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Environmental Ship Index (ESI)

Voluntary NOx, SOx, CO₂ and OPS performance index used by 50+ ports worldwide to award port-fee rebates. Score 0–100; most ports offer rebates above 30 and premium rebates above 50.

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

ESI=0.35NOxavg+30(1s/0.5)+EEDI bonus+OPS bonus\text{ESI} = 0.35 \cdot \text{NO}_x^\text{avg} + 30 \cdot (1 - s / 0.5) + \text{EEDI bonus} + \text{OPS bonus}
SymbolMeaningUnit
NOxavg\text{NO}_x^\text{avg}Average NOx reduction below Tier II baseline, ME + AE%
ssActual bunker sulphur content% m/m
EEDIbonusEEDI bonusPoints for over-performance vs Required EEDI (capped 20)
OPSbonusOPS bonusUp to 5 points for cold-ironing capability and use

Source: Environmental Ship Index - *environmentalshipindex.org*; World Ports Climate Initiative

In short

Compute a ship's Environmental Ship Index score for NOx, SOx, CO₂ and shore-power performance - port-fee rebate qualifier.

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