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Why Gasum pooling: Transfer your FuelEU Maritime compliance risk reliably
Gasum's pooling service transfers FuelEU Maritime compliance risk off your books. As pool manager, Gasum takes contractual responsibility for the pool, covers potential penalties if needed, and ensures settlement certainty by April each year.
Why Gasum pooling: Operational control and risk transfer
Gasum acts as the pool manager, carrying operational responsibility for matching compliance units and ensuring the pool has sufficient surplus to stay positive. Gasum has invested significantly across the bio-LNG value chain, from production infrastructure to vessels. Compliance units are generated through Gasum's own carrier and bunkering fleet, plus dual fuel partner vessels from Viking Line’s and Wallenius Sol’s fleets burning bio-LNG continuously.
Gasum takes contractual responsibility for the pool and covers potential client penalties if the pool runs short. This transfers compliance risk off your books—the pool is actively managed to stay non-negative, with delivery certainty by April settlement each year.
Gasum is owned by the Finnish state and has been operating since 1974. This ownership structure provides the financial capacity to pre-finance compliance units and cover potential penalties during settlement.
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Pricing reflects total risk and certainty value, not just a headline euro-per-ton rate. You're paying for delivery certainty, risk transfer, operational control, and contractual backstop—not just compliance units on paper.
Viking Line operates its ro-ro vessels Viking Glory and Viking Grace on bio-LNG to generate compliance for Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime (FEUM) pooling service.
The economics: Pooling vs. penalties
Below you can find an illustrative pricing comparison:
- Gasum pooling: approximately EUR 240 per ton
- EU penalty: EUR 640 per ton of CO₂
- Spread: approximately EUR 350–EUR 400 per ton advantage
For example, a vessel with roughly 1,500 tons of CO₂ compliance gap could possibly see savings of EUR 600,000 annually (1,500 tons × EUR 400 per ton) compared to paying penalties.
It is advisable to purchase slightly more compliance units than your historical data suggests. Positive balances carry over to the following year, providing a buffer without waste.
(Figures as of time of writing. Pricing fluctuates; indicative for planning purposes.)
Gasum’s bunkering vessels operate fully on renewable liquefied biogas (bio-LNG), supporting cleaner maritime transport and advancing compliance with future fuel regulations.
The pooling timeline and verification
From now through April (following year): Shipowners join the pool and pay for compliance units. Gasum continuously creates surplus through bio-LNG operations across its own and partner vessels.
April settlement: The pool is formally created, balances are confirmed, and compliance units are delivered to off-takers. Gasum provides portal access where each customer can track their pooling balance throughout the year.
All pools are verified by DNV, providing regulatory assurance for all participants.
Responsibility breakdown
Shipowner responsibilities:
- Provide fleet data and compliance gap estimates
- Pay for allocated compliance units
Gasum responsibilities:
- Manage pool composition and balance
- Create compliance unit surplus through bio-LNG operations
- Provide compliance units to off-takers at settlement
- Cover penalties if pool comes up short
Verifier responsibilities:
- Audit pool composition and calculations
- Certify pool balance for regulatory submission
- Provide independent assurance
Next steps
Compare scenarios: Model your fleet's compliance cost across pooling, direct biofuel use, and penalty payment. You'll need vessel count, typical routes, annual energy consumption, and estimated CO₂ compliance gap for 2025–2027.
Review contract mechanics: Before committing, understand settlement timelines (typically by end of April each year), carryover rules (positive balances roll forward), penalty coverage terms, and portal access frequency.
Gasum's pooling service is available for all shipowners with vessels calling at European ports. To discuss your fleet's compliance strategy, contact Gasum's team.
