Alkagesta has added EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) allowances to its carbon trading offering, the Malta-headquartered commodity trading house confirmed in an announcement dated 13 August 2026.
The move was reported by bunkering and maritime trade titles including Ship & Bunker, Ship.energy and Bioenergy International. Ship.energy additionally noted that the offering will extend to ETS2, the expanded scheme due to take effect in 2028.
The EU ETS has operated since 2005 and was extended to shipping in January 2024. Alkagesta says the scheme is directly relevant to its business given its reach beyond the European Union and the company's global trading activity across energy, fuels, fertilizers and related commodity markets.
Anthony Guida, biofuels trading desk lead at Alkagesta, said in comments carried across the coverage: 'Trading EU ETS allowances alongside our CORSIA-eligible SAF and biofuels business means we can support clients across a much wider set of carbon obligations from one desk.'
Guida added that as ETS2 brings smaller businesses into scope and ReFuelEU blending requirements ramp up, 'having a single trading partner across allowances, credits and physical fuel supply is becoming increasingly valuable, and we're well placed to support that shift.'
For shipowners and operators, the practical significance is consolidation. Compliance exposure now spans allowances, voluntary and scheme-eligible credits, and the physical fuels themselves — a combination that has historically required separate counterparties for each leg.
Alkagesta's carbon activity sits alongside its physical trading in petroleum products, marine fuels, biofuels and fertilizers, and follows the company's stated strategy of building out biofuels and low-carbon capability documented in its 2025 ESG reporting.
