Independent assessment confirms the credibility of Blue Visby’s approach, strengthening its role as a practical and immediate emissions reduction tool for global shipping.
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has officially validated the methodology used by the Blue Visby Solution to estimate its impact on shipping emissions. This milestone confirms the scientific integrity and real-world applicability of a solution designed to cut fuel consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 15%—without requiring changes to fuel type or vessel design.
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Tackling Shipping’s Silent Inefficiency
The Blue Visby Solution addresses one of maritime shipping’s most overlooked sources of emissions: the widespread practice of “sail fast, then wait,” where vessels rush to port only to idle for hours or even days before berthing. Instead, Blue Visby introduces a coordinated approach where ships receive optimized arrival times, allowing them to slow steam, save fuel, reduce emissions, and avoid congestion—all without delaying cargo operations.
This behavioral and contractual shift requires no new technology onboard. It’s a systemic solution that leverages voyage data, digital modelling, and a fair system of sharing financial consequences—making it one of the few actionable decarbonization tools available today.
Independent Validation for Real-World Credibility
To assess the robustness of the Blue Visby approach, Bureau Veritas conducted an independent technical review, evaluating how accurately the solution calculates fuel and emissions savings. This involved analyzing actual voyage data, such as AIS-tracked routes and vessel speed profiles, and comparing them to optimized scenarios generated by Blue Visby’s algorithm.
BV’s review also examined how practical the methodology is for real-world application, including data reliability, completeness of variables, and neutrality of the outcomes—particularly in how the financial interests of involved parties are handled.
As part of this evaluation, Bureau Veritas validated the digital twin simulations that underpin Blue Visby’s modelling framework, confirming that they realistically reflect ship behavior and the emissions impact of optimized arrival times. This verification ensures that the projected benefits are not only theoretically sound, but also achievable in day-to-day operations.
A Practical Pathway for Regulatory Compliance
As international regulations tighten—from the expanding EU Emissions Trading System to the IMO’s decarbonization agenda—the maritime industry faces growing pressure to act. The Blue Visby Solution offers a ready-to-deploy answer: a cost-effective, fuel-agnostic method to improve environmental performance without disrupting operational efficiency.
Through this validation, Bureau Veritas is helping bridge the gap between innovation and regulation—ensuring that new solutions like Blue Visby can be confidently adopted by shipowners, charterers, and policymakers alike.
Driving Collective Action in Decarbonization
Matthieu de Tugny, President of Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, commented “The Blue Visby Solution demonstrates how collaboration, digitalization, and operational intelligence can drive meaningful change. By validating its methodology, we are supporting a new standard of emissions accountability—one that is transparent, actionable, and available today.”
Haris Zografakis, Coordinator of the Blue Visby Consortium, added “Validation by Bureau Veritas affirms the technical and ethical integrity of the Blue Visby Solution. It reflects the shared commitment of our partners to build a fair, neutral, and effective system to reduce emissions. This is a major step in making coordinated arrival an industry norm.”
The Blue Visby Solution stands as a pragmatic example of how coordinated behavior—not just new technology—can unlock immediate and measurable climate benefits. With Bureau Veritas’ endorsement, it moves one step closer to becoming a cornerstone of shipping’s decarbonization strategy.
About Blue Visby Solution
The Blue Visby Solution is an innovative approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime industry. It combines cutting-edge software, operational practices, and contractual agreements to optimize the ocean passage of vessels and eliminate the detrimental effects of the Sail Fast Then Wait practice. Through its collaborative, multilateral framework, the BVS is designed to reduce emissions across the shipping industry while supporting commercial viability. The Blue Visby Solution continues to evolve and is on track for commercial deployment in the coming months.
About Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV)
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore is a global leader in ship classification, safety, and verification, with nearly 200 years of expertise supporting the maritime industry. Driven by a commitment to protect our oceans and shape a sustainable maritime future, they help shipowners and operators navigate the energy transition with practical advice, innovative tools, and trusted certification.
Part of the worldwide Bureau Veritas group, they combine local responsiveness with global reach, ensuring clients meet evolving safety, environmental, and performance standards. Whether advancing decarbonization, digitalization, or offshore asset management, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore plays a key role in driving safer, cleaner shipping.
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