Marine fuel certification took center stage last week as VesselChain attended the Ship.Energy Summit 2025 at the World Trade Centre in Barcelona. The event brought together leaders from the maritime, energy, and port technology sectors to address one of the industry’s most pressing challenges: ensuring alternative marine fuels reach the right vessels at the right ports, with full compliance and efficiency.
This topic is closely aligned with VesselChain’s mission to simplify and digitalize marine fuel certification using blockchain infrastructure. The summit offered valuable insight into real-world challenges faced by stakeholders across the supply chain and confirmed the importance of building tools that solve both regulatory and operational pain points.
VesselChain, a Blockchain Platform for Marine Fuel Certification
The maritime industry is entering a new regulatory era. From FuelEU Maritime to the upcoming IMO/MARPOL 2027 net-zero targets, ship-owners and fuel suppliers are under growing pressure to document emissions, prove fuel sustainability, and comply with increasingly strict international standards.
VesselChain provides a unified digital infrastructure that enables accurate tracking, tamper-proof certification, and seamless data sharing across the marine fuel ecosystem. Our platform eliminates manual processes and disconnected systems, replacing them with a transparent and automated compliance layer built on blockchain technology. This ensures data integrity, enhances cross-border regulatory trust, and lowers operational costs for all participants in the marine fuel chain.
Designed for the Entire Bunkering Chain
During the summit, the VesselChain team engaged with ship-owners, suppliers, verifiers, and port officials to better understand their operational needs. These conversations are helping shape the development of our platform as we continue to refine the alpha release.
Our platform is designed to deliver value to every key stakeholder:
– Ship-owners can store all Bunker Delivery Notes (BDNs) and Proofs of Sustainability (PoS) in a secure digital vault. A real-time Well-to-Wake (WtW) CO₂ calculator and one-click FuelEU reporting make compliance faster and more reliable.
– Fuel suppliers can generate certified Proofs of Compliance (PoC) using a built-in wizard, attach mass-balance NFTs, and upload validated data instantly to the EU Union Database.
– Verifiers benefit from a read-only dashboard that removes the need for spreadsheet hunting, cutting audit times by up to 50 percent.
– Ports and inspectors can scan QR codes at the point of bunkering to verify documentation instantly, accelerating port clearance and avoiding missing paperwork.
Updating Our Alpha Release Based on Industry Insight
One of the most important outcomes of attending ship.energy summit 2025 was the insight gained from stakeholders on the ground. Feedback pointed to the need for deeper integration with port authority systems and easier onboarding for verifiers.
As a result, we are actively adjusting our alpha release to reflect these priorities. This kind of direct input is crucial to building a platform that not only meets regulatory requirements but also improves everyday workflows across the marine fuel lifecycle. We remain committed to an agile development cycle that responds to industry input, helping us deliver a platform that evolves with user needs and regulatory shifts.
Future-Proof Infrastructure for Global Compliance
VesselChain is built to scale with the industry’s evolving needs. Whether you are preparing for FuelEU Maritime compliance today or looking ahead to IMO/MARPOL 2027 net-zero targets, our infrastructure ensures every action is traceable, auditable, and secure. Our architecture is modular, allowing for easy integration with legacy systems and future digital tools used by shipping companies, regulators, and fuel suppliers.
Our real-time dashboards, alert systems, and blockchain-backed documentation provide confidence, reduce penalties, and help streamline marine fuel operations in a complex regulatory environment.
Moving Forward After the Summit
The ship.energy summit 2025 was an important step forward in understanding how the maritime sector is adapting to sustainability challenges. For VesselChain, it reinforced the need for digital systems that bring simplicity, speed, and trust to fuel certification.
We are now applying what we learned to refine our product roadmap and ensure that our platform is ready to support the next generation of maritime compliance.
