Our solution
ADP, the Advanced Delivery Platform, is a patented, integrated hardware and software solution that revolutionises bunker delivery services by providing complete transparency and efficiency.
As a multi-party workflow platform, ADP digitises the entire bunker requisition process, enabling instantaneous data transfer among all stakeholders. It is also able to utilise Mass Flow Meters to ensure real-time, reliable bunker deliveries even outside regulated markets.
The benefits of ADP
ADP enhances operational efficiency, traces fuel quality throughout the supply chain, and securely reports relevant data to authorised parties, benefiting both buyers and suppliers of bunker fuel.
ADP effectively lowers the total cost of bunkers by addressing these critical areas through several key mechanisms, contributing to more economical and reliable fuel management.
Lower total cost of bunkers
ADP mitigates the risk of fraud and theft with secure, transparent transactions and data reporting.
Eliminate quantity discrepancies
Visible, real-time data on bunker deliveries minimises disputes, reducing the need for costly arbitration and legal resolutions.
Reduction in fuel quality issues
Tracking fuel quality along the supply chain helps ensure high quality fuel is delivered and reduces the risk of engine damage.
Efficiency gains
Digitisation streamlines operations and accelerates transactions for faster fuel deliveries and reduced vessel downtime and administrative overhead.
Data-driven decision making
Real-time data reporting for making informed decisions, optimising fuel procurement strategies and inventory management, which can lead to cost savings.
Improved accuracy
Reduced risk of errors in recording fuel quantity and quality. Data collection, reporting and transmission is streamlined.
INDUSTRY WIDE BENEFITS
The digitisation opportunity
The $130 billion bunkering market suffers from significant frictional costs. ADP offers a transformative digitisation opportunity to address these inefficiencies, providing industry-wide benefits by reducing quantity losses, overstated consumption, lost gross time, and costs associated with off-spec deliveries and document fraud.
$2.8 - 5.6bn
Quantity losses annually
Quantity shortages are endemic in the bunkering industry with global averages estimated at ~2-4% of purchased volume. The majority of losses are “invisible” due to chronically overstated vessel consumption, “tricks-of-the-trade”, and many layers of agency problems across buyers and sellers.
$1.3bn
Overstated consumption annually*
Industry-wide over-reported vessel consumption of about 2% amounts to more than 15M tons of false CO2 emissions.
* assuming EU ETS value of $90/MT
$2.2bn
Lost time gross annually*
Inefficiency of bunkering operations, measurement, documentation results in more than 1.3M hours lost annually.
* at $40k average vessel dayrate
$54,000
Cost of each off-spec delivery
According to BIMCO, operators spend on average $54,000 per off-spec delivery.
$11bn+
Document fraud over 8 years
Fraud associated with custody transfer documentation underpinning inventory / accounts receivable resulted in over $11 bn of defaults over the past 8 years.
How ADP works
By fully digitising the end-to-end bunkering process using a combination of hardware and software, ADP greatly improves operational efficiency, provides certainty over the quantity delivered, and reduces the total cost of bunkering.
It’s a game-changer for efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
Hardware
An ADP enabled barge emits a local WiFi network and can have an Internet of Things (IOT) device connected to a coriolis mass flow meter (MFM). This patented design accurately and securely records the bunker delivery profile and total quantity transferred, removing the need for inaccurate and manually recorded measurements.
Software
Our ADP Onboard application empowers vessel crews to effortlessly manage loads and deliveries, whether they’re connected or not. With built-in offline capabilities, it keeps operations moving, and once wireless connectivity is restored, all data automatically syncs to the cloud via ADP Clear – just like sending emails after a flight lands.
Get in touch to learn more about ADP
Whether you’re a shipowner, supplier, operator, or port authority, ADP welcomes you to experience the future of bunkering. Step into a world of transparency, reliability, and efficiency.
ADP key features
By integrating advanced technology and seamless workflows, ADP ensures real-time transparency, accurate fuel quality tracing, and secure data reporting.
This comprehensive approach not only optimizes the entire bunker delivery process but also fosters trust and reliability among all stakeholders involved. Below are the key features that make ADP an indispensable tool in the modern bunkering industry.
Accurate measurement
Reduced risk of errors in recording fuel quantity and quality. Data collection, reporting and transmission is streamlined.
Secure automated data
Secure systems can automate scheduling, documentation, and communication, saving time and enhancing trust.
Business intelligence
Rich data insights and performance metrics for informed decision-making and process optimisation to drive business growth.
Enhanced collaboration
Multi-party platform for real-time communication and shared access to data and documentation.
Offline capabilities
Users can access and utilise essential features offline. Data automatically syncs with the cloud once connectivity is restored.
Easy to integrate
Seamlessly and securely integrate ADP into your existing IT systems and comply with local authorities such as the MPA in Singapore.
Secure data reporting with ISO 27001 Certification
ADP Clear has been certified as being compliant with the ISO 27001:2022 standard. This is important for our customers as ISO 27001 is an international standard for managing information security and providing a structured approach to protecting sensitive information through risk management.
The certification is crucial for highlighting organisations that are able to manage security risks, and comply with legal requirements. It also demonstrates that ADP Clear is committed to improving operational efficiency, enhancing incident response, and supporting continuous improvement.
ADP service tiers
Ultra Lite
ADP based in the cloud. Rapid to deploy.
The barge, vessel and surveyor can use their own devices where fair network connectivity is available, or share a single device for a seamless offline experience.
e-BDN solution
Manage barge loads & delivery
Full offline capabilities
Never fall back on paper
Real-time support
Rapid set-up
Barge local network enabled
MFM delivery profile
Lite
ADP’s secure local network emitted by the barge. All parties can always use their own devices with no dependency on cellular or satellite network connectivity to complete the digital delivery including the full suite of e-Documents.
e-BDN solution
Manage barge loads & delivery
Full offline capabilities
Never fall back on paper
Real-time support
Enhanced set-up
Barge local network enabled
MFM delivery profiles
Full
ADP’s full service. No dependency on cellular or satellite network connectivity for digital delivery including the full suite of e-Documents. Integration with the MFM for unparalleled efficiency and transparency.
e-BDN solution
Manage barge loads & delivery
Full offline capabilities
Never fall back on paper
Real-time support
Enhanced set-up
Barge local network enabled
MFM delivery profiles
ELECTRONIC BUNKER DELIVERY NOTE
ADP as an eBDN solution
Digitisation presents a transformative opportunity to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and improve decision-making across various aspects of business.
In addition to the numerous benefits that the end-to-end ADP solution offers, it is also a fully functional eBDN tool providing a modern and efficient way to manage ship refuelling, benefitting suppliers, receiving vessels and regulatory bodies alike.
What is eBDN?
An electronic bunker delivery note (eBDN) is essentially a digital paperwork system for recording the transfer of bunker fuel from barges to ships. Imagine it as a digital receipt specifically designed for ship refuelling.
What are the benefits of eBDN?
- Increased efficiency: eBDN saves time and effort compared to traditional paper-based systems.
- Improved accuracy: The risk of errors in recording fuel quantities and other details is reduced by eBDN.
- Enhanced transparency: eBDN creates a clear and auditable record of the transaction, reducing the potential for disputes.
- Better for the environment: eBDN eliminates paper waste associated with traditional bunker delivery notes.
