Transforming Maritime Performance,
Delivering Innovation

Expert consultancy in maritime analytics, decarbonisation, and digital transformation for the shipping industry

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Our Services

Comprehensive maritime performance solutions backed by deep technical expertise

Data Analytics

Advanced analytics solutions for maritime performance optimization and operational efficiency.

Digital Twins and AI

Digital twin technology and AI applications for predictive vessel performance modelling.

Selection of ESD and WAPS

Expert guidance in selecting Energy Saving Devices and Weather Routing Systems.

Energy Audits

Comprehensive energy audits to identify optimization opportunities and reduce operational costs.

Decarbonisation Strategy

Strategic consulting for maritime decarbonisation and emissions reduction pathways.

Vendors Comparison

Independent comparison of performance monitoring systems and weather routing vendors.

Performance Analytics Mentorship

Tailored guidance and support for all aspects of maritime performance analytics.

Services in Detail

Deep-dive into each of our core service areas

Data Analytics

We provide advanced analytics for various shipping-company needs through specific reports or through our standardized web platform. We transform raw operational data into actionable insights that drive efficiency, reduce emissions, and therefore reduce costs. Our analytics can include hull & propeller performance, engine & auxiliary performance based on clients' available datasets, either high frequency Autologged data or low frequency traditional noon reports.

Digital Twins and AI

In the shipping industry there is the need to describe accurately the relationship of fuel consumption against speed of a ship in various sailing conditions, which is what is called in the industry as fuel tables. This could be either for contracts with charter parties or to be used as a baseline for accurate analytics. By these means the fuel tables are the digital twin of a ship in numerical calculations. To build that on the background we use a mathematical model that estimates the ship physics through the use of model tests, CFD or advanced AI techniques (where we started in 2018).

Digital Twins and AI

Selection of ESD and WAPS

Choosing the right Energy Saving Devices (ESD) and Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) requires deep technical expertise with vessel-specific analysis. We guide shipowners through the selection process through market presentation of the best available devices and in secondary level we offer device-specific tests like computational fluid dynamics, or real-world performance validation with data from ships. As we consider these devices as strategic investments, along the technical we provide also a detailed economic evaluation of them, through estimating the potential return on investment, taking into account the economic benefit such devices provide through emission regulations, like CII.

Energy Saving Devices Wind Assisted Propulsion

Operational Excellence and Energy Audits

Through operational excellence we mean the optimal operation of the energy onboard like the optimal usage of the auxiliary engines, boiler and shaft generator or even waste heat recovery systems. Our digital platform or dedicated reports allows a comprehensive way to monitor how close to optimal the usage of such systems was onboard the examined vessels. In addition to that, more detailed energy audits can happen with physical presence onboard with one of our partners, to examine and ensure optimal usage of various onboard equipment.

Energy Audits

Decarbonisation Strategy Consultancy

As a partner of shipping companies we can provide a technoeconomic report for your fleet-level decarbonization targets. The energy efficiency measures that we mentioned in the other services are of course a part of it, but here we can focus as well on the variable scenarios of alternative fuels for shipping. Taking into account where your vessels will be sailing, this includes a cost by fuel type and by region, taking into account the costs of corresponding emissions.

Decarbonisation Strategy

Vendors Comparison

You may have already one or more performance monitoring systems or weather routing services on your vessel, or you are interested in getting a new vendor. We take over the job to provide you with clear information of the benefits of some methods followed by some vendors over others.

Vendors Comparison

Performance Analytics Mentorship

We leave an open door — our previous descriptions of services may not include all the aspects where we can help a shipping company.

Mentorship

About Perception

Maritime expertise built on a decade of hands-on experience

Perception Consultancy was founded in 2022 to bring world-class maritime performance expertise to the shipping industry. We specialize in vessel performance optimization, decarbonisation, and digital transformation solutions that deliver measurable results.

Our work spans a diverse portfolio of projects, with our most prominent client being CMA CGM, where our founder served as Senior Consultant for three years. During this time, we developed and implemented advanced analytics platforms that achieved remarkable results, including 2023 savings equivalent to offsetting the carbon footprint of a city of 25,000 French citizens.

Our expertise covers the full spectrum of maritime performance: from analyzing hundreds of vessels including heavy lift carriers and the world's largest containerships, to developing sophisticated physics-based models and AI applications. We have been coding complex performance algorithms since 2013 and pioneering AI for maritime applications since 2018. Our business cases range from port time waste efficiency and hydrodynamic optimization to full-scale data collection for hull, propeller, and engine performance analysis across conventional diesel and dual-fuel systems.

Our Team

Our approach combines rigorous technical analysis with practical business understanding, ensuring solutions that are both innovative and implementable. We work as true partners with our clients, becoming embedded in their operations to deliver sustainable performance improvements.

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Contact Information

Phone: +30 698 836 1698

Address: Daseas 7, Athens, Greece