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Partner vessels running on Bio-LNG achieve generous amounts of compliance surplus due to the fuel's negative emissions. 18.03.2026
Wallenius SOL and Viking Line are committed to advancing sustainable shipping - both companies sail dual fuel vessels that can use LNG or bio-LNG interchangeably as fuel. Their gas-powered vessels run on Gasum's premium bio-LNG, which has negative emissions, meaning that the reduction is beyond 100 percent. This is possible when the biogas is produced using waste from livestock. 
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"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. Using bio-LNG is not only a climate-positive choice, but also a financially sound way to manage long-term regulatory risk", states Mats Engblom, Senior Vice President, Finance, Viking Line. "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. The use of bio-LNG, combined with pooling together with Gasum, provides a reliable and predictable framework for long-term regulatory compliance while delivering clear climate benefits", says Henrik Karle, Fleet Director & Chief Technical Officer, Wallenius SOL Pooling allows for flexibility Additionally, Gasum continues to run its own gas bunkering and transport fleet on bio-LNG for added compliance units for the FuelEU pooling market. FuelEU Maritime is a regulation introduced by the European Union to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector as part of the EU's broader climate goals. The regulation came into force in 2025 and imposes limits on the carbon intensity of energy used by ships operating in European waters, incentivizing the shift to cleaner fuels and technologies. The regulation allows for a pooling mechanism, which means that vessels that exceed the regulation's targets by using low- or zero-emission fuels - such as Wallenius SOL's and Viking Line's bio-LNG-powered ships - can generate surplus compliance units on behalf of others. The units are used to offset deficit from other vessels within the same pool, providing flexibility and promoting broader adoption of low-emission fuels in the maritime sector. Read more about pooling on Gasum's website About Gasum Gasum is a Nordic gas sector and energy market expert. Gasum offers cleaner energy and energy market expert services for industry and for combined heat and power production as well as cleaner fuel solutions for road and maritime transport. The company helps its customers to reduce their own carbon footprint as well as that of their customers. Together with its partners, Gasum promotes development towards a carbon-neutral future on land and at sea. Read more: www.gasum.com About Viking Line Viking Line is the market-leading brand in passenger traffic on the Baltic Sea, operating routes between Sweden, Åland, and Finland, as well as between Finland and Estonia. The shipping company offers passenger services, recreation, and freight transport with the vessels Viking Cinderella, Viking Grace, Viking Glory, Gabriella, and Viking XPRS. The annual traffic volume amounts to 5 million passengers and approximately 130,000 freight units. Read more: www.vikingline.com About Wallenius Sol WALLENIUS SOL is a Northern European shipping company with its sight set on a sustainable future, providing reliable, year-round liner and logistics services across the Baltic region, North West Europe and the United Kingdom. Through our forwarding and NVOCC brand, Mann Lines Logistics, we provide integrated sea, road and rail solutions — forming a robust Northern European shipping and logistics platform. Read more: www.wallenius-sol.com Gasum - press release 
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