Weathernews' "Total Fleet Management Service" (TFMS) helps shore-side managers monitor vessel and fleet performance and use this information to make more informed decisions to increase profitability, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Your business comprises more than individual vessels and individual routes, and you need a strong partner like Weathernews to help you find, assess and solve problems that could impact your overall fleet operations.
Whether you operate a liner, tramper or designated cargo trade business - whether you own or charter vessels - TFMS offers a variety of services customized to your company’s business model and requirements. This customizable service offering can help you maintain safety while efficiently managing fleet performance, fuel consumption and scheduling / ETAs.
With over 50 years experience, 24x7 customer service, 26 dedicated marine meteorologists and an additional 41 employees supporting marine customers in the U.S. alone, Weathernews is the only marine weather company developing the right tools to enable you to achieve your business goals...now and in the future!
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Reduce costs by discovering potential operational risks |
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Strengthen logistical operations through optimum schedule management |
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Implement safe transportation via vessel monitoring and optimum ship routing |
Weathernews' Total Fleet Management Service can help your fleet managers and shore-side operations staff find, assess and solve problems that could impact your vessels and your fleet operations.
For over 50 years, Weathernews has helped Captains circumnavigate unfavorable weather and sea conditions while ensuring their vessels run safely and efficiently. Our Optimum Ship Routing services and innovations in operations are renowned for helping companies meet ETAs, increase fuel efficiency and protect crews, cargo and vessels.
Now, the company that brought you the industry standard in ship routing brings you the latest in fleet management.
TFMS is built around Weathernews' new Fleet Management System (FMS). FMS is a technology platform that helps shore-side operators better manage their vessels before departure, during a voyage and on arrival in port. FMS can be used by operations staff for:
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Fleet Management |
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Operational Risk Finding |
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Performance Evaluation and Management |
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Weather and Forecast Assessment |
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Business Planning Support |
The FMS platform comprises FMS.Web and FMS.Mail. FMS.Mail is delivered to shore-side operators via html-encoded email every day as initial alerts and includes a Fleet Positions and Status Map, World Heavy Weather Area Map and En-Voyage Reports. FMS.Web is a software application that includes a map display, alarm window and report window.
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| Operational Risk Finding |
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| Performance Evaluation and Management |
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| Weather and Forecast Assessment |
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| Business Planning Support |
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Operational Risk Finding |
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Performance Evaluation and Management |
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Weather and Forecast Assessment |
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Business Planning Support |
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Compare Weathernews' estimated ETA with the master's ETA or the required ETA |
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Compare current weather conditions with vessel limits |
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View fuel consumption information |
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Receive an En-Voyage Report, which includes a comparison of ETAs, estimated vessel performance speed with weather and current factors, a three day forecast, and daily bunker consumption (via FMS.Mail) |
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Monitor ETAs based on wind, waves and average speed |
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Performance Evaluation and Management
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Receive En-Voyage Reports which include preliminary estimated performance speed and daily bunker consumption reports to monitor compliance with charter party terms (via FMS.Mail) |
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Receive Voyage Summary Reports after arrival at port as supporting material for speed and bunker claims |
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Analyze a ship's performance history, including speed and bunker efficiency, to determine optimum ship dock timing and the viability of chartering or sub-chartering a vessel |
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Weather and Forecast Assessment
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Colored Significant Wave Height Contours |
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Primary and Secondary Wave Height |
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Observed Currents |
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Monthly Currents |
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Pack Ice |
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Ice Bergs |
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Fronts |
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Sea Temperature |
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Optimize ship resources and ensure compliance with charter party terms by continuously evaluating a ship's performance history, including performance speed, charter party speed, and bunker consumption |
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Proactively manage business orders and maximize profits by calculating ETAs using past performance history data, including distance, speed, and weather/current factors |
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Find, assess and solve problems that could impact your vessels and your fleet operations.
Only Weathernews has supported customers for over 50 years by continuously investing in new scientific developments and technologies to deliver a suite of services that help shipping companies increase vessel safety and improve operational efficiency, at sea and on shore.
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Technology leaders in ship routing |
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State-of-the-art, proprietary weather forecasting and decision support services for ocean-crossing, coastal, and domestic voyages |
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Voyage Performance Monitoring and Position Polling services |
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Global forecast centers |
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24/7/365 service and support |
Weathernews partnered with some of the largest shipping companies in the world to design the TFMS offering. Contact us today to learn more about how TFMS can help your ship operators more effectively and proactively manage weather-related problems with your individual vessels and overall fleets.
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