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Press Release: NOAA’s NDBC, Sofar Ocean to share methodologies to advance marine monitoring and research capabilities

The three-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between NOAA's NDBC and Sofar Ocean is a collaborative effort that will lead to advances in marine observations and environmental monitoring.

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Quileute Tribe deploys first buoy of Backyard Buoys program

The Quileute Tribe deploys the first buoy of the Backyard Buoys program in La Push, Washington.

Events & Webinars

Sofar Ocean at Nor-Shipping 2023

Sofar Ocean attends Nor-Shipping 2023, a leading maritime shipping conference held in Oslo, Norway.

Events & Webinars

Webinar: Venture into the Harsh, Data-Sparse Arctic with The National Ice Center

USNIC Operations Officer CWO2 Mike Latin joins Sofar Ocean’s Government Lead Tosca Lichtenheld for a conversation about the mission of the USNIC, how it uses wave data, CWO2 Latin’s journey in the Arctic, and the data collected by the Spotter buoys that he deployed during his trip.

Product Updates

How Power Save Mode increases Spotter’s battery life and deployment duration at high latitudes

Spotter’s Power Save Mode turns off its GPS sensor during sampling dwell periods, increasing battery life by at least 25% and extending its deployment duration at high latitudes.

Ocean Science

How accounting for instability in the lower atmosphere improves forecasts of extreme waves

Sofar’s global ocean weather forecasts now account for local air density variability and wind gustiness. Incorporating these variables increases forecast accuracy of moderate to extreme waves during strong winds.

Ocean Science

An Ocean Scientist Explains... Vessel Performance Models (VPM)

Sofar Ocean Data Scientist Galen Egan, PhD provides an in-depth explanation of Vessel Performance Models (VPM) and breaks down the key components of our Wayfinder voyage optimization platform's AdaptiveVPM™.

Product Education

White paper: The key components of an effective voyage optimization platform

The time to implement a leading edge voyage optimization platform is now. Before you invest in a solution, make sure to understand the key differentiators that make a platform exceptional.

Customer Stories

Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk enhance voyage optimization capabilities with Sofar Ocean’s Wayfinder platform

Leading dry bulk carriers Star Bulk (NASDAQ: SBLK) and Eagle Bulk (NYSE: EGLE) will use Sofar Ocean’s Wayfinder voyage optimization platform to reduce emissions and increase efficiency across their fleets.

Product Education

Wayfinder Voyage Optimization Demo

To demonstrate how Wayfinder's proactive and continuous guidance is superior to one-off, reactive guidance, we built an in-depth routing demo using real voyage data.

Success Stories

Customer Stories

How Luode streamlines the design and maintenance of offshore wind sites with the Spotter system

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Customer Stories

Press Release: Naval Oceanography and Sofar Ocean Announce Collaboration to Advance Ocean Weather Forecasting, Data Collection

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Customer Stories

Quileute Tribe deploys first buoy of Backyard Buoys program

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Product Updates

Product Education

Ocean Trends

Press Release: NOAA’s NDBC, Sofar Ocean to share methodologies to advance marine monitoring and research capabilities

Quileute Tribe deploys first buoy of Backyard Buoys program

Sofar Ocean at Nor-Shipping 2023

Webinar: Venture into the Harsh, Data-Sparse Arctic with The National Ice Center

How Power Save Mode increases Spotter’s battery life and deployment duration at high latitudes

How accounting for instability in the lower atmosphere improves forecasts of extreme waves

An Ocean Scientist Explains... Vessel Performance Models (VPM)

White paper: The key components of an effective voyage optimization platform

Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk enhance voyage optimization capabilities with Sofar Ocean’s Wayfinder platform

Wayfinder Voyage Optimization Demo

How Luode streamlines the design and maintenance of offshore wind sites with the Spotter system

Press Release: Naval Oceanography and Sofar Ocean Announce Collaboration to Advance Ocean Weather Forecasting, Data Collection

Quileute Tribe deploys first buoy of Backyard Buoys program

How Power Save Mode increases Spotter’s battery life and deployment duration at high latitudes

Send More Ocean Data for Less Using High Data Rate (HDR) Mode

What's New in Spotter 3?

White paper: Why deploying a network of marine sensing systems is the key to collecting ocean data at scale

White Paper: The Unexpected Cost (and Benefit) of Weather for Maritime Shipping Companies

White paper: The key components of an effective voyage optimization platform

How to Reduce a Vessel's Carbon Intensity

Decarbonizing the Shipping Industry: the Role of the IMO

Everything You Need To Know About The Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII)