April ESI scores published

The latest scores of the IAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI) project were published on 1 April. The number of vessels increased again, but the number of vessels with an ESI score above 20 decreased for the first time. This is related to the introduction of the global sulphur cap on 1 January this year. Many vessels were bunkering so-called ‘mid fuel’ (fuel with a sulphur content between 0.5 and 0.1 %) in the fourth quarter of 2019 in order to be compliant. Due to the mechanics of the ESI formula, this decreased the SOx sub-points significantly. Although the SOx formula has meanwhile been adapted for 2020, the new mid fuel bunkered by vessels is close to the legal limit, which explains why also in 2020 a lower SOx sub-score is expected than in the past.

More information on the ESI project can be found on the WPSP website.

 

ESI Scores Grafic 01 04 2020.pptx

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