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FuelEU Pooling Market Participants & What You Should Consider
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
Oct 273 min read


Decarbonization Regulatory Panel: Navigating Compliance, Cost & Change
The regulatory landscape for shipping has never been more dynamic. Three major frameworks outlined below will likely dominate the...
Sep 283 min read


IMO Net Zero Framework: Which Regulatory Future Is Shipping Heading Into?
In mid-October, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will convene an extraordinary session of the Marine Environment Protection...
Sep 144 min read


Settlement Terms in Charter Party Agreements under FuelEU Maritime
FuelEU Maritime compliance brings new commercial challenges. While the regulation defines penalties and created a surplus trading market,...
Sep 74 min read


BetterSea Launches the World’s First FuelEU Index, Signaling a New Era of Transparency and Trading Confidence
BetterSea Launches the World’s First FuelEU Index, Signaling a New Era of Transparency and Trading Confidence
Aug 132 min read


Case Study XI: Bio30 Blend with MGO vs. HFO – Why Fuel Base Matters
As shipping companies explore the use of biofuels to meet FuelEU Maritime requirements, the question is no longer whether to blend but...
Jul 134 min read


Proof of Sustainability (PoS) and Proof of Compliance (PoC) under FuelEU Maritime and EU ETS
The FuelEU Maritime Regulation and the EU ETS both rely heavily on fuel-level data to determine compliance and reward the uptake of...
Jul 64 min read


Zero Emission Technologies At Berth and Their Impact on FuelEU Compliance
This newsletter series has previously outlined the Onshore Power Supply (OPS) requirement and benefits under FuelEU as also stipulated...
Jun 144 min read


Stephen Schueler Joins BetterSea as Strategic Advisor and Shareholder
Former Maersk Chief Commercial Officer Stephen Schueler Joins BetterSea as Strategic Advisor and Shareholder
Jun 102 min read
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