Case Study · 2023

Sikka → Niterói

Indian Ocean · Cape · South Atlantic
Tanker 2023 7,922.12 nm No ECA
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13.31%
FOC reduction
579.38 vs 668.31 MT · −88.93 MT
−2.53%
Distance saved
7,922.12 nm optimised · −200 nm
−2.47%
Voyage duration
−11h 18m vs historical AIS
Voyage Summary

Sikka to Niterói — 2023

India-to-Brazil voyage from Sikka to Niterói, routing south through the Indian Ocean, around the Cape of Good Hope, and across the South Atlantic. Sea State 5+ reduced from 36.0% to 26.0%; Sea State 6+ cut from 6.4% to 3.6%. Full voyage on VLSFO with no ECA transits.

Long-haul VFWR validated
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+ 26.0% 36.0% 10.0pp reduction
Sea State 6+ 3.6% 6.4% 2.8pp 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 13.31% reduction is the delta sailed at the same speed band, under the same wind and wave conditions.

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