Emissions expansion

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme will extend to maritime companies on 1 July 2026, adding to an already intense regulatory burden for owners, operators and chartering teams. With many companies still managing FuelEU administration, reporting deadlines, verifier submissions and wider decarbonisation compliance requirements, maritime emissions compliance provider EmissionLink has said there is a real risk that UK ETS preparations could slip down the priority list, cautioning against treating UK ETS as simply a smaller or more localised version of EU ETS. While there are similarities, UK ETS is a separate regime with its own timeline, administration and commercial implications.