Bureau Veritas introduces OptiCARBON for cruise and passenger vessels

Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore (BVS) has introduced OptiCARBON, a predictive decision platform designed to help shipowners optimise and predict energy, fuel and compliance costs across their entire fleet. 

The solution utilises BV’s digital vessel models in order to simulate operational, regulatory and financial scenarios, which can be tailored to the user’s requirements. OptiCARBON’s advanced modelling capabilities allow users to investigate an array of decarbonisation pathways, comparing emissions reduction and cost and compliance impacts to operational strategies over time. 

“The maritime industry is under mounting pressure to decarbonise,” said Matthieu de Tugny, executive vice president of industrials and commodities at BV. “With the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), FuelEU Maritime, and the likely introduction of the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework, it’s not just compliance costs that are rising but also operational complexity and uncertainty.”

Although it has initially been developed to meet the specific needs of ferries, cruise ships and ro-ro vessels, OptiCARBON is a modular, scalable and customisable platform. It is built on a future-proofed frameworking allowing it to support long-term decarbonisation strategies involving new technologies and regulations for different vessel types and fleet sizes. 

Brittany Ferries has already deployed OptiCARBON. It has delivered highly accurate mapping and compliance simulations, while facilitating the company’s EU ETS requirements. 

“With OptiCARBON, we’re making dynamic, forward-looking planning accessible to more stakeholders,” said Flavia Caldi Rezende, vice president at BVS. “Our goal is to empower stakeholders to reduce costs, avoid penalties and develop tailored pathways to net zero – backed by unparalleled regulatory insight and maritime expertise.”