Environmental Ship Index ESI

THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF ESI:

ESI

• is a voluntary system designed to improve the environmental performance of sea going vessels;
• is an instrument to visualize the environmental performance of ships regarding air pollutants and CO₂;
• will only do so for ships that perform over and above current international legislation (IMO);
• takes the NOx and SOx emissions directly into account and rewards documentation and management of energy efficiency; PM10 is indirectly included because of its strong relationship to SO_x;
• can be applied to all types of seagoing ships;
• is easy to establish and to obtain for such ships;
• is simple in approach and presentation;
• is free of charge for ship owners.