FuelEU Maritime isn’t a headline—it’s a pricing signal. From 2025, ships >5,000 GT calling EU ports must cut the GHG intensity of their energy. In offshore, that touches a big slice of PSVs, AHTSs and SOVs working the North Sea and Atlantic.

Immediate impact: fuel strategy becomes a chartering variable. Expect day-rates to reflect biofuel blends, shore power readiness, and battery-hybrid capability. Owners who can document lower GHG intensity will clear tenders faster; charterers will prioritize tonnage that minimizes compliance exposure and Scope 3.

Operationally, three shifts stand out: (1) Proximity beats everything. Sourcing within 200–300 nm can erase a ballast leg and with it six figures in fuel and compliance costs, plus triple-digit tons of CO₂. (2) Hybrid DP is now a utility, not a nice-to-have. Smarter DP and battery assist trim 10–25% consumption on standby and W2W, directly improving GHG intensity scores. (3) Transparent data wins. Tenders increasingly ask for verifiable fuel logs, hull condition, and voyage plans; the vessels that can prove it, move.

One practical example: a 30-day O&M stint with a hybrid DP2 PSV can shave double-digit tonnes of fuel versus a conventional setup—enough to change economics under FuelEU’s intensity formula. On the crew side, CTV schedules are tightening around weather and shore power slots; the winners are those that lock charging windows and avoid dead miles.

Takeaway: in 2025, emissions aren’t a CSR slide—they’re a line item in your chartering math.

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