Solutions for Suppliers


  • Navigating the complexities of maritime sustainability is not just a challenge for shipowners - everyone struggles to keep up. Regulatory changes like FuelEU Maritime, EU ETS, CII, and EEXI create uncertainty, and in many cases both shipowners and suppliers can spend 30% of their time just researching compliance to understand how it impacts their ship or solution.

    At the same time, providing budget quotes with these complexities in mind is time-consuming and expensive. Spending 40 hours on a good quote to answer shipowners' questions is common, provided the shipowners is able to hand over all information in time.

    Adding to the challenge, most suppliers lack the time or expertise to translate their solutions into digital tools - yet interactive tools are the best way to demonstrate value and attract shipowners. The available tools for decarbonization measures are scarce, expensive, or non-existent for your solution, making it difficult to stand out.

    We help suppliers cut acquisition costs and reduce time spent on lead generation by turning their expertise into digital tools that engage shipowners directly. Whether through custom-built calculators, configurators, or decision-support tools, we provide the expertise, technology, and independence to help suppliers showcase their solutions more effectively. In short, we help you to:

    ✔ Turn your solution into powerful digital tools – Transform your expertise into an interactive tool and allow shipowners to visualize savings, ROI, and compliance benefits of your solution in real time.
    ✔ Reduce the cost and time of lead generation – Get interactive budget quotes tools, pre-built assessments and ship information to streamline customer inquiries and eliminate repetitive sales conversations.
    ✔ Stay ahead of maritime regulations – Ensure your solution complies with EU ETS, IMO DCS, MRV and FuelEU requirements and automatically include compliance costs in your clients’ business case.

    We offer flexible services to keep you in control at all times - pay per use, memberships, or consultancy when you need custom tools. Contact us and schedule a meeting to find the right solution for you.

We help you to …

  • Shipowners need clarity, not complexity. If they don’t instantly understand the value of your solution, they move on. That’s where we come in.

    We transform your expertise into an interactive digital tool - allowing shipowners to visualize savings, ROI, and compliance benefits in real time. These tools can be web-based, an API or a simple Excel spreadsheet - anything that fits your needs and you remain in control with.

    For example, the Decarbonizer is our flagship product, helping shipowners quantify the impact of decarbonization measures within seconds. We can customize this model to fit your needs, as we have done for Ten08, Province of South-Holland in the Netherlands and Equans before.

    In short, we help you create custom tools that showcase your solution, allowing shipowners to instantly see the impact and value of your products.

  • Many suppliers spend up to 40 hours or more on a good budget quote. Most leads go nowhere. Shipowners ask questions, request calculations, then disappear - costing time and money. With automated budget quotes and instant assessments, you only engage with serious buyers. No more wasting time on repetitive inquiries.

    Check out our battery hybrid tool to see how this process works and how you can prepare a budget quote in a matter of minutes. This examples show we can embed your product into interactive tools, which allows shipowners to explore your solution before they even contact you. Technical specifications and compliance insights are all available at their fingertips, reducing the friction in your sales funnel.

    By providing interactive budget quotes, pre-built assessments, and compliance calculators, we streamline customer inquiries and eliminate repetitive sales conversations. You only get the right leads, with the right insights - without the endless back-and-forth!

  • New regulations mean uncertainty - for you and your clients. When shipowners don’t know if they’ll be compliant, they hesitate to invest in your solutions.

    We simplify compliance, giving you a competitive edge. By embedding regulations like FuelEU, EU ETS, CII, and EEXI directly into your tool, shipowners can instantly see how your product helps them meet new rules.

    This can be seen in the Compliance Cost Calculator, a tool that allows suppliers to show shipowners their compliance status and costs for their individual ship in a matter of seconds. This can be automatically fitted into your tools, ensuring you position your product as a compliance ready solutions for shipowners.

    Make compliance a selling point, not a hurdle. Let’s position your product as the go-to solution and contact us today!

How it works

  • Our hub provides easy-to-use, interactive tools that help you assess compliance requirements, compare technology options, and explore cost-effective solutions - all in one place.

    Any tool on our hub can be yours in a matter of minutes.

    Browse our selection of freemium tools here.

  • Sign up and customize an existing tool or let us build a tailored solution for your product. We can help you build webtools, APIs or spreadsheets and set it up the way you remain in control. If time is of the essence, we can set up your tool in a matter of minutes by giving you an embeddable link for your website instantly.

    Contact us to clarify any questions.

