According to IMO, the 82nd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) (30 September to 4 October 2024) approved, in principle, the summary of the fuel oil consumption data submitted to the IMO data collection system (DCS) for 2023. Since 2019, ships of 5,000 gross tonnes (GT) and above (which produce approximately 85% of the total CO2 emissions from international shipping) are required to collect consumption data for each type of fuel oil they use as well as other specified information. This data helps to inform the development of measures to reduce GHG emissions from ships, including calculating ships’ operational carbon intensity (CII).
In 2023, data was reported by 28,620 ships with a combined gross tonnage of 1,301 million GT and by 105 Administrations out of 135 possible. The data showed that total fuel used by these ships was slightly less in 2023 (211 million tonnes) compared to 2022 (213 million tonnes).
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In addition, 93.52% of the fuel used in 2023 was either Heavy Fuel Oil, Light Fuel Oil or Diesel/Gas Oil (compared to 94.65% for 2022). Fuels that are not in those categories represent 6.48% of the fuel used in 2023 (compared to 5.35% in 2022).
Source: Safety4Sea
