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About This Webinar
Voyage optimization is now standard across the industry. Most operators already use it to find efficient routes. But routing alone no longer guarantees the best outcome. The real differentiator is whether routing and speed decisions are aligned with what matters commercially: voyage cost, TCE, arrival risk, charter party constraints, and CII performance. In this session, we will discuss what commercially aligned voyage optimization looks like in practice.

• Route optimization vs. commercial alignment: what's the difference?
• Speed, cost, and TCE: making decisions that improve the bottom line
• Arrival risk, waiting time, and just-in-time planning
• Charter party constraints and how they shape optimization decisions

Join us to be part of discussions.
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Richard Watts
HR Maritime | Founder and Managing Director
With more than 25 years at the heart of international shipping and commodity trading, Richard brings a combination of hands-on industry experience and commercial insight into the challenges shaping global trade.

As Founder and Managing Director of HR Maritime, the Geneva-based consultancy he established in 2008, Richard works with shipowners, trading companies and shipping businesses on the challenges at the intersection of operations, risk, insurance, contracts, and commercial decision-making. HR Maritime provides specialist consulting, outsourcing and professional training to the international trading and maritime community.

Richard’s experience spans shipping, trading, chartering, insurance, finance and legal matters, giving him a broad view of the commercial considerations behind operational decisions — from contractual obligations and cost management to efficiency, risk and changing market conditions.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and a Professor at the Geneva School of Business Administration (HEG). A regular keynote speaker and moderator at international events, Richard is known for bringing energy, clarity, and commercial insight to conversations about the topics shaping global trade and shipping.
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Rolf Reksten
Global Head of Route Advisory Services | StormGeo
Rolf Reksten is Global Head of Route Advisory Services at StormGeo and has been active in commercial shipping since the late 1980s. With more than three decades of experience in freight trading, commercial shipping, and maritime logistics, he is a recognized expert in voyage optimization and commercial decision support.
Before joining StormGeo, Rolf held commercial and trading roles at leading maritime companies including Torvald Klaveness, RS Platou, and Fearnleys. His extensive experience in logistics optimization, freight trading, and voyage execution provides him with a unique understanding of the commercial and operational factors that drive voyage performance and profitability.
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Varun Kumar
TMA Bulk GmbH & Co. KG | Energy Efficiency and Performance
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BS Group
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