Maritime decarbonization with agriportance: Biomethane as a strategic fuel under FuelEU Maritime
European shipping is facing a profound transformation: with the FuelEU Maritime Regulation, which comes into force on January 1, 2025, sets binding reduction targets for the greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used on ships for the first time. Emissions are to be reduced by 80 % by 2050. This opens up a completely new market for climate-neutral fuels - especially for Bio-LNG (liquefied biomethane).
As leading service provider for biomethane certification, GHG calculation, verification management and the Procurement of biomethane, agriportance actively accompanies this change and positions itself as a Central point of contact for shipping companies, bunker companies and biomethane producers. agriportance bridges the gap between biogas production and maritime applications by providing in-depth regulatory expertise and practical services.
Bio-LNG: immediately usable climate fuel for shipping
Bio-LNG is a Drop-in fuel, which can be used without technical modifications to the existing LNG infrastructure. Particularly attractive is the use of manure or residual materials as the starting material. This means that particularly low and sometimes even negative well-to-wake emissions can be achieved.
This enables shipping companies not only to fulfill their legal requirements, but even to surplus emission credits in large quantities to be generated. These can be credited as part of fleet pools.
agriportance: Market pioneer for sustainable maritime energies
With the FuelEU Maritime Regulation, there is a growing need for reliable partners who can Sustainability, cost-effectiveness and regulatory security agriportance is a full-service provider along the biomethane value chain:
- Certification know-how according to RED II & III (REDcert-EU, ISCC-EU, SURE)
- Software & service solutions for well-to-wake GHG calculations and verification management
- Operational support in the strategic use of pooling, banking and borrowing mechanisms
- Mediation between biomethane producers, traders and maritime customers
- This makes agriportance the contact point for the maritime bio-LNG sectorFor producers as well as for shipping and logistics companies.
Growing demand and attractive revenue opportunities
The market is on the move: The agriportance FuelEU price ticker currently shows prices of over 70 €/MWh for biomethane from manure - and the trend is rising. The growing interest from the maritime industry is creating new sales opportunities and better revenue prospects for biogas plant operators throughout Europe.
Henning Dicks, Managing Director of agriportance, emphasizes: „With FuelEU Maritime, the EU provides a clear framework for climate-friendly shipping - and we offer the solutions with which companies can already follow this path today.“
Shape your market entry now
Companies that prepare for the new EU requirements at an early stage will secure decisive competitive advantages. agriportance supports them with lucrative brokerage, digital tools and regulatory expertise - also ensures a smooth, economical and sustainable entry into the maritime biomethane market.
