A cross-industry project aims to cut shipping emissions by developing a platform that helps vessels reach berths promptly, rather than sailing at speed, only to wait at anchorage outside ports.
But it is something more than simply coordinating just-in-time arrival of vessels.
The Blue Visby Solution is also underpinned by a new contractual framework to tackle the “split incentives” among stakeholders in a voyage, which means vessels can remain commercially competitive.
