Ninecosmos NIO ocean-going shipping weather navigation system has successfully served various types of ships such as "Ocean No.1" scientific research ship, maritime Silk Road merchant ships, ocean-going cargo ships and cruise ships, serving more than 4,000 voyages.

Case 1

Service ship: "Dayang 1" research ship

Service voyage: China Ocean Route 75 first leg

Service content:

Ninecosmos NIO provided a full range of route optimization and weather support services during the sailing, operation and homecoming of the first section of the 75th voiyage of "Dayang No.1", helping the national scientific research ship complete various tasks successfully.

During the voyage, the NIO team maintained effective communication with the captain at all times through regular daily updates of the weather, typhoon and other disaster forecasts along with sheltering plans. Throughout the operation, the NIO team was able to view and forecast the sea state and weather conditions in real time to support the safe operation of the ship. 

Case 2

Service vessel: SS GLOBAL HOPE

Service route: Port TABONEO, Indonesia to Port LUGAIT, Philippines

Service content:

The ship made the voyage from TABONEO to LUGAIT. NineCosmos' recommended route for this voyage was 1150 nm but the captain refused to pass through the section of sea colocated with an oil pipeline, citing safety reasons such as the lack of accuracy of water depth readings and the small range of maneuverable waters. Ultimately, the captain's route exceeded the recommended route by nearly 120 nm, an undesirable outcome for the customer. Afterwards, a route comparison report was generated and AIS points for actual navigation for ships of the same size was provided. After negotiation, the captain was persuaded to sail according to NineCosmos' recommended route, saving nearly 10 hours of time and fuel consumption.

Case 3

Service vessel: COSCO SHIPPING FOUNTAIN

Service voyage: from Taicang Port of Jiangsu, via Nansha of Guangzhou to VALPARAISO Port of Chile

Service content:

This journey to South America, the ship's first, covered a distance of over 10,000 nm. Strict limitations were imposed on the stability and roll limit of the ship due to the peculiarity of the cargo loading, and so a route was set according to meteorological data from NineCosmos' platform in accordance with the captain's empirical experience. In the following month of continuous sailing, the ship's sailing dynamics were constantly monitored and daily weather forecasting was provided. Due to the accurate forecasting, weather along the route was consistently excellent and zero cargo damage was achieved over the course of the trans-ocean voyage. The captain of the ship sent a message as notification of his gratitude.

Case 4

Service vessel: JAWAD

Service: TANJUNG PEMANCINGAN, Indonesia to Binhai Port, China

Service content:

The captain of the JAWAD had limited data for weather at sea in comparison to our models; as weather navigator, the mission was to simultaneously ensure the safety of the ship while simultaneously preserving the economy of the voyage. Our team therefore made several virtual routes for the captain, with plans for passing through the front-end and trailing-end of the typhoon as well as one to not move at all. Finally, the customer accepted the plan of floating in the Sulu Sea, which saved fuel consumption and was beneficial to the safety of the ship, avoiding the ship from heavy wind and waves, and waiting for the typhoon to pass through the tail after the path was clear. After obtaining the consent of the customer, we sent this plan to Captain JAWAD accordingly, and updated the typhoon report for the captain twice a day, so that the captain could know his position relative to the typhoon more conveniently, and waited for the typhoon to reach the western Philippines, then slowly moved forward, and finally reached the destination port safely. The final voyage evaluation report was also timely issued to the customer, who recognized our service very much.

Case 5

Service vessel: SS. LAI ZHOU 66

Service voyage: 20220824005

Service content:

LAI ZHOU 66's shipowner reached out to us by phone. After communicating with the shipowner and reviewing the charter agreement, we found that there were two different descriptions of good weather, and the two descriptions were different. The NIO team assisted the shipowner to waive the claim, and the shipowner followed up with us for closer engagement and service.