V.Group Absorbs Njord to Scale Fuel-Saving Tech Across Managed Fleets
Ship management is becoming a bigger lever in decarbonization because it sits where day-to-day operating decisions get made. V.Group has now bought Njord, the fuel-efficiency and decarbonization platform originally founded by Maersk Tankers, in a move that tightens the link between operational execution (how ships are run) and the tooling used to measure, optimize, and document fuel and emissions performance. The purchase price was not disclosed, and V.Group says Njord will continue under its own brand.
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V.Group buys Njord and brings fuel-efficiency software closer to fleet execution
V.Group has acquired Njord, a fuel-efficiency and decarbonisation platform founded by Maersk Tankers, with Njord continuing under its own brand. The move is about scale: when the software sits inside a ship manager, it is easier to turn performance targets into consistent onboard routines and repeatable reporting across many vessels.
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The move, in plain terms
Njord shifts from a standalone platform into V.Group’s service stack, and the purchase price was not disclosed. -
Why this changes the day-to-day
It tightens the loop between data capture, action onboard, and documentation, reducing handoffs between separate tools and vendors. -
The wider signal
Efficiency and emissions tooling is being pulled into the core ship-management layer, suggesting consolidation in fleet performance services will continue.
This deal is a “software-meets-operations” consolidation: V.Group is positioning efficiency and emissions tooling as a built-in capability that can be rolled out and monitored at scale across the fleets it manages.
V.Group pulls efficiency software closer to day-to-day ship management
V.Group’s acquisition of Njord brings a Maersk Tankers-founded fuel-efficiency and decarbonisation platform into a large ship manager’s services stack. Njord is set to continue under its own brand, and the purchase price was not disclosed in reporting.
What this consolidates
Execution + measurement in one place
Ship management is where routines get standardized across fleets. Owning the tooling makes it easier to turn performance targets into consistent onboard practice and reporting.
Fewer handoffs across vendors
The consolidation angle is less about new sensors and more about integrating data capture, analysis, implementation support, and documentation under one roof.
A signal about service-market direction
Buying a platform (instead of only partnering) suggests performance and emissions tooling is becoming part of the core service layer for large managers.
The workflow this deal is trying to simplify
The practical value is in reducing gaps between data and action. A bundled model can make it easier to:
- Collect comparable performance inputs across a managed fleet.
- Turn data into specific operational adjustments and monitoring loops.
- Produce outputs that stakeholders can audit and compare over time.
Fuel and emissions translator (interactive)
Enter simple assumptions to translate an efficiency improvement into fuel, cost, and tank-to-wake CO2 deltas. This is a simplified lens and uses standard CO2 factors for fuel oil and marine gas oil.
Fuel type for CO2 factor
3.114 tCO2 / t fuel
Number of vessels included
25
Average sea days per vessel per year
230
Average fuel burn at sea (tonnes per day)
28.0
Assumed improvement (%)
3.0%
Fuel price (USD per tonne)
$600
Annual fuel saved: 0 t
Annual fuel-cost delta: $0
Annual CO2 delta (TTW): 0 tCO2
Fleet baseline fuel (at-sea only): 0 t/year
V.Group’s announcement said it has acquired Njord, describing it as a maritime fuel-efficiency and decarbonisation partner founded by Maersk Tankers, and framed the move as an expansion of its fuel-efficiency and decarbonisation ecosystem; industry coverage also described the purchase price as undisclosed and noted Njord continuing under its own brand.
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