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DIGITALIZATION tions and on exact routes. You open a door into a new world of optimisation.

Taking this example further, if you know the weather and the appropriate vessel/cargo details you can – through a se- cure, reliable data gateway – stream data so you can actually test performance in real-time. I.e. you know what rpm should produce a speed of 10knots in good weather conditions, so you set the engine accordingly and monitor ongoing speed. If the speed isn’t as expected then maybe you have a hull per- formance issue; bio-fouling may be taking hold and produc- ing frictional drag, hampering performance (and adding cost for you, and the environment). This will allow you to set a schedule for hull cleaning at a time that suits your operations, and pocket.

This is the power of integration. But that’s not all.

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