AWT Weather Routing/Routeing: Applied Weather Technology

Applied Weather Technology Named a Finalist for Prestigious Lloyd’s List Global Awards

BVS Marine Voyage Optimization Software Lands AWT on the Short List for Innovation Award

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – July 28, 2009 – Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT), the worldwide leader in ship routing which routes more than 30,000 voyages per year, today announced that it is a finalist for the prestigious Innovation Award, an award category of Lloyd’s List Global 2009 Awards. Lloyd’s List is the leading global daily newspaper for the maritime industry and the awards recognize elite companies and individuals within the industry. The Innovation Award recognizes a firm or individual that has developed new hardware or software that provides a clear and meaningful advancement for the shipping industry.

“We are so pleased to be recognized by Lloyd’s List as a finalist for these awards,” said Skip Vaccarello, president and CEO for AWT. “We believe the latest release of BVS merits strong consideration because it is taking ship routing to a new level of sophistication by providing Masters with powerful new capabilities designed to enhance voyage safety and efficiency, minimize costs, and curb CO2 emissions.”

BVS is the world’s most popular onboard system for optimizing marine voyages. The latest version, BVS 5.6, is advancing the shipping industry to help ship owners, operators and Masters chart optimal courses by leveraging 16-day weather forecasts as well as wind, wave and current conditions. It provides intuitive graphic-based route recommendations to meet safety, efficiency, cost-cutting and carbon-curbing objectives.

BVS includes real-time Naval Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM) current data, which allows Masters take advantage of favorable currents and make proper route adjustments to save time and fuel, even on short trips. In addition, the new resonance feature within BVS is a valuable tool used to assist in identifying conditions which increase the potential for severe rolling and other dangerous vessel motions. BVS will display warning symbols along the ship’s course that are forecast to a maximum of 16 days ahead. This enables the Captain to evaluate not only the forecast weather along the route, but also the potential of severe rolling and other dangerous vessel motions for the entire route.

Lloyd’s List Global Award winners will be recognized on September 8, 2009 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. Click here for more information about the Lloyd’s List Global Awards.

About AWT

AWT (www.awtworldwide.com) is the leading provider of fleet optimization services and onboard voyage management software to ship owners, operators and charterers seeking the safest and most efficient routes for their fleets. AWT is staffed by world-renowned experts in ship routing, meteorology, IT, maritime science and former ship captains who are focused solely on the maritime industry. Using the most sophisticated technology available, AWT routes more ships per month than any other company Founded in 1996, AWT is privately held and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with worldwide offices located in the UK, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Korea, Germany, New York, and New Jersey. More information is available at www.awtworldwide.com or by calling 1-408-731-8600.

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