ClassNK has released a new feature related to FuelEU Maritime for its GHG Emissions Management Tool, ‘ClassNK ZETA (Zero Emission Transition Accelerator)’.
Other new enhancements include improved usability and ease of use. ClassNK ZETA is a tool for visualising GHG emissions / CII ratings of ships and supporting management of EU-ETS and is used onboard over 5,500 ships.
The following new features will assist users in FuelEU Maritime compliance, starting from 2025.
- Users can monitor fuel oil consumption, energy used, GHG emissions, GHG intensity, etc. for the entire fleet and individual ships which are subject to FuelEU Maritime.
- Users can check surplus/deficit of compliance balance and manage banking, borrowing, pooling.
Further, ClassNK plans to add a feature to optimise fleet compliance balance using banking, borrowing, pooling.
As part of this update, ClassNK has made major usability improvements, involving consolidation of features and improvements in usability and visibility which are intended to make the tool more familiar and convenient to use.
ClassNK ZETA is part of the ClassNK Transition Support Services, which are designed to support customers’ smooth transition to zero-emission operation.
Detailed information and the application for use are available here.
Image: ClassNK ZETA Fuel EU Maritime screen (source: ClassNK/JLA)