May 17th 2012, 13:30 – 17:30 at SHIRASE

Sea & Ship Maritime Data WareHouseOptimum Voyage Planning

Powered by Demonstrated Performance DB

in JAPAN

The 15th

Total Fleet Management ServiceTFMS Forum

Summary Report

Forum AttendeesTOYOFUJI SHIPPING CO.,LTD. Tamai Steamship Co., Ltd.The Sanko Steamship Co., Ltd.｠East Nippon Expressway Company LimitedITS JAPANMinistry of Economy, Trade and IndustryOMRON CorporationOyuki Barrier NetTHE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.｠MC SHIPPING LTD.MOL LNG Transport Co.,Ltd.Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.NS UNITED KAIUN KAISHA, LTD.NYK Global Bulk CorporationNippon Yusen Kabushiki KaishaNissan Motor Car Carrier Co., Ltd.OLDENDORFF CARRIERS Japan Inc.TOKYO MARINE CO., LTD.

ACT MARITIME CO.,LTD.DAIICHI CHUO KISEN KAISHADaito Kaiun Sangyo Co., Ltd.Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/SEASTERN CAR LINER, LTD.EVERGREEN MARINE CORPEvergreen Shipping Agency (Japan) CorporationIDEMITSU TANKER CO., LTD.Iino Marine Service Co., Ltd.JFE LOGISTICS CORPORATION

The 15th TFMS Forum in JapanThe 15th Total Fleet Management Service (TFMS) Forum was held on the SHIRASE

in Japan with 81 attendees from 27 companies.

The agenda discussed was utilization of Safety and Ship Performance Database

supported by ship reports as well as enriched marine weather analysis data in order

to support the shipping industry, especially the tramper business, through Optimum

Ship Routing (OSR).

The latest situation of the WNI Satellite was also reported in order to hear the

attendees’ suggestion regarding its useful applications.

Two and a half years have passed since OSR service was implemented. The latest version of OSR service can now assist tramper voyages in addition to other businesses in bunker savings and achieving respective requirements.

Weathernews Satellite will be launched in September, for Polar Routeing and Ice Routeing.

Supported by broadband communication network, WNI will develop real-time monitoring mechanism with effective infrastructure required for new value-added service menu.

Opening Remarks : Today’s Goal and Approach

Chihito Kusabiraki, Representative Managing Director (RMD)

WNI is in the process of implementing forecast accuracy improvements, including:

1. Production of a new local weather model

2. Forecast updates every six hours

3. New vessel specific speed modelling in heavy weather

4. New processes for determining navigable weather conditions

5. Sufficient distance for avoidance of hazard

6. Understanding and implementing the Master's sense of environment

7. Risk warning of higher waves than shown in the forecast value

6 projects for the shipping industry.

1. New Sea Status Index based on weather and ship motion DB

2. Development of a Maritime Data WareHouse with actual weather & demonstrated ship data

3. Further enhanced services for bunker saving and schedule management using the maritime Data WareHouse

4. Achieving the least cost voyage by updating / sharing the best voyage plan every day

5. Close risk communication among relevant parties capitalizing on system merits

6. Technological innovation with help of new technical partners

What can WNI do for your Business

Mitsuhiro Ogata, Voyage Planning (VP) Group Leader

─ New Sea Status Index by Weather and Performance DB

The number of rapidly intensifying low pressure systems in winter 2011 - 2012 was tripled compared to the previous year, due to intensified environmental factors. This leads to another outstanding issue for the shipping industry in addition to higher bunker price, over-fleet volume, and depressed business situations.

In order to support the shipping industry in reducing damage, a new risk index should be developed which analyzes / simulates damage taking into account ship-specific motion characteristics as well as expected weather conditions for optimum voyage planning.

By obtaining weather conditions as well as ship behavior under actual sailing conditions, vessel motion forecast can be made from the voyage plan. This will lead to a revolutionary improvement to traditional routing, and come closer to a safer, more economic voyage with less environmental impact, based on vessel specific information.

Directional Speech

Tokyo University Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Prof. Hajime Yamaguchi

Feedback from the attendees

I am excited about WNI’s innovative development plan and actual outputs achieved, and I am looking forward to seeing the WNI Satellite launch.

WNI ice coverage information at the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea should be useful for LNG fleets, in addition to the Polar region.

I am looking forward to using WNI's timely ice information, monitored by WNI Satellite, for freezing ports (such as Bayuquan, etc.)

We are also looking forward to piracy monitoring information by future WNI satellites.

