The project Weatherrouting dans la Méditerranée (WERMED) targeted to develop an experimental system for weather-routing in the Mediterranean Sea and analyse its potential in the region. Weather-routing is a means of optimizing shipping routes on the basis of meteo-marine conditions. Unfavourable conditions at sea often cause considerable delays in marine transportation and higher operational costs and fuel consumption. The forecasting of wind, sea state and currents permits an anticipated assessment for optimisation of routes to enable the most convenient navigation at lowest costs, minimal risks to the environment and highest safety to crew, passengers and cargo.

The project was led by the Italian agency CINFAI (Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Fisica delle Atmosfere ed Idrosfere) and brought together partners from some of the main MEDOCC countries with clear maritime interests, namely Italy, Greece and Malta. It was financed by the EU in the frame of INTERREG IIIB/ARCHIMED programme.