Socatra, a leading provider of oil shipping services, and Syroco, the Climate Tech startup that supports the energy transition of maritime transportation, unveiled today performance data obtained from the first months of deployment of Syroco’s travel optimization solution on M/T Alcyone.
Owned by Socatra and chartered by Total Energies, Alcyone is a 183-metre tanker sailing under French flag and operating on transpacific routes. Built in 2022, the ship was equipped at the beginning of 2024 with two Rotor Sails from manufacturer Norsepower. Concomitantly with this installation of wind propulsion assistance, the shipowner and charterer deployed Syroco to help crews optimise routes and vessel operational parameters based on weather conditions, maximizing the performance of wind assistance.
Amplification of the effectiveness of wind propulsion
Hector Firino Martell, Fleet Manager of Socatra, said: “The use of Rotor Sails introduces complexity into voyage definition. The routing of Alcyone involves advanced calculations in order to make the most of the wind while taking into account waves, swell and currents. The Syroco platform, thanks to its high fidelity digital twins and its simulation power, enables the crew to take advantage of the weather conditions, amplifying the efficiency of the propulsion systems.”
Beyond the real-time routing provided to crews, the Syroco platform provides accurate data on the performance gains produced respectively by the use of the wind assistance and by adhesion to an optimised route. This data, which varies from one voyage to another, makes it possible to evaluate the impact of these technologies in a global and objective manner and to calculate their return on investment.
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