News / Launch of 'complex' Fuel EU regulation proving a challenge for some

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Shipping stakeholders were under-prepared for the arrival of Fuel EU – the complexity of relationships between ship owners, managers and charterers posing the biggest challenge – but sustainable practices are gaining momentum.  

Since 1 January, carriers have had to increase the surcharge on their vessel emissions, from 40% to 70%, with the introduction of new EU ETS rules and the FuelEU regulation, which sets targets for the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of the energy used on a ship. 

Friederike Hesse, co-founder and ...