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FuelEUFuelEU PoolingOPX
2 min read

OceanScore Pool-Price Index Market Commentary: February 2026

After compliance balances were closed at year-end, additional 2025 surplus volumes were released to the market in January. This increase in available supply led to a temporary easing of pooling prices, with OPX dropping to €213 per ton of CO₂e.…

Damla Hasenclever
February 6, 2026
3 min read

FuelEU Maritime Forecasting: Managing Compliance Exposure Before It Becomes a Cost

FuelEU Maritime exposure develops continuously throughout the year. This article explains how compliance forecasting helps shipping companies manage cost, risk,…

Filip Lakomik
January 30, 2026
3 min read

EU ETS and FuelEU Compliance: The Hidden Risk of Manual Invoicing

Manual invoicing under EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime can quietly block cost recovery. See how one Greek owner-manager safeguarded €2–3…

Filip Lakomik
January 21, 2026
FuelEUFuelEU PoolingOPX
2 min read

OceanScore Pool-Price Index Market Commentary: January 2026

FuelEU pooling prices declined in January 2026 as surplus volumes increased following completion of the first compliance period. OceanScore’s OPX…

Filip Lakomik
January 13, 2026
3 min read

EU ETS and FuelEU Compliance Risk When Compliance Depends on One Person

When EU ETS and FuelEU compliance depends on a single individual, commercial risk increases quickly. This real case from a…

Filip Lakomik
January 12, 2026
3 min read

EU ETS and FuelEU Compliance: How One Ship Manager Regained Commercial Control

EU ETS and FuelEU compliance is no longer a side process. For shipping companies, it now directly affects cash flow,…

Filip Lakomik
January 5, 2026
4 min read

Maritime Compliance in 2026: What Commercial and Technical Teams Need to Prepare For

2026 will be a decisive year for maritime compliance. As FuelEU Maritime completes its first compliance cycle, EU ETS reaches…

Filip Lakomik
January 5, 2026
FuelEUFuelEU PoolingOPX
2 min read

OceanScore Pool-Price Index Market Commentary: December 2025

With the ability to generate additional surplus limited by the approaching year-end, and demand picking up, prices for pooling edged…

Filip Lakomik
December 8, 2025
3 min read

UK ETS Maritime: Preparing for a Confirmed 1 July 2026 Start

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) for maritime is now confirmed to launch on 1 July 2026, introducing new…

Filip Lakomik
December 1, 2025
3 min read

EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime: Challenges and Opportunities for Asian Shipping

Asian shipowners face unique challenges as EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime take full effect. Fewer European voyages, complex Union Registry…

Filip Lakomik
November 26, 2025
FuelEUFuelEU Pooling
2 min read

FuelEU Maritime Charterer Pooling: Will Your Charterer Pool?

As the first FuelEU Maritime compliance year comes to a close, the reality of pooling is taking shape. Based on…

Filip Lakomik
November 12, 2025
FuelEUFuelEU PoolingOPX
1 min read

OceanScore Pool-Price Index Market Commentary: November 2025

With the ability to generate additional surplus limited by the approaching year-end, and demand picking up, prices for pooling edged…

Albrecht Grell
November 6, 2025
imomaritime regulationMEPC
2 min read

OceanScore’s commentary on MEPC ES and IMO NZF

The IMO’s Net Zero Framework is effectively dead, and the broader role of the MEPC is now in question. Friday’s…

Filip Lakomik
October 20, 2025
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FuelEUFuelEU PoolingOPX
2 min read

OceanScore Pool-Price Index Market Commentary: February 2026

After compliance balances were closed at year-end, additional 2025 surplus volumes were released to the market in January. This increase…

Damla Hasenclever
February 6, 2026
3 min read

FuelEU Maritime Forecasting: Managing Compliance Exposure Before It Becomes a Cost

FuelEU Maritime exposure develops continuously throughout the year. This article explains how compliance forecasting helps shipping companies manage cost, risk,…

Filip Lakomik
January 30, 2026
3 min read

EU ETS and FuelEU Compliance: The Hidden Risk of Manual Invoicing

Manual invoicing under EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime can quietly block cost recovery. See how one Greek owner-manager safeguarded €2–3…

Filip Lakomik
January 21, 2026
FuelEUFuelEU PoolingOPX
2 min read

OceanScore Pool-Price Index Market Commentary: January 2026

FuelEU pooling prices declined in January 2026 as surplus volumes increased following completion of the first compliance period. OceanScore’s OPX…

Filip Lakomik
January 13, 2026
3 min read

EU ETS and FuelEU Compliance Risk When Compliance Depends on One Person

When EU ETS and FuelEU compliance depends on a single individual, commercial risk increases quickly. This real case from a…

Filip Lakomik
January 12, 2026
3 min read

EU ETS and FuelEU Compliance: How One Ship Manager Regained Commercial Control

EU ETS and FuelEU compliance is no longer a side process. For shipping companies, it now directly affects cash flow,…

Filip Lakomik
January 5, 2026
4 min read

Maritime Compliance in 2026: What Commercial and Technical Teams Need to Prepare For

2026 will be a decisive year for maritime compliance. As FuelEU Maritime completes its first compliance cycle, EU ETS reaches…

Filip Lakomik
January 5, 2026
FuelEUFuelEU PoolingOPX
2 min read

OceanScore Pool-Price Index Market Commentary: December 2025

With the ability to generate additional surplus limited by the approaching year-end, and demand picking up, prices for pooling edged…

Filip Lakomik
December 8, 2025
3 min read

UK ETS Maritime: Preparing for a Confirmed 1 July 2026 Start

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) for maritime is now confirmed to launch on 1 July 2026, introducing new…

Filip Lakomik
December 1, 2025
3 min read

EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime: Challenges and Opportunities for Asian Shipping

Asian shipowners face unique challenges as EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime take full effect. Fewer European voyages, complex Union Registry…

Filip Lakomik
November 26, 2025