The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology

Voyage calculations made instant

(Posted on 30/06/22)

AXSMarine, a pioneer and market leader in the provision of advanced solutions for shipping professionals, has recently released a new Smart Calculator to its AXSDry platform. The new tool allows users to run quick voyage calculations against multiple vessels.

AXSMarine's new calculation tool takes essential information for a voyage and returns its results simultaneously for each vessel in a simple grid. The users can input commodity type, quantity and tolerance, load and discharge ports & rates, including bunkering operations, waiting times and DAs, vessel constants, bunker prices, as well as time charter or freight rates.

The Smart Calculator returns results for multiple vessels simultaneously, provided they are suitable for the set parameters. In addition to the time charter equivalent (TCE) and freight rate, it also provides an estimate of the total CO₂ emissions for each vessel for the specific voyage, as well as Energy Efficiency Operating Indicator (EEOI) and Annual Efficiency Ratio (AER) values.

"Efficiency has always been a key factor in shipping, but in the modern age of digitalization it's even more vital", said Steve Fletcher, CCO at AXSMarine. "Our new Smart Calculator takes the essentials from our Voyage Calculator module and streamlines them inside Shiplist. All the calculations now take place within your main workspace, and you can rank how multiple vessels matching your laycan would perform in the same voyage.

The Smart Calculator also allows you to refine the results by recording owners' ideas for each vessel directly in the grid. The integration of our recent CO₂ calculator within the Smart Calculator makes it quick and easy for users to assess the potential environmental impact of each vessel.", added Steve.

AXSMarine also plans to integrate its new Smart Calculator in the AXSTanker platform. AXSTanker is an all-in-one chartering solution for competitive Wet Cargo ship brokers.