• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Tim Janssen

Sofar Ocean

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Dr. Tim Janssen is an oceanographer and the co-founder and CEO of Sofar Ocean. He holds a Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography from Delft University, and previously taught physical oceanography at San Francisco State University. Tim co-founded Sofar Ocean with a mission to connect the world's oceans to power a more sustainable future. Sofar has designed and deployed the largest privately owned network of ocean sensors, delivering ocean insights to science, society and industry. Sofar's full stack ocean intelligence platform includes Wayfinder, the company's dynamic voyage optimization platform, which uses their proprietary data and forecasts to help the maritime shipping industry to reduce emissions.

Sessions With Tim Janssen

Thursday, 9 March

  • 02:00pm - 02:30pm (CST) / 09/mar/2023 08:00 pm - 09/mar/2023 08:30 pm

    Sofar Ocean | Decarbonizing the Maritime Transport Chain

    Maritime shipping is a critical component of the energy and commodities transport chain, and shipping operators and charterers are searching for innovative ways to operationalize decarbonization efforts while navigating increased safety risk due to more energetic seas. Sofar Ocean is solving this problem by applying real-time ocean data at planetary scale to optimize voyages for emissions reductions and business outcomes.