Seaber’s optimisation solution expanded to Neste’s European shipping operations
Seaber’s AI-assisted scheduling solution has been expanded across Neste’s shipping operations in Europe. This move underscores the operational and financial value Seaber delivers to large-scale industrial charterers and commercial shipowners.
Since 2021, Neste, the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, has successfully used Seaber to optimize its products shipping out of Finland, improving vessel scheduling, reducing port wait times, and enhancing fleet utilization. Following such improvements, Neste is now rolling out Seaber across all its European shipping operations, with a long-term vision of enabling global fleet transparency and efficiency through digitalization.
As part of the expansion, Seaber and Neste are boosting their strategic collaboration. Beyond providing technology, Seaber contributes its domain expertise and advanced algorithms to actively identify opportunities for optimization and cost savings. Each of Neste’s shipping units is participating in joint studies to support the shared goal of maximizing fleet utilization.
Key outcomes driving Neste’s expansion:
- Higher fleet utilization: Through improved fleet utilization, Seaber enabled up to a 4% reduction in bunker and port-related costs and a 4% cut in emissions.
- Cost optimization: By comparing different scenarios, Seaber is helping Neste’s teams identify new ways to reduce costs across fleet scheduling and port operations.
- Enhanced transparency: Aiming for a global virtual position list through the work of scheduling and chartering teams, Neste is achieving a clear, transparent, and centralized view of its shipping operations.
- Scalability and flexibility: Seaber’s validated data model for planning and optimization adapts to the unique needs of each shipping division regardless of operational differences.
“We identified Seaber as the best solution for planning and pre-fixture optimization in bulk shipping,” said Sander Wilgenhof, Head of Chartering at Neste. “As a director, I highly value the transparency, visibility, and decision support Seaber delivers across our fleet. By scaling the solution to all our shipping operations, we’re able to streamline planning globally, improve capacity utilization, and reduce both costs and emissions.”
“Neste is the ideal partner for us due to their commitment to finding new opportunities to optimize and streamline planning,” said Sebastian Sjöberg, CEO and Co-founder of Seaber. “Seeing them roll out Seaber across Europe shows how much of a difference AI-assisted optimization can make for planning, regardless of cargo types.”
For shipowners and charterers seeking to increase vessel utilization, lower cost per ton-mile, and gain real-time visibility into operations, Neste’s continued partnership with Seaber demonstrates how digital tools can deliver a significant competitive advantage.
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