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…

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…

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…

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…

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!

Still unhappy with your data quality for EU ETS? We can solve this now. Let’s meet at the Posidonia 2024 in Athens and exchange experiences! The data keyed in by the crew on board every day are not perfect, still. Typos, crew changes, misunderstandings, defect sensors, sometimes laziness – there are many reasons why the data quality of ship-shore reporting is causing many working hours and some headache in the shipping company. Not each vessel is equipped with well-calibrated and maintained fuel meter, and even if so, you have to control the reported data on a daily basis. Next, you…

We are very happy to be part of the Breakbulk Europe fair again! Hall 2, same place, just drop by for a coffee! BreakBulk Europe is belonging to the largest events in the world for our industry and attracts ocean carriers, forwarders, ports/terminals, heavy haulers, equipment companies and more. The networking for new business is exceptional. So – what we are showing? Off course, we will present our Voyage Management Solution CharterWorks. This tool addresses the needs of small and medium size commercial operators who don’t have the resources for introducing comprehensive software suites but need a modern, easy to…

Herberg Systems and Marine Traffic/ Kpler are pleased to announce they have entered into a sales partnership, combining Herberg’s long-lasting experience in developing and selling software products to the Northern European shipping market with Kpler’s powerful software suite Marine Traffic Inbox. Herberg Systems is a German software manufacturer located in Hamburg and digitization specialist for the maritime industry. Kpler is setting the standard in data and analytics for global trade and offers data services and software products. “Marine Traffic Inbox from Kpler is the ideal extension for our product portfolio, especially for our Voyage Management System CharterWorks”, explains Jan Herberg,…

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…

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…