AAL Shipping (AAL) has selected ABB’s OCTOPUS – Marine Advisory System to support operations across its Super B-Class heavy lift vessels, providing motion monitoring, response forecasting, and route optimisation.
AAL currently operates four 32,000 dwt Super B-Class ships, with four more set for delivery by 2026, designed to transport large and heavy cargo.
The new technology will leverage real-time monitoring and forecasting to ensure operations remain within safe motion limits while optimising fuel use and reducing carbon emissions per cargo unit.
“As a provider of a total multipurpose shipping solution, we have earned a reputation amongst our global client base for providing best-in-class shipping operations built on reliability and efficiency,” said Nicola Pacifico, Head of Transport Engineering at AAL Shipping.
“A key area of benefit is when we are sailing with the ‘AAL Eco-Deck’ in place along the starboard side of the vessel. When either using or planning to use the Eco-Deck, ABB’s OCTOPUS technology can aid us in monitoring and forecasting the potential reaction of our vessel to various modelled wave and weather conditions – crucial to planning safe and efficient sailings.”
