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Oil and products waterborne operations

Raising the Bar in a Volatile World
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Geopolitical instability, sustainability regulation and demand elasticity are turning Oil Trading and chartering into the next level.
Why these waterborne operations challenge?
Traders needs to guarantee the delivery on time and on budget to secure the supply chain whilst price volatility and weather conditions become more instable than ever.
Key benefits
Resilient and cost-efficient operations in volatile markets

Enabling real-time adaptation to geopolitical, regulatory, and demand changes allows traders to secure reliable deliveries while optimizing costs, reducing risks, and maintaining operational performance across complex waterborne logistics.

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Vessel tracking and operational visibility

Full traceability and observability of vessel variables (route, speed, manoeuvre), providing clarity on ETA, cost forecasting, and generating historical data for model training.

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Automated and optimized execution

Fully automated workflow, reducing errors and enabling tighter laycan windows in congested terminals.

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End-to-end cargo control and flexibility

Full control of the cargo, from initial agreement to final invoice, with a 360º transaction view. Enables in-route decision-making to optimize portfolio and P&L.

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Budget control and cost optimization

Simulate and forecast all direct and indirect costs for your strategy and reconcile them with actuals.

How NTT DATA helps

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Onboard platforms + AIS signals

Improve your market intelligence by tracking each vessel’s position, anticipating routes, and monitoring floating storage. Digitalize the communication with the captain to retrieve near real-time position, bunker consumption and Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA).

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Satellite images + communications

Satellite communications were expensive and provided very low bandwidth but recent progress is providing more competitive options to get real-time tracking.

The use of satellite images and low-orbit images allows to guess tank levels, demand pressure and get a negotiation advantage.

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Data platforms

Allows to track historical position and routes from vessels. This can be used to identify who is the charterer, supply contracts and flexibilities, weather conditions and other risks. They can also be used for vetting (regarding SIRE inspections) and compliance to avoid any connection with sanctioned countries/companies.

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Analytical platforms

They will host the AI-models that will enable new business models (new trip-wise services), reconciliate captain values against digital twins for ETA and bunkering consumption, automate port, terminal and captain workflows and deliver faster and with higher quality.

Constraints for Algo trading
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CTRM’s + chartering solutions

These platforms will manage companies’ portfolio for physical cargos and chartering, will include allocation processes between cargos and fleet, will track all secondary costs, support with operations and back-office tasks (recaps, contracts, quality and quantity statements, Bill-of-lading, settlements and invoicing.

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genAI

Working together with the CTRM, agents will take the control of emails, regulatory reporting, information exchange with third parties (ports, terminals, counterparties…) updating the best-available information into the CTRM for the decision making process.

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Develop advanced NLP classification models
Proven impact
Navigating volatility while securing reliable and efficient deliveries.
Results that matter
Operational Benefits
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Increased operational capacity

Up to +50% more cargos managed per operator.

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Reduced inefficiencies and demurrage costs

20% reduction in inefficiencies and demurrage costs

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Fully digital and flexible workforce

Full digital companies enable remote working and conciliation

More cargos managed per operator, fewer inefficiencies, and a fully digital operation that supports remote working and better work-life balance.
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