Case Study · 2019

Sture → Tetney Terminal

North Sea Shuttle
Tanker 2019 438.2 nm 100% ECA
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14.51%
FOC reduction
35.42 vs 41.43 MT · −6.01 MT
−2.95%
Distance saved
438.2 nm optimised · −13.3 nm
−2.97%
Voyage duration
−2h 14m vs historical AIS
Voyage Summary

Sture to Tetney Terminal — 2019

Norway-to-UK tanker shuttle from Sture to Tetney Terminal – 35 hours, 438 nm, southwest across the central North Sea, May 2019. The entire crossing sits inside the North Sea SECA, so the 6.0 MT saving was realised entirely on ECA-grade fuel. Conditions were uniformly rough – the historical track ran at 100% Sea State 4+ across the full crossing, so the optimiser couldn't route around weather, and the 2.95% distance and 2.97% duration reduction came from finding a more efficient corridor through it rather than from sea-state avoidance. Mean SOG 12.37 kn.

Weather routing Short-leg
Interactive Route

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Waypoint-by-waypoint against the historical AIS baseline.

Methodology

How this voyage was verified

The historical AIS track was pulled from public records and matched against the master’s own reports. The VF Engine then re-routed the same vessel under the weather as it actually occurred — not a forecast. Both tracks were scored by the same FOC prediction model and compared waypoint by waypoint. The 14.51% reduction is the delta sailed at the same speed band, under the same wind and wave conditions.

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