Polar Routeing

What can WNI do for your Business

I found today that the issues addressed by attendees in past Forums such as Coastal Ship Routeing (CSR) and EXSITE Voyage have been steadily discussed and becoming realized.

Next Level of OSR Service

It seems that OSR standardized service specifications for all types of vessels have been nearly established.

OSR service might be understood as a good service for long range voyages only, but the real-time monitoring functionalities will widen its application scope.

WNI real-time monitoring and target management allow me to manage the entire fleet effectively.

Next Level of OSR will be effective to enhance fleet management efficiency of the shipping companies.

Others

The Forum‘s position is unique and important for the shipping industry, where needs and wants of shipping companies are analyzed and shared.

Maritime Data WareHouse

I was surprised at the unique idea of applying facial recognition technology to develop a wave character analysis system. I am looking forward to seeing Coastal Ship Routeing and new services for ships in port.

We would like to aim at achieving the most efficient drifting plan when many vessels waiting at ports.

We would like to achieve efficient drifting by stopping the engine in favorable currents in order to attain some “free miles.”

New Sea Status Index for DASH and Performance DB

WNI Data visualization and speed reduction factors analysis are very important for the shipping industry.

Actual ship motion data should be effective to investigate hull / cargo damage.

The Forum gave me a good opportunity to discuss how to utilize WNI Marine station.

I would expect WNI to work on ship performance issue with ship builders.

One more MT! saved by Real-time Monitoring

An automatic ship report acquisition system would be necessary to obtain ship reports with less workload on board.

I would like to hear about WNI service plan about EEOI agenda.

There are other real-time monitoring systems provided by other vendors. Therefore I would like to understand how each monitoring data can be utilized by WNI specifically.

I would like to discuss the advantages of real-time monitoring from a quantitative point of view.

It appears that some of issues included in real-time monitoring could be done not necessarily in a real-time manner. Therefore I would like WNI to further discuss what are the issues which must employ real-time processing.

ex. Real Time Tactical Ship Handling

Marine weather / sea database will be established employing appropriate quality control techniques and concrete analysis update processing.

QRT data will be utilized for weather/sea analysis and forecast.

AIS data will be utilized to observe tidal currents and anchoring situation. WNI TSUNAMI radars will be also employed for safety issue.

Possibility of capitalizing on image processing (facial recognition) video technology developing wave imagery data analysis technique.

Ship reports will be utilized to establish ship performance database, including voyage and engine performance.

Maritime Data WareHouse

Daisuke Abe, Global Forecast Group Leader (Data Strategist)

One more MT! saved by Real-time Monitoring

Dr. Kazuo Yokokawa, Voyage Planning (VP) Group

Combination of ship demonstrated performance database and weather / sea analysis database allows ship operators to monitor fleet performance in real-time and make timely business decisions.

Real-time monitoring allows ship operators to review;(a) whether ship masters are complying with the latest instructions(b) whether current voyage instructions are effective to meet business requirements(c) relevant data are effectively utilized.

Closing Remarks

Jiro Miyabe, Representative Managing Director (RMD)

TFMS Forum is the venue for discussing the next stage of the shipping industry.

Northern Europe customers are looking foward to WNI’s Polar Routing very much. The latest situations of WNI Satellite will be reported at the next TFMS Forum in Copenhagen (October 2012) and in Japan (November 2012).

The SHIRASE as “Sea-Sophy”-where wisdom is gathered and presented.

Optimum Voyage Planning Structure

System DB

Data WareHouse

Demonstrated Weather & Performance DB

Update Your Voyage Plan & Instruction

VoyagePlanning (VP) DB

Customer WNI

Master

- Required Time of Arrival (RTA)- Required Total Average OG Speed- Output %- Full / Eco Speed- Super Slow Steaming (SSS)

- Earliest Arrival Routeing- On Time (RTA / Lay-Can) Routeing- Least Fuel Routeing- Instruction Routeing- Safety First Routeing

OSR to achieve your “ Voyage Plan” or “Voyage Instruction”

Weather DBDASH INDEX

- Report (QRT)- Voyage Data- OBS Info- PPS- AIS

“Your Voyage Instruction”

The least cost voyage by updating / sharing the best voyage plan each time to meet each business priority, taking into account total en-route time (hire cost) as well as total fuel cost.

Continuous updating and sharing with ship operators risks involved in calculation - deviation of passage time and fuel consumption due to error of weather forecast and ship performance.

Close risk communication with ship operators, including establishment of local Operations Base if necessary.

Next Level OSR Service

Tatsuhiro Fukui, Voyage Planning (VP) Group