EU ETS calculator for shipping
Work out how many EU allowances (EUAs) a ship must surrender for its voyages to, from and between EU/EEA ports, and what they cost. Enter the fuel burnt at sea and at berth, as reported under EU MRV.
EU ETS cost by route
Pick a route to estimate the cost from the sea distance and your ship's daily consumption.
- Shanghai to Rotterdam — 50%
- Singapore to Rotterdam — 50%
- Shanghai to Antwerp-Bruges — 50%
- Ningbo-Zhoushan to Rotterdam — 50%
- Singapore to Antwerp-Bruges — 50%
- Shenzhen (Yantian) to Rotterdam — 50%
- Ningbo-Zhoushan to Antwerp-Bruges — 50%
- Qingdao to Rotterdam — 50%
- Shenzhen (Yantian) to Antwerp-Bruges — 50%
- Guangzhou to Rotterdam — 50%
- Qingdao to Antwerp-Bruges — 50%
- Busan to Rotterdam — 50%
- Guangzhou to Antwerp-Bruges — 50%
- Tianjin to Rotterdam — 50%
- Busan to Antwerp-Bruges — 50%
- Jebel Ali to Rotterdam — 50%
How the EU ETS applies to shipping
- Scope: cargo and passenger ships of 5,000 GT and above (offshore ships of 5,000 GT and above from 2027). Norway and Iceland apply the system as EEA members.
- Coverage (Directive 2003/87/EC Art. 3ga): 100% of emissions on voyages between EU/EEA ports of call and while at berth in them; 50% on voyages between an EU/EEA port and a port outside. Stops only for bunkering, supplies, crew changes, repairs or shelter are not ports of call, and neither is a container ship's stop at Tanger Med or East Port Said (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2297).
- Emissions = fuel mass × emission factor for each gas (MRV Regulation (EU) 2015/757 Annex I, as amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2776). From 2026 methane and nitrous oxide count too, at GWP 28 and 265 (Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1044).
- Phase-in (Art. 3gb): the share of in-scope emissions to surrender rises to 100%. Ships with ice class IA or IA Super may surrender 5% fewer allowances until 2030 (Art. 12(3-e)).
- Cost = allowances × EUA price. Allowances for one year's emissions are surrendered by 30 September of the following year.
Phase-in
| Emission year | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 onward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allowances to surrender | 40% | 70% | 100% |
| Gases | CO₂ | CO₂ | CO₂, CH₄, N₂O |
Default emission factors (t per t of fuel)
| Fuel | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O |
|---|---|---|---|
| HFO (ISO 8217 RME–RMK) | 3.114 | 0.00005 | 0.00018 |
| LFO (ISO 8217 RMA–RMD) | 3.151 | 0.00005 | 0.00018 |
| MDO / MGO (ISO 8217 DMX–DMB) | 3.206 | 0.00005 | 0.00018 |
| LNG | 2.750 | 0 | 0.00011 |
| LPG (butane) | 3.030 | 0.00005 | 0.00018 |
| LPG (propane) | 3.000 | 0.00005 | 0.00018 |
| Methanol (fossil) | 1.375 | 0.00005 | 0.00018 |
LPG and methanol CH₄ / N₂O: the MRV table says "to be measured"; its rule is to use the highest default of the fossil fuel class, which is what this calculator does. LNG methane slip (share of LNG not burnt, counted as CH₄): LNG Otto, dual fuel medium speed 3.1%; LNG Otto, dual fuel slow speed 1.7%; LNG Diesel, dual fuel slow speed 0.2%; Lean-burn spark-ignited (LBSI) 2.6%.
What this calculator leaves out
Biofuels, e-fuels and other fuels with their own emission factors; temporary exemptions for voyages to outermost regions, small islands and public service routes; offshore ships; and direct emission measurement. The default EUA price is 84.46 €/t from 2026-10-06; enter your own.