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EfficientFlow — Ship Flow Optimisation

Work Package 2: Ship Flow Optimisation

The flow management part of the project uses the shared real-time voyage plans from the Ro-Pax ferries and other traffic between Finland and Sweden for better timing at the many narrow passages where only one ship at a time can pass. The goal is to eliminate all waiting times at those passages, which is a safety risk in itself, and instead adjust speed to always arrive when those passages are free to use. This will definitely save bunker fuel and emissions and possibly reduce erosion.

The Swedish Maritime Administration, SMA, is leading the work package. The Swedish VTS in Södertälje and the Finnish VTS in Turku will support all ships with (or without) STM-enabled navigation systems.