BP Shipping strategically utilizes Weathernews services to assist their Masters on all cross ocean voyages throughout the year. Captain Scott Keane (Regional Voyage Operations Manager) recently provided feedback to Weathernews on just how we are doing:

Clean Seas—Safe Ships—Commercial Success

“Our close cooperation with Weathernews Inc has helped us to deliver on all of　these values by reducing our emissions, improving onboard safety and reducing　weather damage, and by making real savings on our bunker purchases. Over the last 2 years we have reported saving on bunker costs alone of $10.70 for every $1 spent on Oceanrouteing with Weathernews Inc. This is on top of the savings in time, and reduction in wear and tear on our vessels and fatigue in our crews.”

“We have reduced our carbon emissions fleet wide by over 55,000 tonnes in the 2 year period, which is a great achievement in itself. To put this number in perspective, it is the same as removing 17,000 average cars from the road, each driving 10,000 km per year.
Best of all, we believe our results can improve still further and we have set ourselves a tangible reduction target for 2010 which will mean we will have to work even harder for more savings.”
We look forward to working with Weathernews Inc in the future to help us to deliver ‘Clean seas- Safe ships- Commercial success’ into 2010 and beyond.”

Weathernews also looks forward to working with BP Shipping on future challenges to reduce emissions whilst maintaining maximum safety for vessels at sea.

BP Shipping:

BP Shipping provides the logistics to move BP’s oil and gas cargoes to market as well as marine assurance on everything that floats in the BP group.
It manages a large fleet of vessels most of which are held on long term operating leases. BP Shipping’s Chartering Teams based in London, Singapore and Chicago also charter third party vessels on both time charter and voyage charter basis.

BP Shipping’s primary purpose is to transport hydrocarbons safely on the world’s oceans and waterways for the BP group.