Weathernews launched the upgraded version of the CIM (Carbon Intensity Monitoring) Service, the CO2 emission monitoring service for the shipping industry. The CIM service provides visualization of the CO2 emissions of vessels.
Weathernews has upgraded the CIM Service to enable real time measurements of CO2 emissions during voyages.
It also added a function where the environmental performance can be evaluated based on CO2 emissions, fuel consumption and the distance sailed.
Furthermore, ClassNK has certified the CIM Service as a solution that leverages digital technology.
While the reliability of the operational data and the calculation method is essential when calculating the CO2 emitted during shipping operations, the data provided through the CIM Service can be used with confidence
said the company.
The Service will now be offered on a full scale in Japan as well.
The latest upgrade enables the timely determination of environmental performance as stipulated in the regulations adopted by IMO in June 2021. The Service rates the environmental performance for each voyage on a five-point scale based on CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, sailing distance, and other actual voyage data.,.
Going forward, Weathernews will add a function to the OSR (Optimum Ship Routeing) Service, which supports the selection of optimum routes, to enable the ecocentric selection of routes and speeds to reduce CO2, by the end of 2022.
In addition to supporting compliance with the IMO regulations, the CIM Service also addresses the needs of cargo owner companies relating to maritime supply chains. In 2020, major grain companies, European traders, petroleum companies and other large charterers established the Sea Cargo Charter (SCC)
the company explained.
