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EU ETS surcharges reached $1.4B in 2025 and could hit $2.7B in 2026. Discover how Searoutes vessel-level data helps shippers audit and verify carrier bills.

Hormuz closure is making biofuels a commercial necessity for shipping and the strategic window for operators. Check why!

Discover how Searoutes adopted Shape Up for product development, from shaping bets to 3-week cycles, and why it works for a quality startup.

The EU ETS expanded in 2026 to cover methane and N₂O — and that changes everything for shippers. LNG surcharges, methanol infrastructure gaps, ammonia still years away. Here's what you need to know before booking your next shipment.

11 expert tips for carbon reduction, EU ETS compliance, and green logistics solutions to choose the most efficient partner in 2026

EU ETS surcharges now represent up to 12% of shipping costs in 2026. Learn how emissions impacts freight rates and how to reduce your expenses.

Reduce scope 3 emissions by up to 80%. Proven strategies through mode switching, route optimization, and fuel alternatives for supply chain.

Discover how shippers can cut EU ETS costs using carrier biofuel programmes. Learn about carrier’s sustainable solutions.

Discover carbon data transform agri-logistics into a sustainable, competitive advantage for Moroccan exporters.

Explore the emissions benefits and challenges of the Red Sea reopening for global shipping. Update on Suez Canal’s impact on freight routes.

Discover GLEC Framework v3.2 published in October 2025 for ISO 14083 compliance. Learn about the changes and best practices in details .

Learn about EEXI and CII regulations, compliance requirements, and the 2026–2028 outlook for shipping sustainability. Stay updated on IMO’s latest rules.

EU ETS 2026 brings full compliance & rising costs. Learn how shippers & carriers can prepare for 100% emissions coverage, methane rules, and surcharges.

Compare freight emissions: rail vs. truck vs. air vs. sea CO₂e. Discover the most sustainable transport mode for your logistics needs.

Discover ISO 14083 & GLEC-compliant freight emissions strategies. Reduce your logistics carbon footprint with expert insights and tools for 2025.

Discover how the GLEC Framework and ISO 14083 standardize CO2e emissions reporting in 2025. Achieve compliance, reduce costs, and future-proof logistics.

Discover actionable carbon reduction strategies in supply chain to decarbonize logistics, cut emissions, and comply with EU ETS. Learn how to optimize routes, carriers, and procurement for sustainability.

Discover how milk run logistics cuts emissions & boosts efficiency. Learn real-world examples, benefits, and tools like Searoutes for greener supply chains.

Discover actionable strategies to reduce Scope 3 emissions in supply chain procurement. Learn how data-driven carbon accounting, sustainable logistics, and tools for reporting compliance can cut carbon.

Learn how to track and reduce Scope 3 emissions in maritime shipping with the latest 2025 regulations, case studies, and best practices for sustainability.

Discover how ShipAngel and Searoutes are revolutionizing supply chain decision-making with AI and real-time data. In this exclusive interview, Graham Parker, Co-founder of ShipAngel, explains how their platform integrates Searoutes' CO₂ emissions, and achieve 15%+ CO₂ emissions reductions with AI and Data-Driven Supply Chain Decision-Making.

Tetrixx partners with Searoutes to report tracked carbon emissions with GLEC 3.1 standards; and set the standard on transportation data.

Measuring Up: A History of Certification in Freight Emission Standards

Shypple and Searoutes partner to embed carbon data into digital freight tools, empowering shippers to better track, report, and reduce Scope 3 emissions.

Navigate EU ETS rules in 2025 with Searoutes’ carbon tracking tools: cut emissions, avoid outdated data, and build a compliant supply chain.

Searoutes chatted with Michelin’s Stéphane Arguedas to learn how accurate carbon accounting helps the company ship smarter, cleaner, and more efficiently.

The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) first applied to maritime shipping in 2024. Here’s an overview of the requirements, and the results to date.

There are critical steps the ocean shipping industry must undertake to fulfill its net-zero 2050 goals. Here’s how innovative technology can assist.

Paul Canessa interviews Corentin Hanonge, a data analyst at Roquette on its usage of Searoutes API and CO2 emissions calculations

Connect with Searoutes to explore what the EU’s Omnibus Simplification Package means for ESG compliance, reporting relief, and carbon accounting.

Despite federal rollbacks, U.S. shippers must future-proof carbon strategies with accurate data and smart tech for better carbon accounting.

