Lloyd’s Register announced updates regarding exemptions under the FuelEU Maritime regulation, effective until December 31, 2029. Article 2 (points 3 to 6) of the regulation outlines these exemptions regarding specific routes and ports, as well as stays within ports of call, in respect of the energy used.
The key exemptions are in respect of energy used by:
- Article 2(3)
Passenger ships (other than cruise passenger ships) travelling between ports of call located on an island with fewer than 200,000 permanent residents within a Member State, as well as energy used during their stay at that port of call. - Article 2(4)
Ships travelling between a port of call located in an outermost region and another port of call in an outermost region, as well as energy used during stays at those ports. - Article 2(6)
Passenger ships providing maritime transport services under certain public service obligations or public service contracts on specific routes between mainland and island ports (also including the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla) may also be exempted.
Spain, France, Portugal, Croatia and Cyprus
Additionally to those mentioned in Class News 31/2024, the European Commission has now issued the lists of exemptions notified to it by Spain, France and Portugal for certain ports, islands, passenger ships and outermost regions in accordance with Articles 2(3), 2(4) and 2(6) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1805.
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Source: Lloyd’s Register
