Voyage Optimization Powered by Commercial Goals
Frequently asked questions
How is “Commercial Goals” different from traditional voyage optimization?
Traditional voyage optimization focuses primarily on route efficiency and weather avoidance.
Commercial Goals ensures that routing and speed decisions are aligned with your defined commercial objective, whether that is minimizing fuel consumption, meeting a fixed arrival requirement, or improving TCE. Your commercial goal drives the optimization logic.
How is this different from standard fuel optimization?
Fuel optimization focuses only on minimizing consumption.
Commercial Goals evaluates structured speed and route scenarios based on your commercial inputs (hire/TCE, fuel price, arrival requirements and speed constraints) and identifies the optimal strategy aligned with your defined objective.
It balances fuel, time, cost, and earnings impact.
What inputs are required from a client?
To provide a structured pre-voyage comparison, StormGeo requires:
- Hire or TCE rate
- Fuel price
- Arrival requirement (if applicable)
- Any speed constraints or charter party terms
- Future hire / earnings
These inputs ensure the optimization reflects your commercial reality.
Is this fully automated?
StormGeo combines advanced vessel-specific analytics and structured scenario comparison with expert oversight.
Technology provides the data-driven foundation.
Experienced routing specialists ensure commercial judgment and operational validation.
What happens after the voyage begins?
Optimization does not stop at departure.
StormGeo reassesses routing and speed daily using updated weather data, vessel-specific performance models, and commercial inputs. Revised guidance is issued when required, and daily reports provide visibility of performance against the defined objective.
Can commercial priorities change during the voyage?
Yes. If commercial conditions change, StormGeo can reassess and provide updated comparison and routing guidance aligned with the revised objective.
Does this replace existing Voyage Optimization services?
No. Commercial Goals enhances Voyage Optimization.
It adds structured commercial alignment to route and speed decisions, strengthening the value of existing services.
How does this support CII and emissions performance?
Optimized speed decisions can improve fuel efficiency and emissions intensity.
By aligning routing and speed with defined objectives, operators can also support improved CII performance.
How quickly can we see measurable results?
Improvements are visible from the first voyage. Small adjustments in speed, fuel use, and waiting time translate into measurable cost and performance gains that scale quickly across the fleet.