Case Study · 2023

Persian Gulf → South Atlantic

Indian Ocean · Cape · South Atlantic
Bulk Carrier 2023 7,938.25 nm No ECA
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0.94%
FOC reduction
624.01 vs 629.92 MT · −5.91 MT
−1.02%
Distance saved
7,938.25 nm optimised · −81.5 nm
−0.91%
Voyage duration
−5h 36m vs historical AIS
Voyage Summary

Persian Gulf to South Atlantic — 2023

India-to-Brazil voyage from Gujarat to Rio de Janeiro, 25 days westbound across the Indian Ocean, around the Cape of Good Hope, and across the South Atlantic. Sea State 5+ cut from 26.1% to 23.4%. Pure routing result with no ECA fuel-switching.

Conservative baseline Bulk carrier
Sea-state profile

The conditions the optimised track held against

How the voyage performed across wave height and Douglas Sea State exposure — recorded waypoint-by-waypoint.

Metric Optimised Historical Delta
Sea State 5+ 23.4% 26.1% 2.7pp reduction
Methodology

How this voyage was verified

The historical AIS track was pulled from public records and matched against the master’s own reports. The VF Engine then re-routed the same vessel under the weather as it actually occurred — not a forecast. Both tracks were scored by the same FOC prediction model and compared waypoint by waypoint. The 0.94% reduction is the delta sailed at the same speed band, under the same wind and wave conditions.

Read the full validation methodology
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