Starting from 01.01.2025 all ships over 5.000 gross tonnage calling at EU ports, regardless their flag, will have to monitor and report till 31.01.2026 their first ship specific “FuelEU report” (with penalties for non-compliance).
Fuel EU Maritime (Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 of the EU Parliament and Council of 13.09.2023 on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC) was introduced as part of the European Commission’s “Fit for 55” package in 2021.The Regulation is also part of the EU’s broader strategy, the so-called EU Green Deal – a set of EU policy initiatives to make the EU climate-neutral in 2050.
Very ambitious target but whether achievable and at what cost?! The near future will certainly bring us the answers.
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