Maritime FuelEU begins the countdown to obliging the use of OPS from 2030

The goal is for carbon intensity to decrease by 2% this year and 80% by 2050 through the gradual decarbonization of ships

It is already 2025, and with the start of the year, the European Union’s Maritime FuelEU regulation has also come into force, one of the key initiatives of the Fit For 55 package. The regulation establishes limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity for ships of more than 5,000 gross tons that call at European ports, regardless of their flag, and establishes the obligation to use alternative energy sources during the call of ships in port, such as Onshore Power Supply (OPS) or alternatives from 2030. The operator responsible for complying with the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code), which can be the shipowner or the shipowner, will be the one who guarantees compliance with the Maritime FuelEU.

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