As the maritime industry faces the enforcement of the FuelEU regulation now, shipping companies are facing significant challenges in understanding and reporting environmental performance. FuelEU brings stricter requirements on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency, compelling vessel owners, operators, and managers operating in EU waters to find effective ways to comply without incurring penalties.

For many, the most viable strategy for reducing emissions and mitigating the cost of emissions penalties is to achieve cumulative efficiency gains by optimising vessel operations. Wärtsilä’s new EU Emissions Compliance module within its Fleet Optimisation Solution (FOS) platform offers a practical solution for the management of incoming regulations. Through leveraging real data, the module enables users to simulate FuelEU compliance for their vessel, giving them the opportunity to optimise their position. Users can explore all the different – and most cost-effective – possibilities for vessel compliance, ranging anywhere from the use of alternative fuels, to applying energy saving technologies to potential options for pooling vessels under the regulatory regime.

According to Kay Dausendschoen, Head of Product - Optimisation, Voyage Services, Wärtsilä Marine, the new module update in FOS is a game-changer for maritime operators facing stringent new regulations.