“Emissions management isn’t just about compliance anymore. It’s about unlocking real commercial value,” said Line Dahl, head of customer success and onboarding at DNV.

Speaking at DNV’s Maritime Energy Transition Summit (METS) 2025, Dahl said that compliance is one thing, but managing the commercial needs is a completely different story.

She emphasized that emissions management has shifted from a compliance cost to a commercial advantage, and that the regulatory demands are now outpaced by the commercial requirements. This is making granular verified data essential to staying competitive and fulfilling obligations.

According to Dahl, the demand for accuracy and transparency in emissions data across the value chain skyrocketed, and it’s no longer enough to check in with this data once per year.

“Shipping has faced a wave of new emissions regulations and has pushed the industry rethink how it operates. We now need continuous oversight, ongoing adjustments and regular settlements,” she said. “This isn’t just about compliance anymore. It’s about thriving in a world where every ton of emissions has a price tag.”

Dahl suggested that with these challenges, the industry needs an emissions data ecosystem to enable seamless, verified data to be exchanged from source to any use case.

She also said that the industry needs cross value chain collaboration, but that true collaboration would only work if industry players spoke the same language.

“Fuel EU maritime regulation is upon us. This regulation, amongst other things, introduces cross fleet collaboration as an option for compliance. The regulation opens new business risks and business opportunities, opportunities that are only available for those that have good control over their operational data,” Dahl added.

“The industry needs trust and connectivity. Without seamless data connectivity, emissions data is fragmented, inaccessible and underutilized.”