Evaluating weather routing

Abstract: Today it is an accepted truth that consultation and evaluation of weather models by meteorologists can help a ship navigate the sea efficiently, using the weather and sea currents in the ship's favor. However, there exists little to no studies to support such a claim. In this report, we will first validate a simulation model by statistical means. This simulation is then used on different routes to compare them to each other. The most significant route comparison is comparing the initial route planned for a voyage, with the factual sailed route by the vessel. This report concludes that there is no statistical significant improvement to fuel and time economy when using land based meteorologists for the limited and specific dataset used.