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From noon reports to emissions insight: CII, EU ETS and FuelEU
Carbon regulation now touches every voyage. Here is how ship managers can turn the data they already collect into compliance and commercial advantage.
Few industries have seen regulation move as quickly as shipping. In a handful of years, emissions have gone from a sustainability report footnote to a line item on every voyage, and a factor in which vessels charterers are willing to take.
Three frameworks, one data set
- IMO Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII): in force since 2023, it rates ships from A to E each year on operational carbon intensity. Ships rated D for three consecutive years, or E in a single year, need a corrective action plan.
- EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): since 2024, shipping companies surrender allowances for emissions on voyages to, from and within the EU, with the share phasing in to 100% of emissions.
- FuelEU Maritime: in force since January 2025, it sets declining limits on the greenhouse-gas intensity of energy used on board.
Each has its own rules, but all depend on the same inputs: fuel consumed by type, distance sailed, time at sea and in port, and cargo carried.
From reporting to decision-making
Most fleets already collect this in noon reports and fuel delivery notes. The opportunity is to use it continuously rather than once a year. A live dashboard can project each vessel's CII rating for the year, estimate the EU ETS cost of every voyage, and show how speed, routing or fuel choices change both.
When the carbon cost of a voyage is known before fixing, it becomes a commercial lever rather than a compliance headache.
Where to start
Begin by validating noon report data, since gaps and outliers are common. Then connect it with voyage and bunker data in one warehouse. From there, emissions, fuel efficiency and voyage profitability can all be measured together.
See how our Shipping & Logistics Analytics brings fleet, voyage and emissions data into one view.
