EU mrv

Answer

The EU MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) Regulation—officially Regulation (EU) 2015/757—is the mandatory regional environmental framework that requires ships calling at European Union/European Economic Area (EEA) ports to monitor, verify, and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and operational performance.

• Geographic Coverage:

  • 100% of emissions for voyages between two EU/EEA ports, as well as emissions generated while at berth in an EU/EEA port.

  • 50% of emissions for voyages starting or ending at an EU/EEA port (connecting to/from a non-EU port).

• Target Vessels:

  • Commercial Cargo & Passenger Vessels ≥5,000 GT (Mandatory since 2018).

  • General Cargo & Offshore Ships 400 to 4,999 GT (Reporting mandatory since January 1, 2025).

• Target Greenhouse Gases:

  • Carbon Dioxide (CO2​)

  • Methane (CH4​) and Nitrous Oxide (N2​O) (Mandatory monitoring added to mirror the EU ETS multi-gas expansion).

Shipowners must specify their chosen monitoring method(s) in an approved Monitoring Plan (MP):

• Method A: Bunker Fuel Delivery Notes (BDN) and periodic stock takes in fuel tanks.

• Method B: Bunker fuel tank monitoring (sounding/ultrasonic gauging).

• Method C: Flowmeters for cross-checking fuel usage across main/auxiliary consumers and boilers.

• Method D: Direct emissions measurements (continuous exhaust gas monitoring systems).

Monitoring Plan (MP) ➔ Daily Voyage Logging ➔ Independent Verification 
➔ THETIS-MRV Submission (by Mar 31) ➔ Document of Compliance Onboard (by Jun 30)

1. Monitoring Plan (MP): Submitted to an independent, EU-accredited verifier (e.g., DNV, ABS, LR, ClassNK). It details fuel monitoring methods, transport work calculations, CH4​/N2​O emission factors, and data quality control procedures.

2. Annual Emissions Report (ER): The shipping company logs voyage-by-voyage data and submits an aggregated annual Ship Emissions Report by March 31 of the following year via the THETIS-MRV database.

3. Company-Level Emissions Report (CER): By March 31, companies submit an aggregated company-level report summarizing verified emissions across their entire fleet operating in EU waters.

4. Document of Compliance (DoC): By June 30, every vessel operating in EU waters must carry a valid, verifier-issued DoC on board. Failure to present a valid DoC during Port State Control (PSC) inspections can result in vessel detention or an expulsion order from EU ports.