Year: 2026

The maritime extension of the EU Emissions Trading System, in force since 2024, introduces shipping into the EU’s cap-and-trade carbon market as part of the Fit for 55 package. Unlike efficiency-based frameworks such as CII or EEXI, EU ETS converts greenhouse gas emissions into a direct, monetised financial liability. It …

FuelEU Maritime (Regulation (EU) 2023/1805), in force from 1 January 2025, represents a structural shift in how the European Union regulates maritime decarbonisation. Where previous frameworks such as CII and EEXI focus on carbon intensity metrics and design efficiency, FuelEU Maritime imposes binding limits on the absolute greenhouse gas intensity …