Fuel EU – or why one and one doesn’t always equal two.

Fuel EU – or why one and one doesn’t always equal two.

The question came up yesterday after my presentation at the maritime business breakfast on Fuel EU: “You said you shouldn’t simply add up Fuel EU penalties for individual months. But I recently heard that you can easily. So what’s the point?” Anyone who has to settle Fuel EU penalties monthly may encounter a strange effect in the medium term: If you calculate the penalties for individual months of a year and add them up, you get a different result than if you settle all months together at once. That sounds like rounding or calculation errors at first, but that’s not…

Fleettracker to provide event- and BDN-based reporting for DNV Emission Connect

Fleettracker to provide event- and BDN-based reporting for DNV Emission Connect

It’s a bit like a launch of a new vessel. The hull is fully painted, the ship’s superstructure is in place, the engine is installed. The ship is in the water, all good. But before it can get underway, the ship goes to the quay, and now the 1,000 little details that are essential for daily operations still need to be taken care of. Over the past few months, we’ve been working hard to take Fleettracker to the next level, addressing the various regulations surrounding CO2 and greenhouse gases. We’ve implemented new, event-based reporting, mapped the new bunker management system…

What Fuel EU penalty can you expect?

What Fuel EU penalty can you expect?

What Fuel EU penalty will it cost you in shipping if you leave things as they are? We did a little calculation. What would the fine cost be if you simply continued operating a ship with Marine Gas Oil (MGO) in European waters for the next 25 years? For those of you who aren’t familiar with the topic: Since the beginning of this year, seagoing ships have had to either use less climate-damaging bunker when calling at European ports or pay a fine. The formula for calculating the amount of the penalties is set out in EU Regulation 2023/1805. The…

Fleettracker supports BDN-based reporting

Fleettracker supports BDN-based reporting

Admittedly, we’ve been a bit quiet over the last few weeks. But we were busy. Fleettracker now supports BDN-based reporting for Fuel EU Maritime. And implementing that wasn’t as easy as originally thought. We did it – thank you, team! For those of you who deal with Fuel EU on a daily basis in the shipping company, this is nothing new. BDN stands for Bunker Delivery Note and means the paper that documents which fuel has been bunkered on board. In the past, this was usually more of a receipt. In the future, the BDN is actually a crucial document…

EU MRV reporting for ships < 5000 GT – are you prepared?

EU MRV reporting for ships < 5000 GT – are you prepared?

It will start next year. General cargo ships with 400 – 5000 gross tonnage will then begin to report greenhouse gas emissions as soon as they call at at least one port within the European Union. What has been in place for larger ships for several years now also applies to coasters by 2025. In theory, it is very easy to calculate the emission quantities to be reported: calls from outside the EU to the EU (and vice versa) are calculated at 50% of the emissions generated, passages within the EU at 100%. However, ports in which no loading operations…

Fuel EU reporting – why spread sheets are no longer a good idea

Fuel EU reporting – why spread sheets are no longer a good idea

The phone call was really nice and pleasant. The guy sounded quite experienced and knew the subject. But when I asked him about the topic of reporting software for emissions, he said laconically: “You know, we do it with Excel. We can handle that. We don’t need any extra software for this.” Since 2018, seagoing ships have had to report their CO2 emissions as soon as they call at European ports. Since the beginning of this year, shipping has had to purchase pollution rights (so-called EUAs) for the emissions of their ships. So, CO2 costs money. Now, Fuel EU Maritime…

Regulations are somehow fascinating…

Regulations are somehow fascinating…

We at Herberg Systems are currently working our way through the ups and downs of the Fuel EU Maritime Regulation (2023/1805). Now regulations are not necessarily my passion. With the help of various rules and exceptions, the legislature is trying to somehow manage the balancing act between the desired goal (Green EU) and reality (shipping without emissions is not possible (yet), but without shipping there is no economy). It’s summer and vacation time, so maybe we should have a more relaxed approach? If you looked at the whole thing as a novel or screenplay, something like this would come out:…

VesselReport – the new Daily Report!

VesselReport – the new Daily Report!

How much time have you been spending in improving data quality when it comes to Fuel EU, MRV and IMO DCS? Are you happy with what you achieve every day? If you … we should talk. We are doing something new – especially for you, guys! Our goal: We guide shipping companies to 100% data quality and future compliance for Fuel EU, MRV, IMO/DCS and CII. We are looking for emission managers and data quality experts in shipping who would like to do better in future. Checkout www.vessel.report and learn more. We will start soon!

Innovative Algorithmen in der Schifffahrt und Logistik – Wie automatisierte Texterkennung oder Quantencomputing operative Prozesse verändern werden

Innovative Algorithmen in der Schifffahrt und Logistik – Wie automatisierte Texterkennung oder Quantencomputing operative Prozesse verändern werden

Datum: Dienstag, 23. April 2024 von 09:00 bis 11:00 UhrOrt: Business Club Hamburg, Elbchaussee 43, 22765 Hamburg Heutzutage gibt es unzählige innovative Technologien, um Prozesse zu digitalisieren, zu automatisieren und zu optimieren. Doch wie genau kann ein Unternehmen von diesen Entwicklungen profitieren und gleichzeitig aktuellen Trends wie Personalmangel und steigenden Energiekosten entgegenwirken? Jan Herberg von Herberg Systems und Kilian Foth von Lang.Tec zeigen anhand des Erfahrungsberichts eines Schifffahrtsunternehmen wie Sie von diesen Entwicklungen profitieren und gleichzeitig aktuellen Trends wie Personalmangel und steigenden Energiekosten entgegenwirken können. Die beiden Unternehmen stellen eine Lösung für die Nutzung von Algorithmen vor, um den Inhalt…

EU ETS Three Months In: Lessons Learned – Webinar

EU ETS Three Months In: Lessons Learned – Webinar

Webinar on Thursday, 14 March 15:00 – 16:00 CET First-hand experience from the first three months into maritime ETS. Join our webinar. Since January 2024, shipowners must surrender EU allowances for every ton of MRV-verified CO2 emissions to adhere to the EU ETS. This has far-reaching implications for shipping companies, demanding a keen understanding and efficient management of the system to ensure compliance. Join us for an insightful webinar where we explore the practical lessons learned in the first three months since the implementation of the EU ETS for the maritime sector. Featuring expert insights from Fleettracker, Swiss Climate, and…