FORECAST AHEAD.
ADAPT THE ROUTE.
Weather, sea state and currents can change a voyage’s risk, timing and cost. FleetWeather provides vessel- and voyage-specific forecasts and routing advice, with 24/7 oversight from RMetS-accredited marine meteorologists.
Register for the webinar BOOK A VALUE REVIEWWEATHER DECIDES MORE OF YOUR VOYAGE THAN THE ROUTE PLAN DOES
Access to weather data isn’t the problem. Forecasts are everywhere. The hard part is turning them into routing decisions you can trust for this vessel, on this voyage, and still defend long after it has ended.
Conditions change after departure
The route that made sense before sailing may not hold three days later. Without someone watching, changes are spotted late and fixed at a cost.
Distance isn’t time
A laden vessel into heavy seas loses speed and burns more fuel to hold schedule. A longer route in better weather often arrives sooner.
Every hour and tonne adds up
Lost time, extra fuel and the emissions that follow feed into CII and MRV reporting — building up voyage by voyage, across the fleet.
Decisions get questioned afterwards
When a charterer challenges speed or consumption, you need proof of the weather and the reasoning behind the route. Rebuilding that after the event is slow, and often incomplete.
Assess
Understand forecast conditions, vessel characteristics and route options before departure, with a bespoke forecast built for each vessel and voyage.
Execute
Daily updated forecasts, routing advisories and a supporting narrative from meteorologists overseeing the voyage 24/7, so vessel and shore teams know what’s ahead and why.
Review
Continuous performance monitoring with automated underperformance alerts, so issues are caught before they become commercial disputes.
Defend
Voyage reconstruction, charter-party benchmarks and structured evidence, using methodologies consistent with English Commercial Court and London arbitration precedent.
BUILT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE, AND ANSWER FOR, VOYAGE DECISIONS
Whether you run the fleet or run the voyage, FleetWeather puts expert support behind the decision.
Fleet and business leaders
For Fleet Directors, Managing Directors, VP Operations and Heads of Fleet Management responsible for safe, efficient and commercially sound voyage outcomes.
You’re balancing safety, efficiency, performance and commercial exposure across a fleet that never stops changing. FleetWeather adds expert support around the decisions that matter, without adding another system to run.
- Improve consistency and confidence across fleet decisions
- Balance safety, time, fuel, emissions and cost
- Strengthen performance and claims evidence
- Connect operational activity with commercial outcomes
Voyage and operations teams
For fleet, operations, technical, chartering and compliance teams who manage voyages day to day.
When conditions change, you need to compare routes, keep vessel and shore aligned, and explain the call afterwards. FleetWeather puts a meteorologist on your side for every voyage.
- Compare routing options faster with less manual effort
- Get expert support as conditions change
- Keep vessel and shore teams aligned
- Build the evidence for charter-party, claims and emissions reporting
FleetWeather Operations Center
Pole Star Global’s FleetWeather team provide expert weather routing, charter party compliance and claims guidance services to many of the world’s most notable fleets from their 24/7 meteorological operations centre.
FORECASTING AND WEATHER ROUTING
KNOW WHAT’S AHEAD, BEFORE IT HAPPENS
A bespoke forecast for each vessel and voyage, updated daily by RMetS-accredited marine meteorologists, with 24/7 oversight and clear routing advisories.
- Changing weather and sea conditions
- Route comparison
- Safe and efficient voyage execution
- Fuel, emissions, time and cost trade-offs
- Specialist human support before and during the voyage
CPC / Claims Defence & Charter-Party Performance
AND AFTER THE VOYAGE, THE EVIDENCE
Our dedicated claims team, frequently appointed as a trusted independent third party, reconstructs voyages and assesses performance against charter-party clauses.
- Continuous performance monitoring with underperformance alerts
- Voyage reconstruction
- Charter compliance against weather and sea-state thresholds
- Data-backed defence and expert commentary
THE RESULTS
THE VALUE OF
FORECAST-LED ROUTING
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ROI on optimisation
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Average saving per voyage
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Average saving with optimal routing
$0k+
Annual fleet savings
SEE FORECAST-LED ROUTING AT WORK
Two real voyages, two vessel types. See what the forecast showed, how the route was adjusted, and what it saved.
Suezmaximized Routes
Laden Suezmax voyages where the shortest route ran into developing weather systems.
Built vessel-specific forecasts and adjusted routes as conditions changed, with 24/7 meteorologist oversight.
Average per voyage since September 2025: 6.3 hours, 10.4 mt fuel and 33.2 mt CO_2 saved.*
Read The Case Study
Unlock hidden savings with optimised routing
A trans-Pacific winter passage where the master had planned a conservative southern route.
Used forecast models and ensembles to guide the vessel safely on a northern route, using favourable currents.
Nearly $50,000 saved on one voyage, and 4% on average across trans-ocean voyages.
Read The Case Study
DEDICATION, DATA & EXPERTISE DELIVERED
Our FleetWeather meteorologists hold the highest professional credentials in the field. Every team member is either a Registered Meteorologist (RMet) or Chartered Meteorologist (CMet) through the Royal Meteorological Society—the gold standard for meteorological competence and professional conduct.
This expertise, combined with decades of maritime experience, ensures you receive guidance from professionals who understand both the science of weather and the realities of commercial shipping operations.
WHEN WEATHER AND COMPLIANCE COLLIDE
Discover how Pole Star Global’s FleetWeather service supports safe, compliant and defensible voyage decisions.
A hurricane doesn’t wait for a meeting. Capt. Gerasimos Manias, Deputy Operations Manager at Eurobulk, joins the FleetWeather team for an open fireside conversation built around a real case: an anonymised North Atlantic bulk-carrier voyage during Hurricane Erin. What did the forecasts show, which options were on the table, and how were the decisions recorded so they would stand up afterwards?
Whether managing risk, improving margins, or staying compliant, we deliver insights that keep your operations moving forward.
BOOK A FLEETWEATHER VALUE REVIEW
A personalised 40-minute walkthrough with a maritime routing expert, focused on your fleet, your voyages and your compliance needs.