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    FuelEU Pooling Service

    Fuel EU Maritime compliance advisory and implementation support for shipowners and operators.

    We deliver cost-efficient compliance through pooling, advanced fuels and tailored commercial solutions — managed end-to-end with full support from Tecway Maritime.

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    Fuel EU Overview

    From 2025 onwards, Fuel EU Maritime applies to most vessels above 5,000 GT calling at EU ports — including N₂O and CH₄ — and is based on a progressive GHG intensity reduction trajectory, starting at 2% in 2025. The non-compliance fine is set at 2,400 EUR / t-VLSFO equivalent (≈ 640 EUR / tCO₂) for excess GHG intensity.

    Compliance Status

    Overcompliant

    Vessels with a lower carbon intensity than required — generating surplus units that can be monetised through pooling.

    Compliant

    Yearly carbon intensity meets the regulation. No penalty exposure, no surplus generated.

    Undercompliant

    Carbon intensity is too high. Operators must offset deficits via pooling, advanced fuels, or pay the penalty.

    Compliance Routes

    For most companies, Fuel EU pooling presents the most cost-effective — and most admin-light — path to compliance.

    Recommended

    Pooling

    ≈ 60% discount to penalty

    Match surplus and deficit vessels in a managed pool to reduce compliance costs to below 40% of the equivalent penalty exposure. Currently the most cost-effective and admin-light path.

    Utilising Advanced Fuels

    ≈ 260 EUR / tCO₂eq premium

    Cheapest switching premium from Gasoil to UCOME, excluding additional technical, operational and logistical costs of bunkering and onboard handling.

    Paying the Penalty

    640 EUR / tCO₂eq

    Statutory Fuel EU penalty for excess GHG intensity. If non-compliance continues into 2026, a 10% surcharge is added to the original penalty.

    How We Help with Pooling

    Utilising Pooling

    1. 1Calculate your compliance balance — our team supports the calculation, including forecasts of requirements.
    2. 2Match surplus with deficit — we connect surplus-generating companies with deficit-generating companies to create a pool, generating additional revenue for surplus parties and reducing the penalty exposure for deficit parties.
    3. 3Manage and track — we manage the pool, track compliance, and assist with registering your vessels in the pool, or use the infrastructure of pooling partners.

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    Contact Us

    Tecway Maritime Technology Limited

    Units 9 & 10, 25/F., Peninsula Tower538 Castle Peak Road, Cheung Sha WanKowloon, Hong Kong S.A.R.

    Tel: +852 3543 1912

    info@tecwayintl.com

    Agency Territory: Mainland China, Hong Kong