You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence World News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features World Cargill Pilot Demonstrates Up to 51 tonnes CO2 Savings From Port Call Optimisation Cargill Pilot Demonstrates Up to 51 tonnes CO2 Savings From Port Call Optimisation by Ship & Bunker News Team Thursday October 8, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker The report is based on lessons from Cargill’s port call optimisation pilot. File Image / Pixabay Cargill ’s port call optimisation pilots have demonstrated emissions savings of up to 51 tonnes of CO2 per voyage , according to a new report by the Global Maritime Forum . The pilots covered 16 voyages across three locations in Brazil and Australia , testing different ways to reduce waiting time by slowing vessels down before reaching port, as per the report released yesterday. Port call optimisation means adjusting a vessel’s sailing speed, so it arrives when its berth is available, rather than sailing faster and then waiting outside the port. This reduces fuel burned during the voyage while avoiding unnecessary time at anchor. At Cargill’s grain terminal in Santarém , Brazil , 10 voyages delivered estimated savings of 222 tonnes of CO2 , or about 22 tonnes per voyage. At the Port of Newcastle in Australia , five voyages averaged 51 tonnes of CO2 savings per voyage. The Newcastle results were helped by favourable currents, which allowed some vessels to drift towards the port rather than continue sailing under engine power. Three voyages recorded savings of 107 tonnes, 97 tonnes and 53 tonnes of CO2, while two had no additional waiting time to absorb. A third pilot at Albany in Western Australia used the Blue Visby Solution. The vessel slowed from an average 8.6 to 7.4 knots , saving about