ZeroNorth signs three-year deal with Cargill to provide a unified platform for vessel and voyage optimisation
Climate technology company will help Cargill reduce emissions and reach commercial goals using its full suite of services
Copenhagen, Denmark: 8 August 2023; Climate technology company ZeroNorth is today announcing that Cargill has signed a three-year contract that will see ZeroNorth become Cargill’s primary software provider for optimisations across vessels and voyages.
The deal will see ZeroNorth become the main optimisation partner for more than 600 vessels and comes as testament to Cargill’s confidence and trust in ZeroNorth’s full-service offering and its ability to drive value for the business. The deal will drive efficiencies and positively contribute to Cargill’s environmental and commercial goals.
Cargill commenced its strategic partnership with ZeroNorth in 2020. The partnership has expanded over time, with Cargill and ZeroNorth working together to develop ZeroNorth’s advanced, market-leading fuel model and develop solutions for the dry bulk market. ZeroNorth has expanded the company’s offering to a wider customer base based on the commercial success Cargill has achieved over the years.
The expansion of ZeroNorth’s partnership with Cargill highlights the rapid and ongoing transformation within the industry and the need for solutions that help drive the green transition. ZeroNorth’s full suite of services enables customers to optimise their voyage and vessel operations and drive the meaningful efficiencies and immediate emissions reductions that are critical on the path to decarbonisation.
Speaking on the announcement, Niels Snog, CCO at ZeroNorth, said: “This three-year deal with Cargill shows the significant value of our full service offering and the benefits that can be generated by our holistic ZeroNorth platform. It represents the next evolution of our relationship together and signals how ZeroNorth can support Cargill’s evolving needs and expand our range of services and capabilities accordingly.
“We are extremely proud to have built an industry leading platform and gained Cargill’s trust to make us their primary software provider for vessel, voyage and bunkering optimisation. ZeroNorth is dedicated to helping our customers drive efficiencies across their operations to benefit profit and planet, and we are excited to expand our work with Cargill to deliver on both its environmental and commercial goals.”
Eman Abdalla, Global Operations Director for Cargill Ocean Transportation, added: “We are delighted to announce that we’ve chosen ZeroNorth as our vessel and voyage optimisation digital platform. We have worked together in a strategic partnership since 2020 and are confident that, as part of our newly expanded agreement including their full services available in the ZeroNorth platform,
ZeroNorth will continue to deliver the high-quality and impactful service that we are accustomed to and enable our operational digital transformation. We are also looking forward to continuing working together to develop new, market-leading solutions that meet our company needs, as well as those of the wider market.”