Berge Bulk Deploys Sofar's Wayfinder Platform Across Fleet To Cut Fuel And Emissions

Berge Bulk is deploying Sofar Ocean’s Wayfinder dynamic voyage optimization platform across its fleet to save time, fuel, and emissions, and to optimize the performance of new decarbonization technologies.

“Using innovative technology to boost vessel efficiency is key to our ‘Maritime Marshall Plan’ for decarbonization,” said James Marshall, founder and CEO of Berge Bulk. “Sofar’s Wayfinder helps us understand fleet performance and importantly improves the vessel’s route optimization as we aim for a zero-emissions fleet.”

Berge Bulk’s vessels, including its sail-assisted ships Berge Olympus and Berge Neblina, follow Wayfinder’s dynamic route and RPM guidance to stay on the most efficient path to port. Wayfinder’s guidance accounts for variations in weather, market, and vessel performance, ensuring that Berge Bulk’s fleet continuously meets its business, safety, and sustainability targets. Berge Bulk’s adoption of Wayfinder is the latest in a series of decarbonization initiatives aimed at achieving zero scope 1 emissions fleetwide by 2050.

*Sofar’s Wayfinder platform. The Dashboard shows a vessel’s current route (black line), the suggested route optimized by Wayfinder (pink line), and real-time weather and voyage information.*

Wayfinder uses Sofar’s highly accurate forecasts, powered by its proprietary global ocean sensor network, to greatly reduce weather uncertainty and increase vessel performance model accuracy. As Berge Bulk outfits more vessels with wind propulsion and invests in additional decarbonization initiatives like alternative fuels, it will utilize Wayfinder’s weather and vessel data to optimize the performance of each new technology.

“By reducing uncertainty in the weather predictions, Wayfinder delivers significant efficiency gains immediately and does so voyage after voyage, saving an average of 4—6% on fuel and emissions,” said Tim Janssen, co-founder and CEO of Sofar Ocean. “We are excited about the role of Wayfinder in supporting new technologies to drive the energy transition, and look forward to partnering with Berge Bulk on its journey to decarbonization.”

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