by Nikolay Georgiev Nihrizov, Head of Weather Advisory Services, ZeroNorth

The EU's Emissions Trading System will likely result in shipping companies directly passing the costs on to charterers.

Meeting the requirements of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) won't be simple because a vessel's ongoing emissions performance will depend on operational factors such as how fast it sails, external factors like weather and tide conditions, as well as its technical capabilities for reducing the footprint.

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