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Fueling change, starting today

The trusted non-profit platform pushing maritime decarbonization forward, developed by Fonden Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping and RMI. Katalist provides companies with the independent, verified solutions they need to decarbonize their businesses today and take the lead on reshaping the future of the maritime industry.

Developed in collaboration with

Participants

Advisors

Lloyd's Register
Sumitomo Corporation
Smart Freight Centre
Global Maritime Forum
Bureau Veritas
Proman
RSB
GMA Center (Center for Green Market Activation)
Aspen Institute
Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
Port of Rotterdam

Unlock access to action

Katalist opens the door to immediate, tangible action in maritime decarbonization by bridging the gap between carriers using sustainable fuel and companies aiming to reduce shipping emissions. 

Our ready-to-deploy platform provides all the tools, resources, and support you need to take the lead in sustainable shipping. Don’t wait—start making real change now.

More than

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of shipping customers are willing to pay a premium for green shipping, but only 35% of customers have been presented with green shipping options.* Meanwhile, carriers often can’t find customers willing to pay the extra cost for low emission fuel on the ships where they’re used.

(*Jameson et al.)

What are we doing?

Katalist utilizes a Book & Claim chain of custody model to allow supply to meet demand without the need for a physical connection.

Without Book & Claim

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Freight customers looking to lower their emissions, but unable to access vessels using Sustainable Marine Fuel, must report fossil fuel emissions

With Book & Claim

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Freight customers can purchase emission savings from vessels using Sustainable Marine Fuel, even if their cargo isn’t transported on these vessels

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Carriers outside the value chain using Sustainable Marine Fuel book these ships’ voyage and fuel information and transfer them to freight customers through Katalist

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Freight customers can claim the benefits of these emission savings in their reporting.

Carriers and freight customers share the cost and benefits of Sustainable Marine Fuel use, sending a clear demand signal for more low emission transport

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What you get with Katalist as a

Savings you can see

Savings you can see

Katalist’s state-of-the-art transparency infrastructure is based on a fully documented chain of custody system designed for visibility, so you can take control over how you choose to reduce your emissions.

Real, independently verified impact

Real, independently verified impact

With Katalist’s robust verification processes, you can rest assured that your sustainability efforts are supported by independently verified data and contribute to genuine environmental change.

One accessible, unified system

One accessible, unified system

Simplify sustainable supply chain management with one industry-wide approach that’s consistent and easy to follow – so you don’t have to choose between prioritizing your core business and acting on your sustainability ambitions.

Access to a broader customer base

Access to a broader customer base

Katalist opens doors to customers who are willing and ready for your sustainable solutions. Carriers can connect with an expanded customer base immediately – united by the mission to reshape the maritime industry.

Designed to foster trust

Designed to foster trust

Developed with input and cooperation across the full maritime value chain, Katalist allows you to take the lead in maritime transformation with a platform designed to foster mutual trust and ensure that you and your customers are on the same page.

Simple tools that do the heavy lifting

Simple tools that do the heavy lifting

Katalist removes administrative hurdles for carriers with easy-to-use tools that quantify sustainable shipping outcomes with high-integrity standards, so you can focus your time and resources on developing impactful customer relationships.

What others say


Steven Jan van Hengel

Senior Business Development Manager, Energy Transition

Port of Rotterdam

"The Port of Rotterdam aims to be a front runner in the energy transition, including decarbonizing the shipping industry. We have participated in the set-up of the MMMC and RMI Katalist initiative and we fully support it. As Europe’s largest (biofuels) bunker port, Rotterdam is committed to making low carbon fuels available for shipping. This includes availability as well as supportive regulations and mechanisms. We expect the new Book & Claim system to result in a higher demand for sustainable fuels and will play a substantial role in decarbonizing shipping.”

