Alfa Laval to Acquire Maritime Software Provider BunkerMetric.

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Sweden-based heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling company Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire Scandinavian software company BunkerMetric, which develops advanced decision support tools for marine bunker vessels, the company said.

The acquisition is part of Alfa Laval's strategy to expand its digital marine service offering and will be part of the recently acquired StormGeo, a leader in weather intelligence software and decision support services.

Closing of the acquisition is expected during 3Q22.

BunkerMetric, headquartered in Denmark, supports ship operators in finding the best bunker procurement plan and improving voyage margins by using sophisticated algorithms.

The optimization tools, together with StormGeo's advanced route services, will enable ship owners to streamline operations to help them improve their...

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