Switzerland's Accelleron has signed an agreement to acquire of the Canadian True North Marine (TNM), a company specialized in in the optimization of ship routes based on the weather and sea conditions and on the basis of the characteristics of the including fuel consumption and emissions produced. TNM, which is headquartered in Montreal and was founded in 2013, has 50 employees and offices in the United Kingdom, India, China and Greece. Accelleron has announced that TNM currently has a customer base which owns about 800 ships and in 2023 recorded revenues of a few million Canadian dollars. According to forecasts, The acquisition will be completed in the coming weeks. Accelleron has specified that it will maintain all the TNM staff.

"Digitization - highlighted the administrator Accelleron delegate, Daniel Bischofberger, commenting acquisition - is becoming an increasingly important element of the important for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector simplifying the monitoring and reporting of data on the fuel consumption and emissions. In line with our strategy, through the acquisition of the Canadian True North Marine we are expanding our digital solutions and our capacity and presence in the market». The Swiss company pointed out that TNM's offer will be integrated with the digital solutions of the Accelerators for turbochargers, engines, emissions, hulls and propellers aimed at optimising the performance of ships: "the new synergies deriving from this acquisition - explained Cristian Corotto, president of Accelleron's digital division - will help customers optimize overall planning fleet, save fuel and money, reduce emissions and ensure compliance with regulations international in the making".