Expansion of the UK-ETS to the shipping Sector (2nd Report) Tec No.:TEC- 1376 (200kb) Contact:Green Certification Department Issued:20 May 2026 As announced in ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-1371 (issued on 16 December 2025), the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK-ETS) will be expanded to include the shipping sector, starting on 1 July 2026. The legislation expanding the scope of the UK-ETS to include the shipping sector - "The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 (Statutory Instruments 2026 No. 392)" (hereinafter the "UK-ETS Regulation") - has now been officially published and will enter into force on 1 July 2026, as scheduled. Prior to the entry into force of this legislation, the existing UK monitoring, reporting and verification of CO2 emissions regime from UK-related voyages (hereinafter "former UK-MRV Regulation") was revoked