Voyage Optimization Software

Voyage optimization software computes the route, speed profile, and trim that minimize fuel and emissions for a passage subject to an arrival window and weather. It fuses metocean forecasts, the vessel’s hull and engine performance curves, and live position and noon-report data to solve for least-cost or least-emission paths, then updates as conditions change. The output supports CII management under MARPOL Annex VI Chapter 4 and feeds the operational efficiency record in the SEEMP. Vendors include StormGeo, NAPA Voyage Optimization, and DTN, but the underlying model is the same: cube-law speed sensitivity against forecast resistance.