Marseille, France – 11 December 2025 – Climate tech specialist Syroco is pleased to announce new results from its voyage optimisation platform, Syroco Live. The system, which leverages advanced predictive models to improve routing and energy management, demonstrates significant potential in enabling bulk carriers to operate more efficiently.
The capabilities of Syroco Live were recently validated on a transoceanic voyage by an Oldendorff Carriers vessel, where the platform dynamically adjusted route and power settings to take advantage of favorable weather
conditions. This real-time optimisation reduced fuel consumption while preserving schedule reliability.
“Early trials on our vessel delivered indications on both fuel savings and emissions reduction,” said Torsten Barenthin, Director Research & Development at Oldendorff Carriers. “The system supports our data-driven approach to voyage planning and complements our broader decarbonisation strategy.”
Syroco Live enables both onboard and shoreside teams to make confident decisions that balance efficiency, safety, and commercial priorities. A key factor of performance is the high accuracy and reliability of Syroco Live’s fuel consumption predictions. By leveraging physics-based ship digital twins and high-frequency data from vessel systems, the solution delivers precise calculations of fuel use under varying conditions. The intuitive interface provides real-time advice and recommendations to crews, fostering the adoption of the solution.
The voyage optimisation platform also incorporates economic parameters such as charter costs into its routing logic. This ensures that voyage optimisation decisions are not only energy-efficient but also economically aligned with the commercial context of the vessel, balancing fuel savings and voyage duration with time charter costs or penalty implications.
“Syroco is proud to support Oldendorff Carriers’ commitment to more sustainable shipping, and we are thrilled by the growing adoption of smart technologies to drive operational excellence across the maritime industry,” said Alex Caizergues, CEO and Co-Founder of Syroco.
About Syroco
Syroco is a climate tech specialist committed to driving sustainability and energy efficiency for the maritime industry. Headquartered in Marseille, France, the company was established in 2019 by: Alex Caizergues, Founder and CEO; Yves de Montcheuil, Co-Founder and CMO; Florent Boutellier, Co-Founder; and Olivier Gaillard, Co-Founder and CTO.
Syroco’s core product is Syroco Live, a voyage optimisation platform designed to improve energy efficiency, reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions of ships. The platform features an AI-generated digital twin simulation of the actual ship using the service, which sails in parallel in real time and is augmented by a constant feed of data.
Syroco Live is able to compute hundreds of thousands of voyage options in just a few minutes, much faster than conventional routing software, before using AI powered algorithms to select the most optimal route. Syroco brings fuel savings
of 5-25 per cent, averaging 10 per cent per voyage, without increasing voyage time. Syroco also has access to the most accurate metocean data available, including past, present, and forecasted data covering the entire surface of the earth.
Syroco is an Associate Member of both the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO), and a member of the International Windship Association (IWSA).
About Oldendorff Carriers
Oldendorff Carriers is one of the world’s leading dry bulk shipping companies, operating a fleet of over 750 vessels globally. The company is represented by 20 offices around the world and has a workforce of over 4,500 employees from 60 countries.