Fully operational again, Navimeteo reports growing demandFully operational again, Navimeteo reports growing demand

The pandemic impacted cruise ships, yachts, ports and marinas — all customers of the company based in Chiavari (near Genoa), Italy, with an office near Falmouth, UK.

Now that practically all its customers are operating again, so is Navimeteo, founder and President Gianfranco Meggiorin said. Operations have returned to 2019 levels, with demand for services growing.

The human component

'The most characteristic aspect of Navimeteo is the human component. In an increasingly automated world, where the word "scalability" seems to be the guideline of every company, the human and expert component today has an extraordinary value, especially in critical situations when the weather complexity such as wind, waves, fronts, storms, escape the understanding of meteorological models,' Meggiorin said.

Weather monitoring of the Mediterranean and the oceans, and the optimization of routes are very topical factors, he continued. The activity develops on two parallel tracks: short- and medium-term forecasts and 'nowcasting,' monitoring phenomena that develop suddenly in localized areas that can escape even the highest resolution model.

Additional marine weather observatory

Navimeteo also has obtained the concession for the historic Capo Testa lighhouse in the Strait of Bonifacio where a marine weather observatory will become operational in one of the most important areas of the Western Mediterranean.

Navimeteo serves 60 cruise ships belonging to Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, MSC Cruises, Saga Cruises, Mystic Cruises and Overseas Adventure Travel.

The company also follows ferries and 150 large yachts, the Port Terminal of Trieste, the Ente Bacini del Porto di Genova, about 50 ports and marinas in the Mediterranean, the Fincantieri, Cimolai, T. Mariotti and San Giorgio del Porto groups and numerous other transport sector activities.