Quintin Barnes

Program Manager, Decarbonization Market Measures

Smart Freight Centre

“As a committee member for the pilot, we’re pleased to see the maritime space earning itself a purpose-built registry that helps accurately track and trace the sustainability profiles of growing market-based, low emission transportation activity. Amid a swiftly-expanding suite of decarbonization options available to maritime carriers and a complex regulatory environment, Katalist conducted a comprehensive, consultative process that addresses stakeholders’ real operational needs, from data and documentation to timing and tokenization, in order to strengthen each actor’s value chain claim.”

Dr Peggy Murphy

Global VP Sustainability

PSA BDP

PSA BDP has set out a strategy to reduce emissions from freight logistics for all its customers. In addition to its recent commitment to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) it is pleased to endorse the new Katalist registry.” "As long-term project participants in Katalist, we are delighted to see it come to fruition and are looking forward to piloting its processes with our key ocean freight customers. We see the use of sustainable fuels via book and claim processes as an essential tool in the freight decarbonisation journey. This system will enable us to provide that service to our customers in a transparent and independent way, that ensures carbon reductions are achieved, certified and verified.’

Nick Gross

Global Containerships Segment Director

Lloyd’s Register

It has been a privilege to support RMI and MMMC in the development of their Katalist registry. This platform serves as a crucial link, enabling the transfer of verified emission reductions in a transparent manner between ship operator and cargo owner.
Developing a book and claim platform that is workable across the maritime value chain is not an easy task, but one which RMI and MMMC have managed to deliver, and which will act as a vital cog in supporting and accelerating the adoption of sustainable shipping.

Sebastian Ebbing

Group Sustainability Officer

MPC Container Ships ASA

MPC Container Ships ASA is proud to have collaborated on the Katalist system by the Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping and RMI. This approach allows freight forwarders and shipping companies to trade with the green attributes of renewable fuels even if the physical supply isn't granted at a specific port to a specific ship, which enables immediate decarbonization efforts. We are excited to support this innovative step towards a greener maritime industry.

Henrik Røjel

Head of Decarbonisation and Climate Solutions

NORDEN

“We are pleased to see the launch of Katalist to facilitate carbon insets transactions while providing the necessary guardrails to ensure Book & Claim chains of custody are implemented with the highest standards of integrity. As a carrier, we see Book & Claim as a key instrument to support our journey in scaling up low carbon fuels by bringing in flexibility to bridge the gap between fuel supply and customer demand for low emission transportation.”

Anne Shudy Palmer

Director of Sustainability

Green Worldwide Shipping

Green Worldwide Shipping is proud to support ZEMBA and the Katalist registry as credible, industry-leading efforts to accelerate the availability of zero-emission maritime shipping. This work is urgent and important for the international trade community, and we encourage the cargo owners and other stakeholders in our network to join us.

Marcos Salido

Sustainability Advanced Services

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore

"Bureau Veritas is delighted to support this pioneering initiative and welcomes the Katalist registry with enthusiasm. As an independent third-party verifier, Bureau Veritas is fully committed to fostering trust between the registry's users and ensuring the creation of high-quality tokens that reflect real and additional GHG emission reductions."

Jan Dieleman

President

Cargill Ocean Transportation

“The shipping industry is now entering a new phase of decarbonization and we need to find economically viable approaches that will allow us to scale-up carbon reductions without sacrificing the industry’s operational efficiency. Cargill has been actively involved in designing a robust and transparent book & claim system for the maritime industry that will enable shipping companies offering green shipping, like Cargill, to contract with transport customers who see value in it.”

Elisabeth Munck af Rosenschöld

Sustainability Manager

IKEA Supply Chain Operations

"Sustainable ocean shipping must become the default option for everyone, everywhere, all the time. Achieving zero emission shipping requires collaboration across the supply chain to deploy and scale solutions with speed. The book and claim system is an important piece of the puzzle to accelerate this transition in the ocean shipping industry. In IKEA, we view the system as a temporary solution until zero-emission fuels become widely accessible for global shipping. This will enable us to ship our home-furnishing goods on zero-emission vessels only. While we are finalising the accounting criteria for book and claim setups within our business, we see this as a critical movement to support broader, faster decarbonisation across the shipping industry.”

