Reducing impact on the environment is an increasing concern, and with growing regulatory requirements, meeting emissions targets remains a key priority.  

Many countries and international organizations have implemented environmental regulations to reduce carbon emissions from ships. These regulations typically require ships to report their emissions and demonstrate compliance with emissions standards. 

Examples of regulatory requirements related to decarbonization: 

  • Global Sulphur Cap: The regulation sets a limit on the amount of sulphur in fuel oil that ships can use, which helps reduce emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx). 
  • EU MRV: EU Reg. 2015/757 requires ships over 5,000 gross tons to monitor and report their CO2 emissions and other relevant information on an annual basis, which helps track and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 
  • UK MRV: The regulation is referred to as the Merchant Shipping (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide Emissions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. The UK MRV is a result of Brexit and it is similar to the EU MRV; the first UK MRV emissions report is to be submitted to the verifier for the reporting period 2022.  
  • IMO’s Data Collection System (DCS): MARPOL Annex VI regulation 27 requires ships over 5,000 gross tons to report their fuel consumption data to the IMO on an annual basis, which helps track and reduce GHG emissions and improve the Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) of the vessel. 
  • Annual operational carbon intensity indicator (CII) and CII rating: MARPOL Annex VI regulation 28, requires ships over 5,000 gross tons to have the actual annual operational CII achieved documented and verified against the required annual operational CII. This enables the operational carbon intensity rating to be determined. The CII determines the annual reduction factor needed to ensure continuous improvement of a ship’s operational carbon intensity within a specific rating level. 

To report on decarbonization, ships typically track and report their emissions together with a variety of other information, such as fuel consumption data, time at sea, sailed distance, engine power output, and cargo weight.  

Use decarbonization reports to check for anomalies 

With the Vessel Reporting System, you can easily track fuel consumption and emissions, allowing operators to identify areas where they can improve efficiency and reduce emissions. 

As the crew enters new data, the system automatically performs real-time quality checks to prevent input errors. The system raises warning or error messages if any anomalies are found. 

Examples of checks: 

  • Cargo carried cannot be greater than maximum cargo as defined in ship configuration 
  • Fuel consumption cannot be negative 
  • Elapsed time from last report (i.e., if greater than 24-26 hours, some reports are missing) 

Extracting data for easy upload and visualization 

Further analysis and representation of data is allowed thanks to the integration with PowerBI. Reports are available for download in the format requested by the regulators for submission.  

By using existing data in the database, you can conveniently generate the regulatory reports you need. You can even generate an XML file for e.g. the EU MRV report, which can be directly uploaded into the Thetis MRV platform as required by EMSA.

Benefits

  • Increased efficiency 
  • Improved accuracy 
  • Cost savings 
  • Enhanced compliance 
  • Improved data analytics 
  • Enhanced transparency 
  • Reduced reporting burden onboard 

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CO2 emissions from shipping are real. With our vessel optimization software, you can optimize vessel operations, reduce CO2 and increase earnings. Get a demo today!

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