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Carbon Diligence

Carbon Diligence

by ABS Wavesight

Emissions assurance and reporting solution for shipowners

Updated by Onye Dike on August 13th, 2025
ABS Wavesight’s Carbon Diligence is a web-based emissions assurance and reporting solution for shipowners, managers and charterers who must prove compliance and control carbon cost. It validates voyage data on demand and produces a QR-coded Emissions Voyage Statement, while surfacing CII, Poseidon Principles, Sea Cargo Charter and EU ETS KPIs in one place. An API connects directly to ABS for statutory review and verification, and the platform supports biofuel blends for CII, FuelEU and EU ETS reporting. ISO 27001 certification, global availability and multiple data-input routes make it practical for daily commercial and compliance workflows.

Available Carbon Accounting Features

Audit Support
Carbon Footprint Calculation
Compliance Reporting
Cost Tracking
Data Import/Export
Emissions Forecasting

Missing Carbon Accounting Features

AI-Powered Insights for Optimization
Benchmarking & Peer Comparison
Carbon Credit Trading
Carbon Offset Tracking
Carbon Pricing
Customizable Dashboards
Customizable Reporting Templates
Emissions Factor Database
Goal Setting & Tracking
Integration with IoT Sensors
Lifecycle Assessment
Multi-Site Support
Real-Time Monitoring (non-energy)
Risk Assessment & Scoring
Scenario Analysis for Emissions Reduction
Scope 1 Emissions Tracking
Scope 2 Emissions Tracking
Scope 3 Emissions Tracking
Supply Chain Emissions Hotspot Identification
Target Setting & Tracking
Tax and Incentive Management

Pricing

Starting Price
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Options
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Available Since

January 2022

Deployment Options

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Good Option For

  • Medium Business (51-250 people)
  • Large Business (250+ people)

Deep dive


Core Features

Carbon Diligence consolidates emissions validation and multi-framework reporting so ship and shore teams can move from raw data to decision-ready outputs.

  • Validation on Demand and an Emissions Voyage Statement: Statement includes a QR code for stakeholder verification.

  • Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) analytics: Year-to-Date (YTD) monitoring, voyage-specific values, peer benchmarking, and fleet-level projections.

  • Poseidon Principles & Sea Cargo Charter: Provides key maritime sector metrics (e.g. AER and SCC-EEOI), required decarbonization values, and alignment to date.

  • EU Emissions Trading System Reporting: EU ETS allowance (EUA) and per-voyage compliance-cost estimates using historical verified data.

  • Biofuels support and optional tools: Biofuel Calculator, Sludge Corrections, Nitrogen Calculator, plus KPI ESG & Emissions KPI (Scope 1).

  • Enterprise-ready access and assurance: API connection for ABS statutory review/verification, browser-based access with sync on reconnect, and ISO 27001 certification.

Closing Insights

Carbon Diligence brings different maritime carbon-accounting tasks into one workflow. It combines validation, KPI tracking and submission-ready outputs, equipping owners, managers and charterers to address compliance and commercial exposures together. Its module design covers core needs of maritime sector operators: CII performance management, portfolio finance reporting, chartering transparency (Sea Cargo Charter) and EU ETS exposure and cost estimation.

Recent momentum is positive: ABS Wavesight publicly highlighted software updates to Carbon Diligence at its Vision and Value Summit, signaling ongoing investment in the product. Operationally, ABS verification via API can reduce audit friction, while ISO 27001 certification, browser access and synchronization features support secure, distributed teams. Optional enhancements (e.g., Biofuel Calculator) and broad data-input choices help organizations adapt the tool to their reporting set-up and expand it as FuelEU Maritime and biofuel use grow. The Emissions Voyage Statement, including a QR code, gives counterparties a quick way to verify a voyage’s data lineage. More broadly, ABS Wavesight notes its products are installed on over 3,000 vessels globally, providing a strong base for Carbon Diligence adoption and feedback worldwide.


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