Carbon accounting has emerged as a critical enabler of meaningful emissions reduction.

Developing a robust carbon accounting regimen to tackle climate change requires innovative, technology-driven solutions.

Mitigating carbon emissions in the supply chain starts with actionable steps, focusing on accounting, optimization, and visibility.

As environmental concerns reshape global business practices, supply chain sustainability has become a priority for companies seeking a competitive edge.

Learn a foundational understanding of carbon accounting, including its methods and future in the quest to achieve supply chain sustainability.

Learn from BASF on how Searoutes’ emissions data is used by BASF as leverage when procuring global ocean freight services.

Tender season is an ideal time for shippers to incorporate sustainability initiatives into the procurement process. We’ll show you why.

As more organizations adopt carbon accounting initiatives to track emissions, carbon accounting standards ensure the right data is collected.

Route optimization is a key strategy for reducing emissions, cutting operational costs, and improving overall supply chain sustainability.

Just as companies conduct financial accounting, carbon accounting is keeping track of how a company measures and reports its greenhouse gas emissions.

While we can celebrate recent successes in reducing supply chain emissions, the maritime industry has even more sustainability advancements they can unlock.

Greenwashing obscures a company’s true efforts toward sustainability. Searoutes explains how organizations can prove their efforts are authentic.

Discover 3 data-driven steps to decarbonize your supply chain in 2025. Use analytics to cut emissions, boost efficiency, and meet sustainability goals

Route optimization is much more than simply calculating the fastest time and the shortest distance between Point A and Point B.

Searoutes’ proprietary APIs capture and analyze hundreds of emissions data inputs, helping companies bolster their supply chain data analytics processes.

An organization’s emissions are largely within the Scope 3 category, yet companies tend to overlook deploying emission reduction strategies for that area.

Discover how EU ETS impacts maritime shipping in 2024. Learn about compliance, rising costs, and data-driven strategies for shippers and carriers.

Searoutes’ API tools can help shippers calculate their Scope 3 emissions and provide them insights into other areas where emissions reductions can occur.

Carbon benchmarking involves setting up emissions reduction baselines and comparing results against others. To get started, ask Searoutes for help.

Shippers embracing sustainability discover that there are numerous competitive benefits to going green. In this post, Searoutes explains just how so.

As international courts weigh in on countries’ responsibilities to fight climate change, the European maritime sector seeks to cut supply chain emissions.

Searoutes’ API tools can help shippers navigate the EU emissions trading system as well as enable them to meet their company’s sustainability goals.

Maersk plans to slash emissions by 2050. Shippers will need visibility to see how their emissions-reduction plans fit in with Maersk and other carriers.

Searoutes has APIs that can equip shippers with knowing what costs to expect as the European maritime sector complies with the EU’s emissions trading system.

By leveraging technology and gaining insight into emissions patterns, shippers can stay ahead of the curve when it comes to EU ETS compliance costs.

Under the EU’s emissions trading system, European shipping will now need to slash emissions. But complying with this mandate need not be a daunting task.

Data analytics is key to enabling procurement professionals to make smart choices when deploying sustainability goals within the supply chain.

Amid geopolitical uncertainties, supply chain providers can find financial advantages from the broader market’s push to adopt sustainability initiatives.

Adopting sustainable procurement has its challenges, but technological tools are available to overcome them, according to logistics data provider Searoutes.

Procurement specialists can pursue sustainability goals during the tender season by utilizing technological tools that can provide data-driven insights.

European container shipping is facing new emissions-related surcharges. But shippers could press for more transparent pricing mechanisms.

Tender season involves setting transportation rates and services for the upcoming year. But shippers can also address supply chain emissions during negotiations.

Elevate your shipping strategy with a checklist for greening the supply chain during tender season. Sustainable choices for shippers, powered by Searoutes.

Attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea are causing delays and higher freight costs. Companies will need data and tools to hedge against these pressures.

With the Suez Canal impassable due to Houthi attacks, shippers are using logistics technology to reroute shipments while keeping an eye on emissions.

Navigate tender season strategically with Searoutes' toolkit, optimizing routes, monitoring in real-time, and leveraging predictive analytics.

Discover the essential steps and frameworks in our guide on setting up a sustainability report. Optimize with Searoutes for efficient, impactful reporting.

Companies today are more tuned in to the potential environmental impacts of their decisions, not to mention the impact that more sustainable decisions can have on their brand and customers’ perception of their business.

