CARRIERS are deploying cloud-based software for voyage routing that allows routes to be plotted based on cost, time and fuel consumption as new regulations demand cuts in CO2 emissions, reports Colchester's Dry Cargo International.
The Orbit Weather+ digital solution, powered by DTN marine weather APIs, is now being implemented fleet-wide by Stena Bulk, with multiple pilots ongoing at other companies, according to US-based vessel performance management software company OrbitMI.
It has already been used to route tankers and dry bulk vessels hundreds of times since its launch last summer.
The automated solution can find the smartest, safest and most fuel-efficient route by using AI-based machine learning to analyse constantly updated weather data fed into the Orbit VPM system through DTN APIs.
This makes it possible for vessel operators to generate unlimited 'what if' scenarios based on a range of business parameters - including bunker usage and cost, ETA, CO2 emissions, CII rating and possible hazards - to determine the optimal route, marking a transformational shift from the traditional method of weather routing.
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The Orbit Weather+ digital solution, powered by DTN marine weather APIs, is now being implemented fleet-wide by Stena Bulk, with multiple pilots ongoing at other companies, according to US-based vessel performance management software company OrbitMI.
It has already been used to route tankers and dry bulk vessels hundreds of times since its launch last summer.
The automated solution can find the smartest, safest and most fuel-efficient route by using AI-based machine learning to analyse constantly updated weather data fed into the Orbit VPM system through DTN APIs.
This makes it possible for vessel operators to generate unlimited 'what if' scenarios based on a range of business parameters - including bunker usage and cost, ETA, CO2 emissions, CII rating and possible hazards - to determine the optimal route, marking a transformational shift from the traditional method of weather routing.
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