  • Once your tool is live, potential clients can explore, compare, and request information or even budget quotes on demand - all while interacting directly with your solution. You’ll receive qualified leads from engaged decision-makers, reducing acquisition time and making sales easier than ever.

Pricing options

  • Our pay per use option gives you instant access to a premium tool whenever you need them. Calculate compliance costs, evaluate decarbonization investments, or generate reports - no subscription or commitment required. You stay in complete control and are not dependent on us, we simply give you a head start in building your own solution.

    Pay per use is ideal if you want to build it yourself, or test the waters before diving in deeper.

  • Our membership provides unlimited access to premium tools and features; any tool available on our hub can be yours in a matter of minutes. We customize your tool and add small updates regularly, allowing you to benefit automatically when there are regulatory updates for example.

    A membership is required for hosting webtools and accessing all premium features and benefits. Check them out here.

  • Our consultancy services are required when you need custom-built tools or features that do not exist yet, or when you exceed the monthly amount of support of 2 hours. We charge per hour or, pending your scope, we can do a lump sum offer.

    Contact us today to discuss options.

This can be yours in a matter of minutes

We transform your expertise into an interactive tool which allows your clients to visualize savings, ROI, and compliance benefits in real time. No more wasting time on repetitive inquiries and leads that go nowhere. Let clients explore your solution before they even contact you while you reduce your lead acquisition cost.

What our clients say

  • “They performed an exploratory study on rules and regulations for several of our focus regions and a selection of our vessels and technologies. This gives us great insights on what is important for our customers. We now understand better what the impact of EU ETS will be for our clients, and which actions we should take in order to be prepared for the future.”

    Matthijs Richelle - Service Development Manager

  • “Sustainable Ships delivered an exceptional ammonia comparison tool that exceeded our expectations. Their expertise and efficiency in developing this specialized Excel-based solution within just six weeks has significantly enhanced our ability to present compelling business cases to potential shipowners. This innovative tool is instrumental in our mission to establish ammonia infrastructure in the US, positioning us at the forefront of sustainable shipping solutions. Sustainable Ships has proven to be an invaluable partner in navigating the complex landscape of alternative fuels in the maritime industry.”

    Paul Rodgers - EVP of Business Development, Ten08 Energy

  • “Vincent has helped us understanding the challenges, considerations and cost impacts of getting an existing vessel ready for receiving shore power. The Sustainable Ships tools and report provide insight and work intuitively. We believe ship owners could definitely use the expertise that Sustainable Ships has to offer.”

    Ryan Cornelisse - Business Manager Shore Power

Frequently asked questions

  • We offer pay-per-use services via our store, a membership that allows access to premium tools and select services, as well as dedicated consultancy at an hourly rate.

    Feel free to contact us any time to discuss which needs suits you best.

  • Yes we do!

    These projects require a great deal of expectation management however. We therefore require time to prepare and understand your scope, as well as making a clear milestone planning for payments and the work itself. Contact us to discuss terms.

  • Yes you can!

    You remain in control of your own IP. If you want to host your own tools or keep your knowledge close to your chest for whatever reason, we can help you set things up and give the keys back to you. We can help you with hosting your own webtools, creating an Excel sheet or any other kind of service you need. Contact us to discuss more.

  • Yes.

    You can subscribe for one month, download everything there is to download and cancel your subscription. We do not like that, but it is how our offer works.

    It is up to us to provide you monthly value for money. It is up to you let let us know what you need so we can build it for you and save you a lot of time.

  • For memberships, we will do everything we can to help you but there is a limit to what we can offer. Our fair-use policy states we limit the amount of support hours on a monthly basis by 2.

    With custom consultancy plus the 20% discount, you can receive further support and customization for all your needs.

  • No problem. Contact us via the helpdesk or otherwise and we can set up invoicing to get you started within a day.

  • We generally do not provide free trials, as this is not needed. We offer all our tools as a freemium service as well, which means you can try all of them at no charge.

    If you want, we can provide you with the embeddable link to host the tool on your website.

    The difference with the premium tools is that these include more features, including reporting, as well as the availability of your own ships in your own tools, which saves you a lot of time and gives you better estimates. Contact us to schedule a demo call if you like to know more.

  • Of course. We provide tailor-made solutions for clients who pay only after a successful lead, or we make available tools on an in-kind basis as well. We do this on a case-by-case basis, pending your scope and preferences. Contact us today to discuss which pricing options is best for you.

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