BetterSea and OceanOpt Partner to Deliver Standardized FuelEU Pooling to Global Shipping Clients
- Gordana Ilic
- Apr 28
- 2 min read
April 28, 2025 – BetterSea, provider of a leading FuelEU compliance plaform and marketplace, and OceanOpt, a specialised emissions management service company, today announced a strategic partnership that integrates BetterSea’s FuelEU Pooling Marketplace directly into the OceanOpt emissions management platform. The collaboration will bring seamless access to FuelEU pooling capabilities to all clients of OceanOpt, BSM, and MariApps, significantly accelerating FuelEU compliance at scale.
The integration provides OceanOpt users with native access to BetterSea’s industry-leading pooling marketplace — complete with standardized legal and financial frameworks — without leaving their existing software environment. This enables end-to-end execution of FuelEU pooling transactions inside a platform already trusted for emissions tracking and decarbonization planning.
In turn, the partnership expands BetterSea’s marketplace with a meaningful influx of new participants. The addition of OceanOpt, BSM, and MariApps clients adds hundreds of vessels and operators to the platform — further boosting market liquidity and creating greater value for all participants.
The partnership also extends the availability of OceanOpt’s advisory solutions to BetterSea users, providing tailored FuelEU strategies, risk analysis, and decision support from within the product experience.
Delivering Tangible Value to Clients
For OceanOpt, BSM & MariApps clients:
Embedded access to BetterSea’s FuelEU Pooling Marketplace via the OceanOpt interface.
A full legal and financial framework for executing FuelEU pooling transactions.
Instant exposure to all participating vessels on BetterSea’s marketplace.
For BetterSea clients:
An increase in marketplace liquidity through the addition of OceanOpt's client base.
Integrated access to OceanOpt’s advisory solutions for strategic support.
Executive Quotes
“Our clients needed a way to operationalize FuelEU pooling without having to bolt on more tools. By integrating BetterSea’s marketplace, we’ve delivered that — bringing the market to them, inside the OceanOpt platform.”
– Anil Jacob, Managing Director, OceanOpt
“This partnership adds hundreds of ships and top-tier operators and additional expertise to our platform. It strengthens our core promise: to make FuelEU pooling transparent, accessible, and standardized for everyone involved.”
– Maximilian Schroer, Co-CEO, BetterSea
Aligning on a Shared Vision
The FuelEU Maritime regulation demands more than brokerage — it requires a platform for alignment, action, collaboration, and de-risked decision-making. Through this partnership, BetterSea and OceanOpt are delivering a unified, intelligent, and trusted path to FuelEU compliance for shipowners, operators, and charterers alike.
Together, the companies are making FuelEU simple — at scale, with confidence, and without complexity.
Media Contact:
Dr. Gordana Ilic
Co-Founder, BetterSea
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