Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
As the saying goes, "you can't beat Mother Nature," a sentiment any seafarer knows all too well. Weather routing sits at the center of today's broad maritime digitalization discussion, and few have been doing this longer than Weathernews (WNI). Formally founded in Japan in the 1990s with the acquisition of Ocean Routes, its tendrils reach back to the U.S. military in the 1950s. In the name of safety, in the name of fuel efficiency, in the name of efficient fuel management, weather routing is much more intensive than a simple weather forecast. Jesse Vecchione, Head of Business Development, Americas, Weathernews, discusses how WNI has grown and evolved, leaning on its long experience in the space but always keeping an eye on new and innovative solutions.
As the saying goes, "you can't beat Mother Nature," a sentiment any seafarer knows all too well. Weather routing sits at the center of today's broad maritime digitalization discussion, and few have been doing this longer than Weathernews (WNI). Formally founded in Japan in the 1990s with the acquisition of Ocean Routes, its tendrils reach back to the U.S. military in the 1950s. In the name of safety, in the name of fuel efficiency, in the name of efficient fuel management, weather routing is much more intensive than a simple weather forecast. Jesse Vecchione, Head of Business Development, Americas, Weathernews, discusses how WNI has grown and evolved, leaning on its long experience in the space but always keeping an eye on new and innovative solutions.
