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DeepSea: Leveraging AI and Weather Data for Optimal Maritime Fuel Consumption

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics
Applicable Industries	Marine & Shipping Renewable Energy
Use Cases	Vehicle Performance Monitoring
Challenge	DeepSea, a leading AI-powered maritime entity, was faced with the challenge of enhancing its vessel-specific performance models with a highly accurate and detailed source of ocean weather data. The goal was to predict the impact of wind, waves, currents, and other nautical phenomena on fuel consumption. However, the task was not without its difficulties. A significant 80% of the world's oceans remain unmapped and unobserved, presenting a considerable gap in the data required for accurate predictions. Additionally, the data on ocean wind and wave conditions that is available is often inconsistent. This is because it is gathered from instruments deployed on buoys and traveling ships, leading to discrepancies in wind-weather observations. Read More
About Customer	DeepSea is a leading AI-powered maritime entity that specializes in voyage optimization. They leverage advanced technologies to develop vessel-specific performance models that can predict the impact of various nautical phenomena on a ship's performance. Their goal is to optimize maritime operations, particularly in terms of fuel consumption, by accurately predicting the effects of factors such as wind, waves, and currents. To achieve this, they require highly accurate and detailed ocean weather data, which they use to enhance their predictive models and algorithms. Read More
Solution	To overcome these challenges, DeepSea partnered with Spire Global. By integrating Spire's weather data into its predictive voyage planning algorithm, DeepSea was able to gain global coverage across the open oceans. This allowed for a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of ocean conditions, thereby enhancing the predictive capabilities of their performance models. DeepSea then analyzed the relationship between ship speed and the increase in power demand (and consequently, fuel consumption) under moderate and heavier wind conditions. This analysis enabled them to better predict and optimize fuel consumption based on varying wind conditions. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Applicable Industries

Marine & Shipping

Renewable Energy

Use Cases

Vehicle Performance Monitoring

Challenge

DeepSea, a leading AI-powered maritime entity, was faced with the challenge of enhancing its vessel-specific performance models with a highly accurate and detailed source of ocean weather data. The goal was to predict the impact of wind, waves, currents, and other nautical phenomena on fuel consumption. However, the task was not without its difficulties. A significant 80% of the world's oceans remain unmapped and unobserved, presenting a considerable gap in the data required for accurate predictions. Additionally, the data on ocean wind and wave conditions that is available is often inconsistent. This is because it is gathered from instruments deployed on buoys and traveling ships, leading to discrepancies in wind-weather observations.

About Customer

DeepSea is a leading AI-powered maritime entity that specializes in voyage optimization. They leverage advanced technologies to develop vessel-specific performance models that can predict the impact of various nautical phenomena on a ship's performance. Their goal is to optimize maritime operations, particularly in terms of fuel consumption, by accurately predicting the effects of factors such as wind, waves, and currents. To achieve this, they require highly accurate and detailed ocean weather data, which they use to enhance their predictive models and algorithms.

Solution

To overcome these challenges, DeepSea partnered with Spire Global. By integrating Spire's weather data into its predictive voyage planning algorithm, DeepSea was able to gain global coverage across the open oceans. This allowed for a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of ocean conditions, thereby enhancing the predictive capabilities of their performance models. DeepSea then analyzed the relationship between ship speed and the increase in power demand (and consequently, fuel consumption) under moderate and heavier wind conditions. This analysis enabled them to better predict and optimize fuel consumption based on varying wind conditions.

Impact #1	The integration of Spire's weather data into DeepSea's predictive voyage planning algorithm resulted in a significant enhancement of their performance models. They were able to gain a more comprehensive understanding of ocean conditions, which in turn allowed for more accurate predictions of fuel consumption based on varying wind conditions. This not only improved the efficiency of their voyage planning but also allowed for more effective fuel consumption optimization. The solution also addressed the challenge of data inconsistencies, as Spire's weather data provided a more reliable and consistent source of information on ocean wind and wave conditions.

Impact #1

The integration of Spire's weather data into DeepSea's predictive voyage planning algorithm resulted in a significant enhancement of their performance models. They were able to gain a more comprehensive understanding of ocean conditions, which in turn allowed for more accurate predictions of fuel consumption based on varying wind conditions. This not only improved the efficiency of their voyage planning but also allowed for more effective fuel consumption optimization. The solution also addressed the challenge of data inconsistencies, as Spire's weather data provided a more reliable and consistent source of information on ocean wind and wave conditions.

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DeepSea: Leveraging AI and Weather Data for Optimal Maritime Fuel Consumption

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