Ship&Offshore | Issue 04/2017
Forecasting the future: How weather routing is unlocking shipping’s data revolution
Efficiency Optimal use of weather data can help owners reduce exposure to extreme conditions, avoid delays and save fuel, writes Lennart Cederberg of GAC-SMHI Weather Solutions, an alliance of GAC Group, a global provider of integrated shipping, logistics and marine services, and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Weather routing software accesses and analyses prevailing and forecast sea conditions as well as an individual ship’s characteristics, cargo and destination, to create an optimum track for an ocean voyage. A tool with the primary goal of reducing exposure to extreme conditions and protecting vessel, crew and cargoes, it also enables owners and operators to avoid delays and loading limitations, and promote optimum fuel efficiency.