Astrabe MarineWe do four things — and do them well.
Astrabe is deliberately narrow. Each practice area is led by a counsel whose day-to-day work is the new rulebook, not a sideline of a general shipping practice. Pick the lens that fits you.
- Partner-led — initial conversations are with the team; the named counsel runs the matter end-to-end.
- Regulatory first — the deliverable begins with what changed in the rule, not what changed in our template.
- Outside our lane? — We refer by name — casualty, dry-shipping disputes, finance syndications all go to firms that own them.
0.10% sulfur in the Med, BDN evidence.
Mediterranean 0.10% sulfur ECA from May 2025, VLSFO documentary chains, Bunker Delivery Note discipline, and scrubber compliance for fleets straddling multiple ECAs.
Worldwide marine fuel delivery, with a documentary spine.
Astrabe supplies bunkers worldwide — VLSFO, HSFO, and the new decarbonisation fuel slate — with the documentary discipline your bunker purchasing team needs in the EU ETS and Med ECA era. Each delivery ships with a BDN that holds up to audit, and a contracting layer that maps cleanly onto the surrounding regulatory evidence chain.
- Conventional marine fuelsVLSFO and HSFO worldwide, with BDN discipline that survives ECA audits and trading-program scrutiny.
- Decarbonisation & alternative fuelsBio-blends, LNG, methanol and ammonia supply, plus the contractual machinery to handle shifting calorific and CO2eq factors mid-period.
- Documentary & evidentiary layerBDNs mapped onto MRV / DCS reporting and EU ETS surrender chains — the same evidence trains feeding the Monitoring Plan.
- Purchasing-team workflowOne purchasing inbox and one legal inbox — quotes, contracts, and compliance work end-to-end without handover friction.
Decarbonisation pricing & EU ETS surrender.
The supporting detail most bunker mandates end up needing. Open the items below for what the work looks like in practice.
The wave, itemised. We don’t pretend one measure is the whole picture.
Every engagement is built around the specific rules your fleet is exposed to. Briefings update quarterly as the rules advance.
Mid-Term GHG measures & emissions pricing
Phase-in to 100% of in-scope emissions
0.10% sulfur cap, Mediterranean
Inventory of Hazardous Materials
Tightened Carbon Intensity Indicator
Corporate sustainability reporting
ESRS E2 disclosure helper
Electronic bill of lading workflows
Charter party review & clauses
Structured engagements, not open-ended retainers.
Every matter opens with a written scope, ships with a fixed fee, and closes with a memo. Here is what that looks like in practice.
- Step 01
Scope
One scoping call, a written brief, and a fixed fee for the matter. We tell you up front if a mandate belongs elsewhere — referrals made by name.
- Step 02
Fixed-fee engagement
Hourly billing is the exception, not the default. Each engagement ships with a budget, a deliverable list, and a timeline before any drafting work begins.
- Step 03
Technology-led workflow
Document review on a shared matter portal, version-locked drafts, and structured checklists tuned to the relevant regulatory regime, not generic templates.
- Step 04
Reporting & transparency
Weekly status updates, time-to-decision metrics, and a closing memo. Clients see what we did, what it changed for the fleet, and what is open.
Pick the shape that matches the work.
All figures are starting points — the scoping call nails the actual fee. We will tell you if the work is smaller than the smallest tier.
A scoped, fixed-fee written briefing on one specific measure (CII rating, EU ETS surrender, an ECA transition, an IHM milestone) — delivered inside ten working days.
- One regulatory measure
- Written briefing + annexes
- Owner-level signoff
- 10 working day delivery
An end-to-end mandate that takes a fleet position from gap analysis through filing. Includes a portal, a fixed budget, and a named supervising partner.
- Full compliance wave coverage
- Portal + matter tracking
- Named supervising partner
- Quarterly cadence
A standing retainer for in-house teams that need a specialist on call. Includes a monthly regulatory digest, a quarterly fleet audit, and ad-hoc drafting.
- Monthly regulatory digest
- Quarterly fleet audit
- Ad-hoc drafting hours
- Cancel-anytime terms
What in-house teams ask before opening a matter.
A short list of the questions that come up most often in a first scoping call. If yours isn’t here, ask us directly.
Tell us the measure, the fleet position, and the deadline. We respond within one working day.
No intake form, no sales qualification. Our team takes the first call and routes the matter directly to the named counsel who will run it.
Direct partner email · not a shared intake address
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