Thanks to the partnership, NAPA Voyage Optimization software will come as an option in all future sales of Norsepower's Rotor Sails solution, applicable to newbuilds and retrofits.

The software determines the best possible voyage plan for a vessel to maximise the energy savings, taking into account weather conditions throughout the sailing, likewise each ship's design profile and operational requirements.

"Our Rotor Sails already offer fuel and associated emissions savings of up to 25%. However, savings can be significantly enhanced when used alongside weather routing software," Tuomas Riski, CEO, Norsepower, underlined.

He furthered, "Given the magnitude of the energy transition challenge, combining commercially-proven solutions enables shipowners to take the next step to not only meeting regulatory targets, but exceeding them. Vessels using the solutions available today will be able to decarbonise faster. It will also help shipowners achieve greater climate alignment compliance scores, including the IMO's Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) as well as supporting the ship finance portfolios that are influenced by the requirements of directives such as the Poseidon Principles and Sea Cargo charter clauses."

Pekka Pakkanen, EVP, NAPA Shipping Solutions, added, "Advanced weather routing is essential for all ships, but it is particularly important for wind-assisted vessels. Now that wind propulsion solutions are becoming a reality for a growing number of ocean-going vessels, we are taking this to the next level with voyage optimisation software which can fully model various cleantech solutions in all weather conditions, taking into account design data for each individual vessel. This is made possible by our decades of expertise in naval architecture and vessel performance monitoring."

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