Hecla Emissions Management is trying to make EU ETS and FuelEU feel more like a managed workflow and less like a rolling crisis. Backed by Wilhelmsen Ship Management and Affinity Shipping, they combine registry management, trading and a digital platform so shipowners, DOC holders and charterers can outsource the heavy lifting of compliance while still seeing their exposure, allowances and FuelEU balances in one place.
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FuelEU Maritime Exchange launch Wilhelmsen press releaseAnnouncement of the FuelEU Maritime Exchange as a joint venture between Wilhelmsen Ship Management and Affinity Shipping, describing a digital platform that lets shipping companies trade FuelEU compliance balances instead of only paying penalties. Open Wilhelmsen release .
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Series A and fleet coverage PR NewswireA funding announcement noting that Hecla, founded in 2023, is already managing EU ETS compliance for dozens of clients and more than a thousand vessels across multiple segments, alongside the FuelEU Maritime Exchange rollout. Read the PR Newswire story .
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Blockchain platform for FuelEU balances Smart Maritime NetworkTrade tech coverage of Hecla’s FuelEU Maritime Exchange as a blockchain based marketplace for compliance balances, describing how tokens represent FuelEU surpluses and can be traded between counterparties. Open the Smart Maritime Network article .
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First tokenised FuelEU compliance trade ShipManagement International & Manifold TimesCase write ups on the Gasum–Wilhelmsen deal, described as the first tokenised FuelEU Maritime compliance surplus trade completed on Hecla’s exchange, with surplus bio LNG usage transferred to cover deficits on Wilhelmsen managed vessels. ShipManagement International | Manifold Times coverage .
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Compliance Market Indicator in use ShipManagement InternationalAn article on FuelEU compliance costs highlights Hecla’s Compliance Market Indicator (CMI), noting that the benchmark price for surplus has risen since late 2024 and is used to compare penalty, biofuel and surplus options. Read the CMI cost story .
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Thetius Top 150 recognition Thetius reportThe Thetius Top 150: 2025 report references Hecla’s CMI and FuelEU work as part of a wider look at compliance surplus trading, noting CMI movements and the link to rising biofuel prices and charterparty settlements. Open the Thetius Top 150 PDF .
| Category | Calculated value |
|---|---|
| Fleet EU ETS emissions per year | 0 tCO₂ |
| EU ETS cost per year | €0 |
| FuelEU compliance cost per year | €0 |
| Total ETS + FuelEU cost | €0 |
| Cost range potentially influenced by optimisation | €0 |
| Per-vessel combined cost | €0 |
Hecla now has a full “evidence lane” around it: independent articles on the FuelEU Maritime Exchange, the first tokenised surplus trades, and the way its Compliance Market Indicator is used to benchmark surplus pricing. At the same time, the exposure sketch lets a reader plug in their own ETS and FuelEU numbers to see how large the combined cost line can be and what a realistic optimisation window might look like before they decide whether a specialised partner like Hecla should sit next to their internal team or not.
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