Odfjell’s ships sail around the world, 24/7/365. Safety is our number one principle, and we depend on predictability to secure that our ships sail the safest, most efficient route.
The continuous work to improve fleet performance and enhance safety has inspired unique technological solutions for data surveillance and route optimization.
To further improve fleet route planning, surveillance, quality and efficiency, Odfjell works closely with StormGeo – a world leader in weather forecasting services. With StormGeo’s weather routing service, combined with the onboard expertise, software, and in-house solutions, our vessels navigate to avoid adverse currents, high seas, and rough weather, thus ensuring a safer journey for crew, cargo, and vessel. In the process, we also reduce fuel costs and reduce emissions — a winning combination for our company, our customers and the environment.
Every year, weather routing is applied on hundreds of voyages, resulting in documented savings of fuel and CO2 emissions. In 2020 alone, we used weather routing on 882 voyages. With this, we gained 65 sailing days, saved 1,640 tonnes of fuel and reduced our CO2 emission by 5,084 tonnes.
