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EEXI and CII - Ship Carbon Intensity and Rating System
EEXI and CII - Ship Carbon Intensity and Rating System
EEXI and CII - Ship Carbon Intensity and Rating System
Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
(MARPOL) Annex VI entered into force on 1 November 2022. Developed under the
framework of the Initial IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships agreed in
2018, these technical and operational amendments require ships to improve their energy
efficiency in the short term and thereby reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
From 1 January 2023 it is mandatory for all ships to calculate their attained Energy
Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) to measure their energy efficiency and to initiate the
collection of data for the reporting of their annual operational carbon intensity indicator (CII)
and CII rating.
As a stimulus to reduce carbon intensity of all ships by 40% by 2030 compared to 2008
baseline, ships are required to calculate two ratings: their attained Energy Efficiency Existing
Ship Index (EEXI) to determine their energy efficiency, and their annual operational Carbon
Intensity Indicator (CII) and associated CII rating. Carbon intensity links the GHG emissions
to the amount of cargo carried over distance travelled.
The measures are part of IMO's commitment under its 2018 Initial Strategy on Reduction of
GHG Emissions from Ships to reduce carbon intensity from all ships by 40% by 2030
compared to 2008.
attained EEXI value for each individual ship must be below the required EEXI, to ensure the
ship meets a minimum energy efficiency standard.
Based on a ship's CII, its carbon intensity will be rated A, B, C, D or E (where A is the best).
The rating indicates a major superior, minor superior, moderate, minor inferior, or inferior
performance level. The performance level will be recorded in a "Statement of Compliance" to
be further elaborated in the ship's Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP).
A ship rated D for three consecutive years, or E for one year, will have to submit a corrective
action plan to show how the required index of C or above will be achieved. Administrations,
port authorities and other stakeholders as appropriate, are encouraged to provide incentives
to ships rated as A or B.
A ship can run on a low-carbon fuel clearly to get a higher rating than one running on fossil
fuel, but there are many things a ship can do to improve its rating, for instance through
measures, such as:
The introduction of EEXI and CII measures falls under the Strategy's short-term measures
which commit IMO to a target of reducing carbon intensity of international shipping by 40%
by 2030, compared to 2008.
How will the impact of the new regulations be English Français Español IMO WEB ACCOUNTS
assessed?
IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is to review the effectiveness of
the implementation of the CII and EEXI requirements by 1 January 2026 at the latest and
develop and adopt further amendments as required.
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Review
.2 the need for reinforced corrective actions or other means of remedy, including possible
additional EEXI requirements;
If based on the review the Parties decide to adopt amendments to this regulation, such
amendments shall be adopted and brought into force in accordance with the provisions of
article 16 of the present Convention.
In adopting the measure, MEPC also considered the outcomes of a comprehensive impact
assessment of the measure which examined potential negative impacts on States, and
agreed to keep the impacts on States of the measure under review so that any necessary
adjustments can be made. MEPC also agreed that disproportionately negative impacts of
the measure should be assessed and addressed, as appropriate.
Member States are working on the revision of the Initial Strategy. The Revised Strategy is set
to be adopted in mid-2023 at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80)
session in July 2023.
Phase I: Collation and initial consideration of proposals for measures (spring 2021 to spring
2022) - completed;
Phase II: Assessment and selection of measure(s) to further develop (spring 2022 to spring
2023);
Phase III: Development of (a) measure(s) to be finalized within (an) agreed target date(s).
Please download the revised MARPOL Annex VI (2021 Revised MARPOL Annex VI) and
related guidelines via this page: Index-of-MEPC-Resolutions-and-Guidelines-related-to-
MARPOL-Annex-VI
Guidelines
The following comprehensive set of guidelines, adopted by MEPC 76/78, support the new
requirements:
• Resolution MEPC.353(78) - 2022 Guidelines on the reference lines for use with
Operational Carbon Intensity Indicators (CII Reference Lines Guidelines, G2);
In general, MARPOL Annex VI regulations apply to "all ships except where otherwise
stated" (MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 1 Application The provisions of this Annex shall apply
to all ships, except where expressly provided otherwise.)
While EEXI generally applies to each ship of 400 gross tonnage and above, CII applies to
ships 5,000 gross tonnage and above. Ships at or above 400 gross tonnage will need to be
surveyed and issued with the appropriate certificates.
For survey and certification purposes, MARPOL Annex VI applies to every ship of 400 gross
tonnage and above. (MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 5 Surveys 1 Every ship of 400 gross
tonnage and above and every fixed and floating drilling rig or other platform shall….be
subject to the surveys specified…)
The ships covered include: bulk carrier, gas carrier, tanker, containership,
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refrigerated cargo carrier, combination carrier, LNG carrier, Ro-ro cargo ship, ro-ro passenger
ship, cruise passenger ship.
EEXI
EEXI applies to: ".1 each ship; and .2 each ship which has undergone a major conversion".
(MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 23 Attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (attained
EEXI) 1 The attained EEXI shall be calculated for: .1 each ship; and .2 each ship which has
undergone a major conversion.)
CII
CII applies to ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above (similar to the ships subject
to Regulation 27 on mandatory annual fuel consumption reporting to the IMO Ship Fuel Oil
Consumption Database).
The CII and EEXI regulations are in the Annex VI of the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution by Ships (MARPOL). Annex VI was adopted through a Protocol
adopted in 1997. Amendments since then have been adopted under the "tacit acceptance"
process, meaning they come into force on a set date (unless a specified number of Parties
object). Currently, as of 1 November 2022, MARPOL Annex VI has 105 Parties, representing
between them 96.81% of world merchant shipping by tonnage.
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