Container shipping group Unifeeder took another step on its green agenda by investing in voyage optimisation and emissions reduction technology
The logistics company signed a three-year deal with ZeroNorth to use a platform to optimise fuel consumption on a fleet of 90 ships. Unifeeder will use ZeroNorth’s platform for voyage planning, including voyage optimisation with integrated weather routeing to unlock fuel efficiencies and carbon emissions reductions. The operator of the largest feeder and shortsea network in Europe will also use ClearLynx’s bunker solution on these container ships.
“We recognise it is a key strategic priority to be able to connect vessel, voyage and bunker processes to maximise our fuel efficiency and reduce our carbon emissions,” said Unifeeder chief commercial officer Martin Gaard Christiansen.
“Adopting digital technologies that will help us to advance our green agenda is a crucial step in our commitment to contribute to the reduction of emissions on a local and global scale,” he said.
This green agenda sets efficiency targets to limit bunker consumption to reduce overall emissions levels by 50% per container by 2040.
“Its is an ambitious goal that we will be able to achieve by optimising efficiency across our operations with the support of industry-leading advanced digital technologies,” said Mr Christiansen.
He said ZeroNorth provides operations optimisation in one platform “to support the progress of our sustainable shipping strategy, help improve earnings, reduce emissions, and drive success for our company in the future.”
ZeroNorth will provide Unifeeder with full transparency over bunkering, voyage planning, vessel optimisation and emissions reductions on 90 of the group’s fleet of more than 150 container and shortsea ships, increasing ZeroNorth’s expansion into the container market.
“A forward-thinking industry leader such as Unifeeder has opted to use our full suite of optimisation solutions across their considerable fleet of container and shortsea vessels,” said ZeroNorth chief revenue officer Jesper Bo Hansen.
“In Unifeeder, we are gaining a partner that understands the urgency of the climate emergency and our mission to make global trade green, as well as the role digital solutions can play to reduce the environmental impact of maritime operations while improving earnings.”
