News / New carbon emissions index claimed to put IMO metric to shame

Following discontent with the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) and Energy Efficiency Existing Ships Index (EEXI) calculations, due to enter force in January, Xeneta and partner Marine Benchmark have devised a carbon emissions index (CEI) it believes is the true metric by which shipping should be benchmarking its performance.

The main misgiving about the IMO’s CII system is that it takes into account box capacity when efficiency calculations are made, but not the actual cargo carried by a vessel. This means ...