Noon Report
A Noon Report is the daily report sent from a ship to its owners, managers or charterers — traditionally at 12:00 ship's time — summarising the past 24 hours of the voyage. It typically records the vessel's position, distance run, average speed, fuel and lube-oil consumption and remaining on board (ROB), engine performance, and weather and sea conditions.
The noon report is the backbone of voyage performance monitoring: it feeds fuel management and bunker planning, charter-party performance claims (speed and consumption warranties), and — increasingly — regulatory emissions reporting such as EU MRV and the IMO's Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII). Accurate, consistent noon data is what makes all of that analysis meaningful.
The noon report is the single richest daily data point about a ship's operation — and it drives money and compliance. Speed and consumption figures underpin charter-party performance claims worth thousands a day, bunker planning depends on ROB accuracy, and emissions regulations now consume the same data. Standardising and validating noon reports across a fleet is a real operational lever.
What does a noon report contain?
Position, distance run, average speed, fuel and lube-oil consumption and ROB, engine performance, and weather and sea conditions over the past 24 hours.
Why do noon reports matter for chartering?
They evidence whether the vessel met its charter-party speed and consumption warranties — the basis for performance claims between owner and charterer.