The new contract is a timely fit with Equinor's expressed ambition to half their maritime emissions in Norway by 2030 compared with 2005, and globally by 2050, compared with 2008. These ambitions are embedded in the company's climate roadmap that were launched earlier this year. Using Maress to facilitate close cooperation with the vessel owners and suppliers of innovative technology will enable Equinor to unlock significant fuel and emissions savings. Maress will be used to track the footprint and efficiency of Equinor's chartered fleet of PSVs and AHTS´ operating on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The fleet chartered by Equinor Marine Operations on medium and long-term contracts currently numbers around 30 vessels. The agreement with Yxney has a two-year duration, with an option to extend. "Maress will allow Equinor to follow the effect of efficiency measures and facilitate systematic improvements and best practice across the various ship owners in the chartered fleet," says Yxney CEO Gjord Simen Sanna.