X-Press Feeders

“X-Press Feeders is honored to have been part of the development of Katalist, a pivotal tool supporting emissions reduction efforts across maritime logistics. By decoupling emission reductions from physical transport activities, this platform opens new pathways for stakeholders including shipowners, operators, freight forwarders and cargo owners, to participate in the drive towards sustainable shipping solutions. The transparency and traceability provided by this system enable greater market alignment between those who are ready to invest in low-emission options and those generating them, creating an effective mechanism to stimulate demand for sustainable shipping.
We look forward to the role Katalist will play in bridging the supply-demand gap, accelerating collective progress towards reducing maritime emissions.”

Anne-Cécile Moreno

Head of Energy Transition Transparency and Enablement

A.P. Moller Maersk

“We recognize the importance of Book & Claim to accelerate decarbonization efforts in the transport sector and are pleased to see the Maersk McKinney-Møller Center and RMI putting in great effort into building Katalist as a solution for the maritime sector.”

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I’m a freight customer

How a global retailer reaches their sustainability goals with Katalist

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I’m a carrier

How a shipping company uses Katalist to offer customers credible emissions savings from their operations

Jeremy from retailer Acme Inc. wants to reduce the company’s shipping emissions. But how?

Sustainability reporting season is upon us. Jeremy from Acme Inc. reaches out to logistics service providers to look for carriers using low emission fuels. Luckily, with Katalist’s carrier-agnostic flexibility, he’s got options.

Jeremy from retailer Acme Inc. wants to reduce the company’s shipping emissions. But how?

A new connection is established

Jeremy finds an offering from ABC Shipping representing emission savings that can help him reach his sustainability goals.

Acme Inc. has never been a customer of ABC Shipping before, but Jeremy knows that any token ABC Shipping books on Katalist is backed by a consistent, transparent methodology and independent verification.

A new connection is established

You’ve got mail!

After reaching an agreement, Anna from ABC Shipping can transfer tokens through the Katalist platform.

Jeremy receives an email when everything is set for his review.

You’ve got mail!

Jeremy accepts the token transfer and Acme Inc. now owns tokens representing the emission savings he needs

Users can review token information before accepting or declining the transfer through the Actions module on the platform.

Jeremy accepts the token transfer and Acme Inc. now owns tokens representing the emission savings he needs

Jeremy can manage all of Acme Inc.’s tokens and choose when to retire them and claim the emission savings they represent

From the Holdings module, he can also see information about the vessel, fuel, and voyage characteristics behind the emission savings.

Jeremy can manage all of Acme Inc.’s tokens and choose when to retire them and claim the emission savings they represent

Once the tokens are retired, Jeremy can download a retirement statement to use for his reporting

The exportable document includes emission savings represented by the retired tokens, as well as the underlying and independently verified information that support those savings. 

Once the tokens are retired, Jeremy can download a retirement statement to use for his reporting

Acme Inc. can now claim the emissions savings with full confidence and documentation

And Jeremy can rest assured that the numbers are sound. He can now use the retirement statement to evidence the company’s sustainability reporting with ease and peace of mind.

Acme Inc. can now claim the emissions savings with full confidence and documentation

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Anna from ABC Shipping is looking to meet her customers’ sustainable shipping needs. But how?

Anna knows there’s demand for emission savings from voyages powered by sustainable fuels.

She simply starts by submitting information from ABC Shipping’s sustainable fuel voyages to a 3rd party verifier. This information is then verified to Katalist standards.

Anna from ABC Shipping is looking to meet her customers’ sustainable shipping needs. But how?

Anna uploads the verified voyage data and documentation to Katalist for validation to book a token

Tokens represent the sustainable fuel used in a voyage and its corresponding emissions. Once the submission is validated, Anna can see the token's key information and use it to easily facilitate negotiation with prospective customers.

