For most of the past decade, decarbonisation was a strategy conversation. In 2026, it has become an operating one.

EU ETS allowances are now embedded in voyage economics. FuelEU Maritime is bearing down. CII ratings are influencing fixture decisions and asset values. For owners, technical performance is increasingly the same conversation as commercial competitiveness. For charterers, a few percentage points of fuel efficiency now sit directly between a profitable voyage and a marginal one.
The harder question is what to do about it and where the gains are actually being captured.

In real operations, optimisation efforts still tend to be fragmented. Voyage performance is managed in one workstream, engine efficiency in another, hull and propeller condition somewhere else again. The human expertise on board and ashore — the part of the equation that turns data into commercial decisions — often sits outside the dashboard entirely. The owners and charterers who are capturing measurable commercial gains are the ones connecting these elements deliberately, and aligning their counterparties around shared performance language.

On Tuesday 23 June, we’re hosting an open discussion on what that looks like in practice.

Joining us:
• Brian Hatter, Head of Division Strategy, Accelleron
• Luigi Cafiero, Chief Commercial Officer, Wah Kwong Maritime Transport
• Willem Vermaat, Shipping Director, Heidelberg Materials Trading
• Moderated by Nick Chubb, Founder & Strategy Director, Thetius

The session will cover:
• How EU ETS and FuelEU are changing the economics of every voyage
• Where optimisation efforts break down between owner and charterer
• Why engine, voyage and hull performance can no longer be managed in isolation
• The role of human expertise alongside performance data
• How transparency is being used to reset commercial alignment
• What measurable commercial gains actually look like, from real implementation

It’s a case-led discussion grounded in operational experience. If you sit in chartering, technical management, fleet performance, voyage operations or ESG, this is the conversation worth holding 60 minutes for.

Reserve your seat at the discussion