Weathernews and Maersk entered into a three-year partnership covering weather routing services, port forecasts and other weather driven risk communication services for safety and bunker saving purposes. Operating from five global operations centers, Weathernews Inc. will provide continuous monitoring and communication year-round twenty-four hours a day for Maersk vessels with its Optimum Ship Routing service.
”Expertise from Weathernews will assist us in ensuring that our vessels use the minimum possible fuel on any given route between ports by reducing the impact of weather delays at sea and ports along with improving safety of vessels, crew onboard and cargo our ships carry around the world.” stated Bjarne Foldager, Global Head of Operations, Maersk Tankers
Last June, Weathernews established a new Voyage Planning Service Center in Copenhagen in order to cater to the needs of the European shipping industry. Getting this chance to start working with Maersk Group, Weathernews, Inc. will be in close communication and provide continuous support for Maersk Group’s entire fleet operations twenty-four hours a day, 365-days a year from Weathernews’s global network of operations centers in around the world.
Source: Weathernews
