Sofar Ocean today released its 2025 Wayfinder Savings Report, offering maritime shipping’s clearest, data-backed view of the link between ocean intelligence and operational performance.

The report details how Sofar’s Wayfinder Platform, which provides dynamic voyage planning and optimization for maritime shipping, delivered significant gains during one of the most uncertain years the industry has faced. In 2025, Wayfinder saved an average of 6.9% on fuel per voyage for its clients, equating to $16,686 in average savings and 56 metric tons of CO2 avoided per voyage across key global routes.

The report demonstrates that voyage planning and optimization that uses real-time and proprietary data is one of the most immediately verifiable strategies available to operators to navigate passage closures, extreme weather, and regulatory uncertainty.

1. Operational control delivered tangible savings in a year defined by chaos

From Red Sea disruptions and Cape of Good Hope rerouting, to shifting trade policies and extreme offshore weather, 2025 tested every assumption in voyage planning. Despite this volatility, Wayfinder delivered consistent quarterly savings — ranging from 6.7% to 7.4% — demonstrating that data-driven routing and RPM guidance can protect margins even when external risks multiply.

2. Proven emissions reductions helped fill the regulatory gap

IMO delays slowed progress on a global Net‑Zero Framework, but carriers continued to prioritize decarbonization to drive down operating costs.In 2025, vessels following Wayfinder’s guidance achieved emissions savings equivalent to removing 37,100 cars from the road for a year. The report underscores the growing pressure on carriers to prioritize solutions that can prove results today, and showcases how voyage optimization has become a critical bridge between ambition and action in the immediate term.

3. Proprietary ocean data sets AI apart

As AI adoption becomes ubiquitous in shipping, the report highlights a clear differentiator: models are only as good as their data. Wayfinder leverages daily-updated, ship-specific digital twins, and Sofar’s highly accurate marine weather forecasts, to precisely model vessel performance across all sea states. Sofar’s ocean intelligence is powered by the world’s largest real-time ocean sensor network, which collects billions of proprietary measurements that cannot be replicated with public or modeled data alone.

Wayfinder is trusted by leading global operators including Berge Bulk, Dorian LPG, Star Bulk, and MOL Group. In the report’s customer spotlights, Dorian LPG reports average savings of $20,060 per voyage in 2025, while Berge Bulk credits Wayfinder with efficiency gains enabling up to 14 additional sailing days per vessel per year.

The full 2025 Wayfinder Savings Report is available now and offers detailed economic outcomes, an in-depth product spotlight, and market analyses for 2025 and 2026.
Source: Sofar Ocean