Maritime Compliance Quarterly · Vol. II EUA Spot · €72.73 · EU ETS 100% phase · IMO NZF pending Live · 1 May 2026
The PACE-X platform

Four pillars.
One dataset.
Every regulation.

PACE-X runs on a single emissions dataset and serves four distinct workflows: measure your real exposure, optimise fuel and voyage decisions, forecast allowance cost, and monetise compliance surplus. Pick the pillar closest to your problem today. Everything else connects to it.

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01 · Measure

Know your exact
exposure.

Most teams estimate their regulatory exposure within ±20%. On a mid-sized fleet, that's millions of euros of uncertainty. We close the gap.

01
Voyage-level CO₂
GLEC v3.2 & ISO 14083 aligned. Well-to-wake and tank-to-wake in one pass.
02
One dataset, every regulation
EU ETS, UK ETS, FuelEU & IMO DCS from a single voyage input.
03
Verifier-ready audit trail
Every number traces back to its source. LR, DNV, BV exports on demand.
02 · Optimise

Cut your compliance cost
at source.

Four pathways, four payback curves. We model each against your voyage profile and surface the cheapest compliant combination.

01
Fuel pathway simulator
B30, HVO, LNG, methanol — priced against the combined ETS + FuelEU stack.
02
Retrofit payback
Full regulatory upside counted. Capex that looked marginal in 2022 clears today.
03
FuelEU pooling & banking
Surplus-deficit matching across vessels and years. Least-cost fleet position.
03 · Forecast

Plan allowance cost
before the market does.

Treasury and procurement need a defensible three-year view. Fleets that lock early beat fleets that panic-buy at year-end.

01
Three-year rolling forecast
Vessel and fleet level, updated as new voyages flow in.
02
EUA price scenarios
Low, central, high. Plug in your house view or use CCV's.
03
Hedging & pass-through
Forward positions, options, and charterer recoverability.
04 · Monetise

Turn strong performance
into revenue.

Over-compliant voyages and insetting programmes generate real carbon value. We quantify, verify and package it.

01
FuelEU surplus monetisation
Pool across fleet or sell surplus within the rules.
02
Insetting programmes
Book-and-claim for cargo owners who need audited Scope 3.
03
Voluntary credit origination
Biofuel, shore-power, modal shift — buyer-grade verification.
04
Fuel supply, trading & advisory
We supply, buy, sell and consult on alternative fuels and supplement strategy. In talks with select partners · Contact us →
05 · The system

Four pillars. One dataset.

The point of PACE-X is not the pillars. It is what sits under them. One voyage dataset feeds MRV, fuel strategy, forecasting and credit origination in parallel. Every decision taken in one workflow updates the others. A retrofit chosen in Optimise lowers the forecast in Forecast, which changes the tradable surplus in Monetise, which shows up in next quarter's Measure report. Start anywhere. The others follow.

01Measure
voyage emissions
02Optimise
compliance cost
03Forecast
allowance forecast
04Monetise
Common dataset · AIS, IoT, bunker, voyage logs · GLEC v3.2 · ISO 14083
06 · Built for your segment

Every vessel class hits regulation differently.

Route patterns, fuel mix, charter structure and port calls shape exposure in very different ways. Pick your segment to see how PACE-X configures around your operation.

EU port calls dominate the exposure profile. Charterer pass-through and pool optimisation are the levers.
~62%
Of voyages touch an EU port — full EU ETS scope from 2026
€2.4k
Average EUA cost per FEU on Asia-North Europe routes
3-5 yrs
Window before charterers renegotiate based on per-box carbon cost

Entry pillarContainer lines typically enter through Measure (01) then Forecast (03). EU-exposure dominates. Compliance reporting comes first, allowance procurement strategy follows once the number is defensible.

Triangulated trades and dual-fuel newbuilds put fuel-mix flexibility at the centre of the strategy.
FuelEU penalty stack on heavy-fuel-burning aframax fleets vs LNG-capable peers
~22 mo
Payback on a methanol retrofit at current EUA + FuelEU pricing
€11M
Annual penalty exposure for a 12-vessel non-compliant suezmax fleet

Entry pillarTanker operators typically enter through Optimise (02) then Monetise (04). Fuel-mix flexibility is the lever. Surplus monetisation follows once the cleaner pathway is in service.

Single-voyage chartering, slow-steaming margins and weather routeing add up to the largest marginal return per voyage.
8-12%
CO₂ reduction available from voyage-level routing & speed optimisation
€420
Average per-day EUA saving on a panamax operating EU-touching legs
~70%
Of bulkers still optimise on bunker price alone — ignoring carbon stack

Entry pillarBulk operators typically enter through Optimise (02). Voyage optimisation has the largest marginal return; reporting and forecasting are bolt-on.

High-density itineraries inside the EU make at-berth emissions and shore-power adoption the visible exposure.
~40%
Of an EU-Mediterranean cruise itinerary's CO₂ comes from manoeuvring & at-berth
~28%
Cut achievable from cold-ironing where shore-power infrastructure exists
€8.6M
Annual EU ETS exposure for a mid-sized 8-ship Mediterranean operator

Entry pillarCruise operators typically enter through Measure (01) then Optimise (02). At-berth exposure is concentrated and visible — reporting clarity unlocks the operational decisions.

Liner customers are pushing terminals on Scope 3 reporting and per-call carbon transparency.
100%
Of top-20 liners now request per-call carbon data from terminal partners
14
EU terminal operators with FuelEU-aligned reporting in production
2030
Year shore-power obligations begin for TEN-T core ports under FuelEU

Entry pillarTerminal operators typically enter through Measure (01). Liner pressure drives the demand for reporting; the rest of the platform extends naturally from there.

07 · Start anywhere

Start with the pillar that
hurts most.

Most teams start with Measure because the reporting deadlines are immediate. Some come in through Optimise or Forecast. All four run on the same dataset. Pick one, add the rest when you are ready.