The "Fuel EU Maritime" Regulation, an EU regulation aimed at promoting the decarbonization of fuels used on ships, has entered into force and will begin on 1 January 2025. This regulation requires ships with a gross tonnage above 5,000 GT calling at ports within the jurisdiction of EEA Member States1 for transporting passengers or cargo for commercial purposes, regardless of their Flag state, to comply with the following provisions:

(1) Provisions setting a limit on the GHG intensity for fuels used on ships
(2) Provisions obligating the use of on-shore power supply (OPS) or zero-emission technologies in ports (Only container ships and passenger ships)

Summaries of the FuelEU Maritime Regulations are as follows:

1. Summary of the provisions setting a limit on the GHG intensity for fuels used on ships
(1) As from 1 January 2025, it shall apply to all ships of above 5,000 GT arriving at, staying within or departing from "ports of call"2 under the jurisdiction of EEA Member States, regardless of their Flag for transporting passengers or cargo for commercial purposes.
(2) Applicable to fuel used on the following voyages and port stays:
･ 50% of fuel consumption (in energy basis) used on board by ships on voyages between an EEA port of call and a non-EEA port of call
･ 100% of fuel consumption used on board by ships on voyages between EEA ports of call (Except, 50% of the fuel consumption used on voyages arriving at or departing from an EEA port of call located in an outermost region)
･ 100% of fuel consumption used by ships within an EEA port of call

1 EEA(European Economic Area) Member States: 30 States consist of 27 EU Member States and 3 EEA States, Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein.
2 "port of call" means the port where a ship stops to load or unload cargo or to embark or disembark passengers, or the port where an offshore ship stops to relieve the crew.

(To be continued)