Bureau Veritas launches OptiCarbon™ to optimize energy, fuel, compliance costs for fleets

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, together with its technical advisory arm Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore, has launched OptiCarbon™, a software as a service (SaaS) platform that represents an all-in-one solution capable of optimizing and predicting energy, fuel and compliance costs across an entire fleet. 

OptiCarbon utilizes Bureau Veritas’ highly accurate digital-vessel models to simulate various operational, regulatory and financial scenarios tailored to the user’s requirements.

OptiCarbon’s advanced modeling capabilities enable users to explore multiple decarbonization pathways, assessing emissions reduction alongside cost and compliance impacts.

The platform’s comprehensive forecasting and scenario-planning tools allow users to measure and compare the impact of their operational strategy over time. 

The platform is modular, scalable and customizable to different fleet sizes and vessel types.

OptiCarbon is designed to support dynamic, long-term decarbonization strategies that evolve alongside new technologies and regulations.

While initially developed to meet the specific needs of ferries, cruise ships and RoRo vessels, its future-proofed framework allows for rapid expansion to other vessel segments. 

OptiCarbon has already been deployed with Brittany Ferries, where it delivers highly accurate mapping and compliance simulations while facilitating the company’s EU Emissions Trading System requirements.

The results demonstrate that combining data-driven forecasting with Bureau Veritas Solutions’ specialized maritime-consulting expertise can serve as the cornerstone of a company’s long-term strategic planning.  

“The maritime industry is under mounting pressure to decarbonize,” said Matthieu de Tugny, Bureau Veritas’ executive vice president of industrials and commodities. “With the EU ETS, FuelEU maritime and the likely introduction of the International Maritime Organization’s net-zero framework, it’s not just compliance costs that are rising but also operational complexity and uncertainty.” 

Flavia Caldi Rezende, Bureau Veritas Solutions’ vice president, added, “With OptiCarbon, we’re making dynamic, forward-looking planning accessible to more stakeholders. Our goal is to empower stakeholders to reduce costs, avoid penalties and develop tailored pathways to net zero—backed by unparalleled regulatory insight and maritime expertise.”