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THE TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY,
THE CHOICE IS WHETHER TO USE THEM, WRITES CHRISTIAN RAE HOLM,
MANAGING DIRECTOR, COACH SOLUTIONS

ronment, it’s about protecting your business.
Of course shipping has a strong focus on car-
bon emissions reduction and that’s a good
thing, but the truth is that take-up is always
going to be slow unless there is a benefit to
the bottom line.
We provide tools that owners can use to opti-
mise their operations but we understand that
ultimately, sustainability is in the hands of
our customers.
Software tools shouldn’t require huge and
costly integration projects. We can show
shipping companies exactly how their vessels
are performing by gathering small amounts
of data collected by crew and validating it.
By having the master and the chief engineer
provide this data, there is a far greater prob-
ability that it will be not just correct but also
useful in accurately determining vessel per-
formance. With the right data in place, we use
digital models to predict performance with
very high accuracy.
Owners can then adjust their route and speed
to minimise fuel consumption – or not – but
at a minimum they know their options.
Many owners will still execute voyages at
high speed, even though it would objectively

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