EU MRV reporting: monitoring plans, THETIS, verification

EU MRV for shipping companies: monitoring plans, per-voyage CO₂ reporting, THETIS-MRV submission and verification, explained from Regulation (EU) 2015/757.

EU MRV is Regulation (EU) 2015/757 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/957: the monitoring, reporting and verification of ship emissions on which the EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime are built. It applies to ships of 5 000 gross tonnage and above calling at ports under the jurisdiction of a Member State. Reg (EU) 2015/757 Reg (EU) 2023/957

The cycle runs from a monitoring plan assessed by the verifier, through per-voyage monitoring, to an annual emissions report verified by an accredited verifier and submitted by 31 March of the following year, with a document of compliance carried on board by 30 June. Reg (EU) 2015/757 · Arts 6–10 Reg (EU) 2015/757 · Arts 11–11a Reg (EU) 2015/757 · Arts 17–19

Everything is filed in THETIS-MRV, the system run by the European Maritime Safety Agency. The articles below cover the yearly cycle and what a monitoring plan must contain. Reg (EU) 2015/757 · Arts 6–10

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EU MRV

Monitoring, reporting and verification of ship CO₂ under Regulation (EU) 2015/757 and THETIS-MRV. · Reg (EU) 2015/757

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