Applied Weather Technology's BVS Marine Voyage Optimization Software Helps Prevent...

Applied Weather Technology's BVS Marine Voyage Optimization Software Helps
Prevent Heavy Weather Damage to Approximately 70 Ships Operated by SCF Unicom

SCF Unicom Reduced Repair Time and Costs Associated with Heavy Weather Damage;
Attributes Reduction in Part to Early Adoption of BVS Marine Voyage
Optimization Software and 10-Year Relationship with AWT

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Weather Technology, Inc.
(AWT) today announced that Unicom Management Services (Cyprus) Ltd has now
been using its BonVoyage software (BVS), the world's most popular onboard
system for optimizing marine voyages, for 10 years to help its ship Captains
steer clear of heavy weather in order to avoid vessel damage and prevent crew
injury.

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After first adopting BVS in 1999 as part of a trial on three ships, SCF Unicom
observed that the onboard software was helping its Captains to reduce heavy
weather damage to those ships. The company then quickly expanded use of BVS to
approximately 17 ships within its managed fleet, and after positive feedback
from Captains, now routinely deploys BVS to all new vessels. BVS is now
deployed on more than 70 Unicom vessels.

According to SCF Unicom, BVS helps the company reduce costs and delays spent
in dry dock for repairs from heavy weather damage. BVS also saves the company
money by preventing the occurrence of heavy weather vessel damage, which has
in the past cost around $100,000 per incident and taken ships out of
commission, causing them to lose valuable time at sea and revenue. Since 2001
Unicom has not suffered any serious structural damages due to heavy weather
encounters. Damages have been mostly limited to minor fittings and fixtures.

"We used to measure heavy weather damage in terms of hundreds of thousands of
dollars and the number of days our ships spent being repaired - now we measure
our heavy weather damage in the tens of dollars and number of lost lifebuoys,"
said David Sharp, HSSE (health, safety, security and environmental) Team
Manager at Unicom. "We have trialed other companies' weather data, and in my
opinion the onboard software we have from AWT is the most visually easy to
understand and follow. Our crews are very comfortable using it to avoid
conditions that could cause heavy weather damage."

"We would like to recognize SCF Unicom for demonstrating that the company is
innovative and forward-thinking by adopting AWT's onboard routing software 10
years ago when these systems were still somewhat in their infancy, and for
continuing to leverage the latest BVS technology to the full benefit of its
Captains, crews and fleet today," said Skip Vaccarello, president and CEO of
AWT. "Currently over 99% of BVS users continue to operate and upgrade the
software, and we are very pleased that Unicom remains a longstanding
customer."

SCF Unicom says that in addition to using BVS to avoid dangerous weather
conditions, its ship Captains also use BVS to examine ways to minimize fuel
consumption and therefore carbon emissions, and to select the most time- and
fuel-efficient routes to their destinations. Also, when there are weather
systems that cause concern for their Captains and operations teams, they take
advantage of AWT's weather routing services to ensure crew, vessel and cargo
safety.

More than 3000 vessels from numerous companies use BVS to help identify the
safest, most time-efficient or fuel-efficient routes. BVS is an icon-driven
graphical marine voyage optimization system that provides ship Captains with
onboard and around-the-clock weather-routing information. One of the key
differentiators between BVS and competing solutions is that BVS not only
delivers weather forecasts, but also creates custom and optimal routes for
ship Captains based on data from weather as well as waves, currents, cargo and
vessel specifications.

AWT recently announced the latest update to BVS, Version 5.6, which now
provides Captains with advance warning about threats of severe motions due to
resonance, and integrates the latest technology used to determine ocean
currents by offering forecast, real time Naval Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM)
current data. For more information about BVS, please visit
http://www.awtworldwide.com/products/bon-voyage-system.asp.

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.
Unlike companies that provide weather services for multiple industries, or
companies which only offer onboard weather software, 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. Its superior customer service and integrity have made
AWT the most trusted fleet optimization provider in the maritime industry.
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.

About SCF Unicom
Unicom Management Services (Cyprus) Ltd is the wholly owned ship manager for
the Russian State ship owning company JSC Sovcomflot. JSC Sovcomflot has two
other ship management teams - SCF Novoship in Novorossiysk and SCF Marpetrol
in Spain. SCF Unicom headquarters was established in Limassol, Cyprus in
January, 1991 as a joint venture between the Swiss based ship management
company, Acomarit and Russia's state owned shipping company, Sovcomflot. In
1994 Sovcomflot purchased Acomarit's 70% stakehold in Unicom and nominated
Unicom as its exclusive manager for the Sovcomflot fleet. Since that time
Unicom has steadily grown into one of the most reputable ship management
companies within the sector. Its managed fleet currently comprises over 79
vessels and has expanded to include crude oil and gas tankers and most
recently, ice class tankers for employment in Russia's Arctic region. More
information can be found at http://www.unicom-cy.com.

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SOURCE Applied Weather Technology, Inc.

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