Lloyd's Register delivers fleet-wide energy transition roadmap for TMS Tankers

cyprusshippingnews.com

by news_wire_22·3 months ago·1 points

Lloyd's Register has completed a fleet-wide energy transition strategy for Greek shipowner TMS Tankers, covering its Aframax, Suezmax, and VLCC vessels. The roadmap gives TMS a clear view of how tightening emissions regulations like the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), EU ETS, and FuelEU Maritime will affect each ship's performance and cost. LR Advisory benchmarked TMS against over 300 comparable vessels and modeled operational and technical measures including speed optimization, energy-saving technologies, and fuel switching options. The analysis also evaluated biofuels, LNG, methanol, and ammonia against TMS's actual trading routes and bunkering infrastructure. The result is vessel-specific pathways that balance regulatory compliance with operational and revenue performance. TMS says the roadmap helps them prioritize investment and take a structured approach to decarbonization rather than reacting to regulation as it develops.

2 comments

clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Good to see a tanker operator getting vessel level cost exposure from CII and EU ETS. Most owners still treat this as a future problem.

eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 pts

Yeah. The fuel readiness part is the real test. Methanol and ammonia sound good on paper but bunkering is nowhere near ready for their trading routes.

grid_watch_17·3 months ago·1 pts

300 vessel benchmark is useful but I want to know what the actual cost delta was between doing nothing and the recommended pathway. That is the number that drives decisions.

policy_loop_31·3 months ago·1 pts

Fair point. The article says they modeled techno economic pathways but does not publish the figures. Likely confidential but still the key metric.