In emissions trading, the responsibility lies with the shipowner or an ISM company authorised by the shipowner.
Marine transport emissions must be monitored, reported and verified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2023/957 of the European Parliament and Council (the so-called MRV Regulation).
This obligation to monitor and report emissions from ships and to participate in emissions trading applies to (1) Shipowners registered in Finland if they do not authorise an ISM company to manage the emissions trading of all their vessels on their behalf, (2) Those ISM companies registered in Finland that are not shipowners but which are responsible for the safety management systems of vessels and have been authorised by the shipowner to manage emissions trading on their behalf (under the Emissions Trading Act (1270/2023)) and (3) those shipping companies (shipowner or other) in accordance with the Emissions Trading Act which have not been registered in Finland but which are, under Article 3 g f of the Emissions Trading Directive (2003/87/EC) a responsibility of Traficom, which serves as the administering authority in Finland.
Information sent directly to Traficom:
- shipowner’s list of ships in accordance with the emissions trading system
OR
- authorisation specific to a ship provided by the owner to the ISM company
Monitoring plans and annual reports specific to a ship must be submitted to Traficom using the EU MRV Thetis system.
Information to be provided
Shipowner:
If the shipping company complying with the emissions trading obligations is the shipowner, the shipping company must submit to Traficom a document in accordance with Article 2 of the Commission Implementing Regulation containing a list of ships for which the owner has assumed responsibility for the emissions trading system obligations and whose emissions fall within the scope of the ETS Directive. The document must indicate the shipowner’s details (including Business ID), and vessel names and IMO numbers.
If the shipowner changes, the shipping company must send Traficom an updated document containing a corrected list of ships without delay. Documents must be emailed to kirjaamo@traficom.fi and ETS-maritime@traficom.fi .
Shipping company other than owner:
If the shipping company complying with the emissions trading obligations is not the owner of the vessel, this shipping company must submit to Traficom an authorisation referred to in Article 1 of the Commission Implementing Regulation.
An appropriately signed and binding authorisation is sent by post to Traficom’s registry office and a copy of it is sent to ETS-maritime@traficom.fi .
If the mandate document submitted by post is a copy, it must be certified as a true copy by a notary public or some other corresponding person defined by the shipping company’s administering authority. If the certified copy is issued outside of the Member State of the shipping company’s administering authority, the copy must be legalised.
Delivery addresses:
Documents submitted via email must be submitted to the following addresses: kirjaamo@traficom.fi and ETS-maritime@traficom.fi .
Documents submitted by post must be delivered to the Traficom Registry at the address:
Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto Traficom
Päästökauppa
PL 320
00059 TRAFICOM