Fuel EU Maritime (Regulation (EU) 2023/1805), designed to support the decarbonization of the shipping industry, mainly applies from 1 January 2025. Ahead of this, by 31 August 2024, shipowners and operators need to prepare and submit ship-specific Monitoring Plans to accredited verifiers for approval.
Follow the below links to find out more about:
- The FuelEU Maritime regulation in general
- The timetable for compliance
- How FuelEU applies to particular ships on particular voyages
- The flexibility compliance mechanisms associated with FuelEU
- Zero-emission technologies under FuelEU
The EU is still to clarify key topics through the development of secondary legislation, to facilitate the implementation of FuelEU, including:
- Information on Zero-Emissions at Berth Ship-Shore Communication and Information Management
- Rules for the FuelEU database (hosted in EMSA’s THETIS)
- Criteria for the acceptance of zero-emission technologies
- Details on the calculation of penalties
Update on Monitoring Plans
On 29 July 2024, the EU adopted:
- Regulation (EU) 2024/2027 – Verification activities
- Regulation (EU) 2024/2031 – Template for monitoring plans
The publication of these regulations marks a step forward to enable shipowners to meet the first FuelEU compliance deadline for the submission of Monitoring Plans by 31 August 2024.
