COMPLIANCE
Carbon cost you can see mid-voyage
Compliance
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2026: When Compliance Becomes a Cost Driver
CII, EU ETS, FuelEU Maritime, EU MRV and IMO DCS used to be a year-end exercise. That’s over. For 2026, EU ETS covers the full volume of in-scope emissions, which means speed and routing choices now show up on the P&L.
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Real-Time Tracking, One Shared Set of Numbers
Compliance tracks fuel use, emissions, CII trajectory and EU ETS and FuelEU exposure while the voyage is still under way, vessel by vessel or across the fleet. Your team can act on it now instead of rebuilding it months later. The calculations draw on the same operational data as Reporter and Voyage Optimization, so operations, sustainability and regulatory staff stop keeping their own versions of the numbers.
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Dashboards and Verifier Connections, Built In
Dashboards bring together CII performance, GHG intensity, compliance balances and estimated costs. Connections to supported class societies and verifiers carry reporting data into your verification process, reducing duplicate entry across your systems.
Human in the loop
Sometimes, class needs additional verification. Our data analysts check reported data against the class requirement for annual reporting or the emission statement. The team is also ready to assist with any questions the verifiers may have by providing additional information.
Ask for an estimate of your fleet’s 2026 regulatory exposure.
Integrations:
built to plug in
OrbitMI runs on open APIs. Reporting, performance and compliance data move through standard exchanges into the systems you already use, which shortens onboarding considerably. We scope integrations, data access and subscriptions around your workflows.
01.
Vessel and market data
Lloyd’s List Intelligence and Spire, alongside BunkerEx and Inchcape, with carbon pricing from Oil Price API.
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Charts and mapping
C-MAP and Mapbox.
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Vessel performance
Toqua and We4Sea for performance modeling and analysis.
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Routing and voyage advisory
OrbitMI’s own service, or Theyr and ABB/DTN RouteGuard if your fleet already works with them.
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Voyage management
Veson IMOS through Veslink, Dataloy for connected voyage and reporting workflows, and customer-specific integrations.
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Class and verification
Bureau Veritas VeriSTAR Green, DNV Veracity, Lloyd’s Register Emissions Verifier, ClassNK and RINA.
Something else in your stack?
Veson IMOS through Veslink, Dataloy for connected voyage and reporting workflows, and customer-specific integrations.
contact
Talk to our integration team
If you’re tired of rigid software and recommendations you can’t check, talk to us. OrbitMI gives your fleet validated data, recommendations you can trace back to their inputs, and a team that knows shipping from the inside.
FAQ
How do I comply with FuelEU Maritime?
FuelEU Maritime limits the well-to-wake greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used by ships over 5,000 GT calling at EU/EEA ports. The limit is 2% below the 2020 baseline of 91.16 gCO₂e/MJ from 2025, tightening to 6% in 2030, 14.5% in 2035 and 80% by 2050. It covers all energy used on voyages and port calls within the EU/EEA, and half of the energy on voyages into or out of it.
To comply, monitor and report energy use under a verified monitoring plan and hold a FuelEU Document of Compliance by 30 June each year. A deficit costs €2,400 per tonne of VLSFO-equivalent energy, but a surplus can be banked or pooled with other ships. OrbitMI tracks FuelEU exposure mid-voyage and connects reporting data to your verifier.
What is the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), and how do I improve my rating?
The Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) is the IMO’s annual rating of a ship’s operational carbon efficiency, for cargo, RoPax and cruise ships of 5,000 GT and above. Ships are rated A to E against a required value that tightens every year: an 11% reduction on the 2019 reference in 2026, rising to 21.5% by 2030. A ship rated D for three consecutive years, or E in a single year, must submit a corrective action plan.
Ratings improve through speed and route choices, hull and engine performance, and fuel choice. OrbitMI tracks each ship’s CII trajectory during the voyage, so those choices can be made before the year closes rather than after.
How is EU ETS cost calculated for shipping?
EU ETS cost is the ship’s verified in-scope emissions multiplied by the EU allowance (EUA) price. From 2026, shipping companies surrender allowances for 100% of in-scope emissions, up from 70% in 2025, and methane and nitrous oxide are now covered as well as CO₂. In scope means all emissions on voyages between EU/EEA ports and at berth, and half of the emissions on voyages into or out of the EU/EEA. Allowances are surrendered by 30 September of the following year.
OrbitMI computes each ship’s EU ETS exposure against daily spot prices, so the cost of a voyage is visible before you fix the cargo.
Does OrbitMI submit reports to class societies and the EU automatically?
OrbitMI carries reporting data into your verification process rather than filing on your behalf. It connects to Bureau Veritas VeriSTAR Green, DNV Veracity, Lloyd’s Register Emissions Verifier, ClassNK and RINA, which reduces duplicate entry across your systems. Its data analysts check reported data against the class requirement for annual reporting or the emission statement, and help answer any questions your verifier has.