SwedenLogistics and transport2018 – ongoingStena Line
AI assistance for fuel-efficient vessel operation
Stena Line reported conservative fuel savings of 2% as its AI assistant reached 7 vessels
Problem
Captains needed to manage fuel consumption while meeting route timetables. Sea conditions and vessel characteristics affected efficient operation.
Approach
Stena Line began testing Fuel Pilot on Stena Scandinavica in 2018. The assistant combined AI and nautical expertise with weather, sea-condition and vessel data. By July 2021, it supported crews on 7 vessels.
Results
Takeaway
Stena Line separated its conservative savings claim from the larger potential it expected. It did not describe the measurement method.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Logistics and transport
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Optimization
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Goal
- Cost savings
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
A release attributed to Stena Line reported Fuel Pilot operating on 7 vessels and conservative fuel savings of 2%. Savings exceeding 5% were described as potential.
Full details are in the original sources.
