Gasum has extended its FuelEU Maritime pooling partnerships with Viking Line and Wallenius SOL for 2026, enabling the shipping companies to generate compliance units through their use of bio-LNG.

The Nordic energy company announced on 18 March that both partners will continue operating dual-fuel vessels on Gasum’s bio-LNG, which the company notes has negative emissions when produced using livestock waste. This means the fuel achieves greenhouse gas reductions beyond 100%, according to Gasum.

Under the FuelEU Maritime regulation, which came into force in 2025, vessels exceeding emissions reduction targets can generate surplus compliance units. These units can be used to offset deficits from other vessels within the same pool, providing flexibility for ship operators to meet the EU regulation’s carbon intensity limits.

Jacob Granqvist, VP, Maritime at Gasum, stated: “We are very happy to continue our FuelEU pooling collaboration with Viking Line and Wallenius SOL in 2026, which enables us to lower maritime emissions together. These long-term pooling partnerships add an important layer of stability to our service.”

Granqvist added that Gasum’s pooling offering is “uniquely reliable” because the company produces and sources the required bio-LNG itself.

Viking Line operates five vessels on routes between Sweden, Åland, Finland and Estonia, carrying approximately 5 million passengers and 130,000 freight units annually. Mats Engblom, Senior Vice President, Finance at Viking Line, commented: “For Viking Line, FuelEU Maritime compliance must go hand in hand with financial predictability. Pooling with Gasum allows us to meet regulatory requirements efficiently while maintaining flexibility in our fleet operations.”

Wallenius SOL, which provides liner and logistics services across the Baltic region, North West Europe and the United Kingdom, echoed the sentiment. Henrik Karle, Fleet Director and Chief Technical Officer at Wallenius SOL, stated: “For Wallenius SOL, the cooperation with Gasum is essential in supporting our ambition to enable more sustainable seaborne transport while ensuring compliance with the FuelEU Maritime regulation.”

Both Viking Line and Wallenius SOL operate dual-fuel vessels capable of using either LNG or bio-LNG interchangeably.

Gasum also operates its own gas bunkering and transport fleet on bio-LNG to generate additional compliance units for the FuelEU pooling market.