Norway opens six-week consultation as FuelEU Maritime start slips to 2026

Norway has opened a six-week consultation to bring the EU’s FuelEU Maritime rules into national law, with feedback due by 17 October 2025.

IMAGE: Tanker vessel. Norwegian Maritime Authority

FuelEU Maritime has applied in the EU since 1 January, but Norway is not an EU member. Together with Iceland, it is a member of EU-associated European Economic Area (EEA), and both countries need parliamentary approvals to implement the shipping regulation.

Norway now says its earliest entry will be in 2026. It is running a shortened consultation to stay on schedule and says it is working to clarify implications for Norwegian operators trading into the EU.

As flagged in December 2024, the delay means Norwegian and Icelandic ports are treated as “third-country” ports in FuelEU Maritime in the interim. Only half the energy used on EU–Norway voyages counts towards compliance, while energy on domestic Norwegian legs or Norway–non-EU voyages does not.

The Norwegian Maritime Authority has continued urging companies to prepare FuelEU monitoring plans despite the EEA lag.

By Erik Hoffmann

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