Cruise Times Highlights BetterSea’s Role in FuelEU Maritime Compliance

BetterSea & its Co-Founder Maximilian Schroer Featured in Industry Insight on EU Emissions Regulations, EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime.

The latest issue (25 Winter) of Cruise Times highlights BetterSea and explores the changes introduced by the EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime regulations, mentioning insights on cost-effective compliance strategies by co-founder Maximilian Schroer.

As cruise lines brace for the full implementation of the EU’s regulatory framework by 2026, operational costs are expected to rise sharply — with projected annual increases of up to €600 million across the European cruise industry. Emissions trading, stricter GHG intensity thresholds, and mandatory surrendering of allowances are shifting the landscape of voyage planning and fuel strategy.

BetterSea's co-founder, Maximilian Schroer, drawing on BetterSea’s platform capabilities, highlights pooling and surplus trading as powerful tools for cruise operators navigating FuelEU compliance. In a data-backed case study, he demonstrates how using BetterSea’s pooling mechanism could save up to €2 million annually per vessel compared to exclusive reliance on biofuels, without being tied to fuel availability or vessel retrofit readiness.

“Surplus trading isn’t just flexible,” Maximilian Schroer notes. “When done through a standardised, transparent system like BetterSea, it becomes a low-hanging fruit for effortless and cost-efficient compliance.”

The Cruise Times feature underscores BetterSea’s influence as a digital maritime compliance partner. It provides scalable, secure, and regulation-aligned solutions that are trusted by major shipping companies.

Read the original article on Cruise Times here: https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=8bfdf552-a517-413b-9233-8446824769cb