Azipod propulsion, electric propulsion, Onboard DC Grid, shore connection, drives and generators.
ABB Marine & Ports Maintenance / Service Agreement Enhanced
Routing Services
ABB marine routing services combining voyage optimization software, real-time weather routing and expert support, plus Vessel Routing and Vessel Insights APIs for route, ETA, fuel and emissions optimization.
Description
ABB Routing Services help ship owners and operators plan safer, more efficient voyages by combining voyage optimization software, real-time weather routing and expert human insight across voyage planning, execution and monitoring.
Services and tools
- ABB Ability™ SPOS (Ship Performance Optimization System) – onboard route optimization and real-time decision support using weather forecasts, sea state data and vessel performance profiles.
- ABB Ability™ Routeguard – onshore routing service delivered by master mariners and meteorologists.
- Optimal Speed Routing – real-time speed recommendations along a planned route, balancing arrival time, weather exposure and fuel efficiency.
- ABB Ability™ Fleetguard – fleet-wide monitoring of weather exposure, routing performance and voyage execution.
Vessel Routing API
- Safe, navigable routes on demand; improved ETA accuracy
- Optimize routes by time, emissions and fuel, or cost (including ECA fuels and daily hire)
- Routing types: fixed speed, flexible speed, variable ETA, variable speed endpoint
- Smart voyage restrictions: regulatory, vessel, cargo and gross tonnage restrictions; avoids unsuitable passages and canals and respects fairways and traffic separation schemes
Vessel Insights API
A GraphQL API delivering quality-checked, weather-enhanced performance data along a vessel's track, built from AIS, noon reports, autolog systems, hindcast weather and digital twin models.
- Estimates fuel consumption and emissions from derived AIS tracks, hindcast weather and vessel performance models
- Processes noon report data with automated quality checks and confidence indicators
- Serves as a building block for vessel performance management and analytics platforms
Applications
Suitable for a wide range of vessel types and sizes, using vessel-specific performance models to tailor routing recommendations.
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