Weathernews (WNI) has upgraded its OSR-e (Optimum Ship Routeing) and PMS-e (Performance Monitoring Service) sea-planning tools as part of its total fleet management service concept to support customers with their emissions management goals.
Both OSR-e and PSM-e update Weathernews’ existing OSR and PMS services incorporating additional Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) and CO2 environmental content in the embedded ship performance models. The strategy is to help fleet operators establish seamless emissions target management and reporting.
“The shipping industry is in the process of a major transition. At a time of both economic and political uncertainty, and with environmental regulations bound to become increasingly strict in future, there are many moving parts to consider. Having an effective PDCA [plan, do, check, and analyse] cycle in place is paramount to ensure continuous improvement and smarter operations. Our new service is designed to empower clients with best-in-class tools and highly granular data to achieve their own green agenda,” said global sales leader Keemoon Kwon.
The service’s overall value proposition is supporting customers’ work towards decarbonisation and managing both CII rating and CO2 targets.
“Combining our system with risk communications while enjoying the value provided from our legacy OSR and PMS services gives customers a cost-effective, one-stop service solution to enable optimised PDCA,” Kwon added.
Simplified cloud-based solution
OSR-e and PMS-e have been migrated into a single, cloud-based system making the platform simple to access and use.
“The system provides superior monitoring, providing the best real-time voyage routing matching customers’ business priorities while sending timely alerts when a vessel or vessels drift off their target CII rating or planned CO2 emissions,” Kwon said.
Leveraging Weathernews’ weather, route and voyage data technology, the platform is backed up by meteorologists, risk communications experts and voyage planners on the ground in the company’s global operations centers.
“All our teams in Weathernews Voyage Planning group are very excited with the new service solution launch, to support our customers’ needs to optimise the voyage optimisation process. We look forward to addressing a joint challenge with our valued customers to achieve the best yield of commercial interest, while maintaining their vessels’ targeted CII rating or other CO2 reduction goals, and eventually helping to decarbonise the industry,” Kwon said.
Testing
The new service has been tested by key shipping clients, including international open-hatch bulker operator Saga Welco.
“Optimising fleet performance while enhancing safety, efficiency and environmental responsiveness is key to ensuring successful and profitable operations. Weathernews’ new solution is a user-friendly and empowering solution that will be a core part of our operational optimisation efforts going forward,” confirmed Saga Welco vessel performance manager Helge Røttingen.
