How to digest the IMO’s alphabet soup of rules

Shipping analysts, struggling to cut through the CII fog, are critical of short-term impacts, but ultimately expect owners, charterers and regulators to adjust

21 October 2022 10:26 GMT Updated 21 October 2022 11:09 GMT

By Harry Papachristou

in Athens

Shipping always was fertile ground for smart number crunchers and data model builders.

But the introduction of the International Maritime Organization’s Carbon Intensity Indicator and Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Design Index lifts the game to a whole new level.