The shipping industry appears to be transmuting and adapting to the current world scenario. Regulatory compliance, monitoring and reporting requirements are either piling up or just around the corner, Melvin Mathews, Captain, Maritime Director, Eniram notes.

Virtually every shipping company today uses noon reports to understand and monitor what is happening on their ships. These reports are traditionally sent by the Captain every day, based on data gathered manually by the crew. The content and format of the report is usually pre-agreed by the company and sent at noon. The noon report has grown over the years to give a snapshot of what has happened on board the ship since the previous noon i.e., in the last 24 hours, Capt Mathews says.

Former VLCC Master Captain Melvin Mathews, Maritime Director at Eniram, looks at how companies can make the most out of big dat