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"We are pleased to renew our relationship with Sofar Ocean...Wayfinder helps us to plan our voyages and route our ships more effectively."
Stefan Tashchiev
Stefan Tashchiev, Director of Operations at Koch Shipping
“As we continue to grow the fleet, we are investing in operational efficiency, digital development, and more energy-efficient operations across the business. We reviewed and trialled the available options thoroughly. Wayfinder stood out for its ability to improve our weather visibility, enhance route and speed decisions, and strengthen execution between our ship and shore teams.”
Per Ekmann
Per Ekmann, CEO, Uni-Tankers
"We expect that Wayfinder, which utilizes cutting-edge technologies such as Sofar’s global network of ocean sensors and data-driven Vessel Performance Models, will greatly contribute to the efficient operation of MOL Group’s Fleet."
Ryusuke Kimura
Chief Digital & Information Officer, MOL Group
"Wayfinder allows us to increase vessel utilization and efficiency, ensuring that we balance profitability with emissions reduction objectives. By using Wayfinder's data and voyage optimization, we've seen efficiency gains in the range of 4.5% on dedicated voyages, which translates into as many as 14 additional sailing days per year per vessel.”
James Marshall
CEO, Berge Bulk
“Wayfinder gives our Masters practical, data-driven guidance for route and speed decisions while helping our shore teams maintain visibility into vessel performance and voyage risk. Before choosing Wayfinder we evaluated the available options for voyage optimization and weather guidance. Through our work with Sofar Ocean we have seen how high-precision weather data, vessel performance models, and daily optimization guidance support safer, more efficient operations as well as better informed conversations with charterers.”
Capt. Tomoaki Nakanishi
Capt. Tomoaki Nakanishi, Group Manager, NYK Tankers
“Most moored buoys in the Great Lakes require significant time and financial investment, a highly qualified team of technicians, scientists, and engineers, as well as mid-size vessels for deployments and retrievals. For this reason, several labs turned to small, lightweight, and relatively easy-to-deploy options, like Sofar Ocean’s Spotter buoy.”
David Fitch
Communications Specialist, Great Lakes Observing System
“We decided to use the Spotter wave buoys as part of the MASRI project for multiple reasons. The buoys are very affordable, small, lightweight and easy to maintain...The real-time access and included dashboard and API are very useful to keep an eye on the data. These advantages allowed us to deploy multiple buoys instead of one more expensive traditional buoy."
Ivan Ivanov
Branch Director, National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
“Until now, we have never had a lot of data assets out here on our coast. This information is going to be really critical to mitigate the impacts that occur from extreme weather events…[Spotters] give us data, and more data gives us more ability.”
Joe Schumacker
Marine Resources Scientist for the Quinault Indian Nation
“The purchase and operating cost of the Spotter is much lower than the large buoy so we are now using it as our primary offshore wave data source. We have purchased a second Spotter to allow them to be regularly swapped over while moorings are checked and biofouling removed.”
Neil McLennan
Engineering Adviser, Lyttelton Port Company