Anna uploads the verified voyage data and documentation to Katalist for validation to book a token

After a purchase agreement has been made with a customer, Anna initiates the token transfer

From the Holdings module, Anna can select the tokens they have agreed to transfer, the emission baseline agreed upon between them, and any additional information they want to be displayed in the token (e.g., transport work, billing or contract information)

After a purchase agreement has been made with a customer, Anna initiates the token transfer

Katalist automatically notifies customers when tokens are ready for transfer

An email is automatically sent to customers when token transfer has been initiated and is ready for them to review and accept.

Katalist automatically notifies customers when tokens are ready for transfer

You’re all set!

Once the customer accepts the transfer, Anna has successfully sold and transferred the emission savings from the voyage. She can use the Holdings module to see additional data and documentation, transfer, and check on the status of ABC Shipping’s other tokens.

You’re all set!

Companies can manage several accounts and assign multiple users to keep business organized

Users can see an overview of their accounts and pending actions from the dashboard. Companies can also create accounts and add or remove users in the Company module.

Companies can manage several accounts and assign multiple users to keep business organized

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What makes Katalist a trusted, non-profit platform for maritime decarbonization?

Independent insetting tool

Developed by non-profits with dedicated experience, in partnership with companies across the full value chain, Katalist facilitates maritime insetting in a credible and transparent manner.

No double counting

We have implemented measures to mitigate the risk of double counting, with established policies and controls through the whole process, from emission and voyage data to token transfers and retirement.

Complete transparency

Katalist tracks primary data for emissions and transport-related activity data along the full maritime supply chain. By monitoring all inputs and outputs in the supply chain, Katalist provides transparent data that enables our users to book, transfer and claim actual emission reductions with full traceability.

Open for all companies

Katalist is designed to meet companies where they are in their decarbonization journey, guaranteeing you can take real action to shape the maritime industry no matter what shipping segment you operate in. 

Open for all sustainable fuel types

By representing greenhouse gas emissions on a well-to-wake basis, we compare fuels on their emissions, not their types – opening the field for the multiple types of sustainable fuels needed to decarbonize the industry.

3rd party validated outcomes

Katalist is built on a robust verification framework requiring third-party validation of emission and voyage-related data to ensure accurate and credible outcomes.

Mission-driven purpose

As a non-profit initiative, you can trust that Katalist’s focus is on finding the best solution to propel decarbonization across the entire maritime value chain, with a comprehensive governance structure in place to allow the platform to maintain its independence, accuracy, and relevance.

No IT investment

Katalist is designed as a full-service technology platform that is ready to deploy from day one. Our users won’t need to invest further in IT infrastructure to ensure that their emission reduction data is being tracked and monitored with transparent accuracy.

Create an account and start reducing today

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Quickly locate carriers using sustainable fuel

Find any carrier using low emission fuels, with no pre-existing relationship required

Negotiate the premium directly with the carrier

If carrier is not on Katalist, it’s just a simple-sign up away

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Connect immediately with carrier on Katalist

Receive all relevant information directly from carriers on our platform, in the same format every time

Freight forwarders can connect to carriers and pass these savings directly to cargo owners

Review all verified data before accepting

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Claim your verified emission reductions

Choose when to claim your certified emission savings

Get an exportable retirement statement with all relevant information

Cargo owners can directly claim emission savings

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Easily find freight customers

Find any freight customer looking to decarbonize their shipping operations, with no pre-existing relationship required

Negotiate the premium directly with the customer

If a customer is not on Katalist, it’s just a simple-sign up away

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Quick upload of documents

Get 3rd party verification of your voyage data as per Katalist requirements

Upload data and documentation to the platform

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Connect with new customers on Katalist

When uploaded information is accepted, you’ll instantly receive tokens reflecting the voyage’s emission savings

Transfer tokens directly to your customers on the Katalist platform