A number of challenges are inherent with Scope 3 emission reporting—measuring and tracking CO2 for what is outside of an organization’s control—but it is becoming more necessary to invest in a strategy for reporting and reducing these carbon emissions. The ISSB recently announced Scope 3 emissions would be part of the IFRS’ climate disclosure standard.

Transportation professionals have had a lot to manage over the past three years. Since COVID-19 began, consumer demand for goods boomed while capacity stretched thin, sending transportation rates sky-high. While some of these issues have waned, kinks in the global supply chain have yet to be fully ironed out.

When taking steps toward reducing carbon emissions, there is a necessary first step of measurement and calculation to find where the organization currently stands. This step establishes the baseline and is used for comparison when making changes and examining the results. This baseline must be as accurate as possible.

Oliver Wyman recently conducted a survey in partnership with Climate Group that asked climate practitioners about their most significant barriers to progress in reducing their carbon footprint. The most common response was the ability to measure and reduce Scope 3 emissions up and down the supply chain.

In 2021, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) set 2030 as the target date to reduce ships’ carbon emissions by 40%. To reach this goal, the IMO and the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) drafted amendments to existing greenhouse gas emissions regulations.

Did you know that a company’s supply chain typically accounts for 80% of its total climate impact? For most businesses, tackling transport carbon emissions is one of the more difficult sustainability-related tasks. But momentum toward cleaning up supply chains is picking up steam.

Despite all the negative consequences of 2020, there were two remarkable things that happened. First, carbon emissions decreased by 5.4% around the globe, as quarantining and social distancing led to drops in commuting, vacationing, and other activities. Secondly, global supply chains reckoned with a black swan event.

It’s no secret that consumers now expect that the businesses they buy from are environmentally and socially conscious. According to the 2022 Retail and Sustainability Survey from the business applications firm CGS, 42% of U.S. consumers prefer to wait for a sustainably shipped delivery, over an expedited one.

Searoutes models are accredited by the Smart Freight Center to deliver multimodal freight emissions calculations for every shipment types.

Ocean shipping has long been the backbone of the global supply chain. While demand continues to rise, the concern over container ship sustainability, i.e., methane, nitrogen oxides, and carbon emissions, has caused a shift in how businesses optimize shipping services.

As social norms have evolved, automation of daily tasks has changed everything. Manufacturing plants in areas with low-cost labour have supplanted handmade, local products. As a result, transportation of raw materials and finished goods have resulted in more carbon emissions.

Finding meaningful emissions reductions and better data for greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting can be troubling at best. However, some blame in poor tracking comes from simply not realizing that the network beyond your reach may actually be responsible for many emissions.

Even with unrelenting pressure on supply chains worldwide, the focus on sustainability and eco-friendly operations continues to gain momentum. This interest from customers and investors alike has shippers and carriers everywhere wondering how to calculate CO2 emissions and what to do with those calculations once they have them.

With so much attention directed at sustainability and eco-friendly trends within the shipping and transportation industry, more and more people are learning about the Smart Freight Centre. The impact of carbon emissions and transportation monitoring on the industry is undeniable.

Carbon emission reduction, CO2 emission formula calculations, and cleaner shipping options are just some of the changes that have come to the freight transportation industry in the wake of ongoing disruptions, culminating in COVID shutdowns and disruptions.

As CO2 output calculator data and emission levels remain hot-button topics, it also continues to climb up the list of consumer focus points for global trade. Keeping up with fuel use and emissions and rising pressure to implement carbon emissions calculators in transportation services is becoming increasingly common among shippers and forwarders today.

Generations of Americans are familiar with Smokey the Bear’s infamous catch-phrase, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” Since 1944, this campaign by the U.S. Forest Service reminded Americans that self awareness is crucial for preventing wildfires. The sustainability movement has followed suit in bringing awareness to people worldwide of their role in damaging the environment.

After two years of unprecedented times, many individuals and organizations are finding their “new normal.” While some wish for the familiarity of yesteryears, many have moved past that and are embracing the idea of a new normal. Among the many developments of this new normal is the global emphasis on carbon emissions reductions.

Searoutes' CO₂e freight emissions calculations are accredited by Smart Freight Centre, ensuring GLEC compliance across all transport modes.

Few months ago, MOL Nordic Tankers announced they would extend the BunkerPlanner solution live trial to their whole fleet (World maritime News).