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Entitlement, FuelEU Database access, and the real bottleneck under FuelEU Maritime
FuelEU Maritime is now transitioning from a phase of preparation into one of execution. Over the first compliance year, market participants have developed compliance strategies based on assumptions. Surplus positions were modelled, pooling arrangements were structured, and commercial transactions were entered into on the expectation that these structures would translate into regulatory outcomes once the FuelEU Database and its operational framework became operational. With th
Mar 225 min read


Reporting Pools in the FuelEU Database
FuelEU Maritime allows pooling as one of its flexibility mechanisms. Under Article 21 of the Regulation, companies may group vessels in a pool to reallocate compliance balances, provided the pool satisfies the regulatory conditions on surplus/deficit allocation and total positive balance (see previous newsletter ). In April of the year following the reporting period (for the first time April 2026), pools and their allocations must be recorded in the Official FuelEU Database a
Jan 173 min read


A FuelEU Maritime Controversy: Compliance Mechanisms & EMSA's Interpretation
PLEASE VISIT OUR NEW NEWSLETTER ON THE MOST RECENT UNDERSTANDING OF POOLING UNDER FuelEU MARITIME!! On May 26 this year, we published our...
Oct 21, 20247 min read
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