2026 compliance year
FuelEU Maritime and EU ETS reporting, automated
2026 is the year the two schemes bite together: the first FuelEU cycle is verified and settled, and the EU ETS phase-in reaches 100% with methane and nitrous oxide added. Full Ahead Maritime turns bunker delivery notes into a compliance balance, a penalty exposure and an allowance budget — on board, offline, with the arithmetic shown.
GHG intensity, computed leg by leg
Every bunker line is converted to in-scope energy using the FuelEU scope factors, then to well-to-wake gCO₂eq using default intensities you can override with certified values. The result is one number a verifier can retrace.
Money, not abstractions
The compliance balance is priced immediately: the Article 23 penalty with its consecutive-deficit multiplier, the EUA tonnage to surrender at 100% phase-in, and the euro total for the budget line.
Banking and pooling decisions
Surplus is expressed in tonnes CO₂eq so it can be banked forward or pooled against a deficit sister ship, with the avoided penalty priced — usually the cheapest compliance instrument available.
Report pack and CSV in one click
A printable pack for the DoC holder and a flat CSV with consistent headers for the verifier, the charterer's cost recovery and your own accounts.
What the 2026 cycle actually demands
| Obligation | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| EU ETS surrender share | 70% of verified emissions | 100% of verified emissions |
| Gases covered by EU ETS | CO₂ only | CO₂ plus CH₄ and N₂O |
| FuelEU GHG intensity limit | 89.34 gCO₂eq/MJ | 89.34 gCO₂eq/MJ, first cycle settled |
| FuelEU penalty multiplier | Not yet applicable | 1 + (n−1)/10 on consecutive deficits |
| Pooling and banking | Positions opened | Pools registered and balances closed |
Summary of Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 and Directive 2003/87/EC as amended. Always read the current consolidated text and your verifier's guidance before filing.
Where it sits in the platform
Emissions reporting is not a bolt-on. It reads the same vessel, voyage and evidence records that drive Predictive PMS and audit-ready compliance, so a proof of sustainability filed against a bunker is already in the evidence library when the verifier asks, and the fuel savings the platform finds show up directly as a smaller allowance bill.
What changes for FuelEU Maritime in 2026?
2025 was the first compliance year, and its balances are verified and settled during 2026 — the first time deficits turn into real invoices, surpluses become bankable assets and pools have to be registered. From the 2026 period onwards, a second consecutive deficit also attracts the 1 + (n−1)/10 penalty multiplier.
What changes for EU ETS in 2026?
The phase-in ends: 100% of verified in-scope emissions must be covered by allowances, against 70% for 2025 and 40% for 2024. Methane and nitrous oxide also enter the scheme for the 2026 reporting year, which matters most for LNG-fuelled ships with measurable slip.
How is the FuelEU penalty calculated?
Compliance balance = (limit − actual GHG intensity) × in-scope energy in MJ. Where the balance is negative, the penalty is |balance| ÷ (actual intensity × 41 000) × €2 400, multiplied by 1 + (n−1)/10 for consecutive deficit years.
Does the tool handle pooling and banking?
Yes. Surplus is shown in tonnes of CO2eq so it can be banked to the next period or pooled against a deficit vessel under Article 21, and the tool prices the penalty that pooling avoids.
Does this replace a verifier?
No. It produces a pre-verification report from your own bunker delivery notes and voyage scopes, in the same shape a verifier expects, so the verified figure holds no surprises. The legal obligation is still settled on emissions verified under EU MRV.
Does it work without a satellite link?
Yes. The calculation runs entirely on board in the browser, so the master and chief engineer can produce and print the report with the antenna blanked; it syncs when the link returns.