VOYAGE optimisation, from historical roots, has dramatically transformed in recent years. From the skill and knowledge of seafaring captains alone, to the leveraging of modern digital systems, voyage optimisation yields significant reductions in emissions, fuel consumption and travel time without compromising safety. 

90POE’s OpenOcean STUDIO platform uses advanced voyage optimisation tools to allow shoreside operators and vessel crews to meticulously assess and dynamically adjust passage plans, based on real-time navigational and weather factors.

The next-generation maritime operations platform delivers measurable results to help owners, operators and managers deal with soaring fuel costs and stringent environmental regulations, while ensuring safe and reliable operations. 

The system continuously monitors a vessel’s route, analysing wind speed, wave height and sea currents up to nine days in advance, facilitating informed decisions that lead to safer, more efficient journeys.

Traditional approaches to weather routing in maritime operations are typically reactive, often performed only intermittently or when alerted to specific events. That can result in missed opportunities for efficiency and safety improvements.

OpenOcean STUDIO’s voyage optimisation approach changes this dynamic by proactively and continuously running automated weather routing analyses across an entire fleet. The platform then evaluates alternative routes in the background, identifying potential enhancements in safety and fuel efficiency as conditions evolve.

Rather than fully automating decision-making, OpenOcean STUDIO alerts operators whenever a significant opportunity arises. Operators are then able to review the proposed route adjustments and make informed, timely decisions to implement these changes, ensuring that critical human oversight remains integral to the process.

This balanced approach ensures optimal voyage outcomes, thus maximising fuel efficiency, enhancing safety and significantly reducing the environmental footprint, all while keeping human expertise central to operational decision-making.

In addition, 90POE’s strategic partnership with ABB integrates the engineering group’s advanced weather routing solutions, identifying alternative paths that avoid adverse conditions and capitalise on favourable weather. This synergy enhances fuel efficiency and safety, minimising weather-related delays and unnecessary fuel costs.

90POE’s vessel-specific digital twin models determine the optimal execution of a planned route, taking account of critical factors such as target arrival time, RPM constraints, execution strategy (constant power, speed-through-water, or RPM), and daily fuel consumption limits.

By evaluating multiple options against these parameters, OpenOcean STUDIO identifies the most efficient route in terms of estimated arrival time, fuel use, and Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) ratings.

How OpenOcean STUDIO delivers optimal routes:

• Built by the industry, for the industry, OpenOcean STUDIO is designed for flexibility. Giving operators the ability to set specific constraints and objectives, including:
• Precise arrival time windows — Ensure on-time arrivals with customisable time frames;
• Vessel-specific speed and power constraints — Adhere to your vessel’s operational limitations;
• Daily fuel consumption limits — Manage fuel use effectively, including fuel type and RPM constraints;
• Tailored execution strategies —  Implement strategies that align with your unique operational requirements.

Once an optimisation request is submitted, OpenOcean STUDIO processes multiple route options using proprietary data models, validated by specialists, historical maritime data, and digital-twin simulations. Each option is rigorously assessed against the requestor’s parameters, to produce optimal route options.

By integrating real-time data, digital-twin simulations, and advanced data analytics, OpenOcean STUDIO empowers shipping companies to efficiently plan and execute voyages. Whether through execution optimisation or advanced weather routing, the platform delivers a structured approach to reducing fuel costs, improving CII ratings by one or two bands and ensuring timely arrivals.