Thanks for your question, Glenn! The voyage starts where the ship physically leaves from. Timbuktu would be difficult since there isn't a port there. But if a ship leaves from Shanghai and comes to Rotterdam, for example, then that is the complete voyage which counts. More information can be found on the website from the European Commission: climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/transport/reducing-emissions-shipping-sector/faq-maritime-transport-eu-emissions-trading-system-ets_en
voyages coming into the EU. where does the voyage start? timbuctoo or somewhere outside EU eg. a bunkering port just out of EU waters?
Thanks for your question, Glenn! The voyage starts where the ship physically leaves from. Timbuktu would be difficult since there isn't a port there. But if a ship leaves from Shanghai and comes to Rotterdam, for example, then that is the complete voyage which counts. More information can be found on the website from the European Commission: climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/transport/reducing-emissions-shipping-sector/faq-maritime-transport-eu-emissions-trading-system-ets_en