Realdistance.com is a provider of  weather routing and performance monitoring services designed specifically for mono-hull merchant vessels in the handy to cape-size range. Our primary focus is automated routing technology for slow to medium speed vessels (5 to 25 knots).

What makes RealDistance.com unique is that weather routing is approached from the perspective of the vessel operator.  That is, the entity responsible for additional hire and bunker costs when a vessel is not well routed. Our  fleet performance tools will place a dollar value on the success of your routing strategies.

Our unique Tactical Performance simulators monitor both charter party performance and the quality of weather routing decisions.  At the conclusion of a voyage, a detailed Tactical Performance report will show how successfully the requirements of safety and commercial expediency were balanced to produce a cost effective passage. Voyage videos are also included in the report to fully illustrate the tactical situation. At the conclusion of each voyage the operator will have an estimate of the bunkers & carbon credits saved or lost as a consequence of  routing decisions.

Recent fleet Tactical Performance analysis has revealed cost savings where they may be least expected. Particularly with fleets that tend to employ routing services during winter months only.  Take a look at an actual Fleet Analysis Report for an example of how tactical performance can assess the quality of your routing decisions.  For typical examples of how bad routing decisions go unnoticed, visit our Smoker's Corner. Click on the tabs above for more information on our full line of products and services.