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As regulatory obligations under FuelEU Maritime begin to settle into market practice, maritime lawyers and shipowners face new challenges: crafting robust S&P contracts for ships that safeguard from unexpected regulatory and commercial liability. While our previous newsletter addressed the general compliance responsibilities of buyers and sellers ( “Selling and Buying Ships Under FuelEU Maritime” ), this edition moves beyond theory and provides actionable legal guidance for d

Each week, more stakeholders enter the FuelEU Maritime pooling market, and with it comes growing uncertainty about what can and should be traded. One recurring misconception is the idea of trading only “already generated surplus.” While it seems like a cautious approach to not buy something that doesn't exist yet, it overlooks the annual nature of FuelEU Maritime compliance. FuelEU Calculations & Annual Energy Consumption FuelEU Maritime does not measure compliance at any sin

As the first FuelEU Maritime compliance cycle progresses, the surplus market has expanded rapidly. What began as a maritime compliance instrument has evolved into a traded commodity, and in doing so, it has attracted far more participants than the regulation or its creators appear to have anticipated. FuelEU pooling rights and who holds them The regulation assigns the compliance responsibility and as such the right to pool to the ISM company. However, contractual arrangements

The regulatory landscape for shipping has never been more dynamic. Three major frameworks outlined below will likely dominate the...

FuelEU Maritime compliance brings new commercial challenges. While the regulation defines penalties and created a surplus trading market,...

The FuelEU Maritime Regulation introduces additional complexity in both charters as well as SHIPMAN contracts. With BIMCO’s recently...

The upcoming FuelEU Maritime regulation goes beyond just data recording and reporting. It requires an overarching multi-faceted approach...

The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), one of the world's largest international shipping associations representing ship...