryandfinalverificationoftechnicalfilesforEEXIandCII. Oursubsidiary,BVSolutionsM&O alsoofferstechnicalexpertiseandconsultingtohelpshipownerscomplywithEEXIandCII.Ourexpertssupportshipmanagersandownersinundertakingapre-assessment,calculatingEEXIandCIIandreviewingavailabletechnicalinformation.Wehelpclientsidentifytechnicalandoperationalimprovementmethodsfortheirships,supportshipownersinintegratinginnovativetechnologiesonboardasnecessary,andmore. Loïc Aballea DirectorforIMOandEUaffairs BureauVeritasMarine&Offshore EachnewenvironmentalregulationadvancedbytheIMOreinforceshowcrucialandurgenttheshippingindustry’senergytransitionhasbecome.CompliancewithEEXIandCIIisakeysteptowardsmarinedecarbonizationandamajorleaptowardsdevelopingamindsetofongoingimprovementforindustrystakeholders.ThiswillbefundamentaltomeetingIMOtargetsforlong-termdecarbonizationandcreatingtomorrow’sgreenershippingindustry. YOUMAYALSOLIKE Carbonindexes ReadMore EEXI/CIIOn-DemandWebinar ReadMore VeristarGreen ReadMore EEXI/CIIWhitepaper ReadMore WANTTOKNOWMORE?CONTACTUS Yourtoolbox Rules&Guidelines BureauVeritasdevelopsrulesandguidancenotes. Software Complywithregulatoryrequirementsandoptimizeyourunit’sdesignwithoursoftwareprograms. VeristarInfo Logintoyourportalandmonitorthestatusofyourfleet. ApprovalExplorer Identify,locateandcontactapprovedservicesuppliersandmanufacturers. Trainingsolutions Discoverourtrainingofferforallbusinesses. 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