International associations of the shipping industry urge the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to amend the current carbon intensity indicator which is been defined to assess the environmental performance of ships. The reference is to the amendments to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) entered into force on November 1, 2022 under the to whom from January 1, 2023 it has become mandatory for ships calculate their Energy Efficiency Index Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and has become mandatory for ships to start collecting emissions data greenhouse gas they produce in order to define their carbon Annual Intensity Indicator (CII) and their CII rating.

In a statement signed today by BIMCO, CLIA, Intercargo, InterManager, International Chamber of Shipping and Intertanko, the six associations have highlighted that the evaluations of the CII indicator provided by flag States to the reveal the inadequacy of this measure and underline the need to work on a measure that is "accurate, and implemented in a way that fully reflects the intent of the IMO Strategy for the Global Fleet of Ships commercial ". "To achieve the purposes of the IMO - observed associations - the CII system needs to reflect the actual assessment of the efficiency of each ship. A tool valid for all, as the CII is currently conceived - have specified the associations - has intrinsic defects that contrast with the intended purpose of supporting our municipality Greenhouse gas emissions reduction target in the sector maritime".

Referring to the 81st Session of Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the IMO held last March ( of 25 March 2024), the six associations recalled that the Committee "He publicly acknowledged the important concerns raised by IMO Member States and industry, recognising "shortcomings and unintended consequences of the CII mechanism and the general agreement that these concerns should be fully considered and addressed during the review process of the CII". The IMO MEPC - the associations specified - also noted that CII ratings that may be inaccurate or misleading could lead to unintended negative consequences for certain vessels, in particular with regard to decisions taken from the financial, insurance, rental, of intermediation and the port sector".

Therefore urging the IMO to amend the current CII measure and recalling that the International Maritime Organization has already received 78 proposals requesting changes to the CII indicator presented by all shipping sectors, the associations also asked "those who consider the CII rating as a potential for future decision-making to work on close contact with shipowners and managers of flag to determine, before making decisions, whether the rating CII accurately reflects the environmental performance of a ship. We also ask public administrations, States to flag, ports and landings to recognize that the current CII system has inherent shortcomings recognised by the IMO and may not accurately reflect actual performance of ships".

The six associations concluded by specifying that they wait with Looking forward to the start of the Carbon overhaul procedure Intensity Indicator at the MEPC session of the next September, a process that will continue until the end of the year.