With frustration among shipping players rising, only a few weeks after the Carbon Intensity Index (CII) was introduced, ideas on how best to revise it in 2026 are already making the rounds.

Trafigura’s global head of wet freight, Andrea Olivi, weighed in to the debate on Thursday, arguing that the index should be based on the Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) rather than on the Annual Efficiency Rate (AER) used currently.