Tag: AIS

The Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate published a Marine Safety Information Bulletin to inform mariners of newly published technical standard addressing LED radio interference to maritime VHF radio and AIS.

Gregor Stevens, Master Mariner, Senior Marine Advisor, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), mentions that one of the key root causes of navigation failure is a lack of situational awareness; reliance on electronic navigation aids is not enough and only if combined with proper look-out, crew members onboard can achieve full appraisal of the situation.

RightShip launched its new Maritime Emissions Portal (MEP), to help ports and terminal operators accelerate ship-based emissions reductions initiatives with more accurate and granular data.

The U.S. Maritime Administration informs that there have been reported GPS interference incidents in various locations around the world, especially in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. 

BIMCO issued a new charter party clause to help tackle potential abuse by sanctions busters of the AIS which is mandatory for all ships to use under SOLAS regulations. 

Space-powered data and analytics company, Spire Global and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) reached an agreement so as to provide global AIS data and support the Agency via it’s EU Member States.

UK MCA ran a consultation and concluded to a new method by which passenger numbers and passenger information is required to be transmitted; By December 20 2023, for vessels to which the regulations apply, passenger numbers must be reported digitally to the relevant authorities either via the National Single Window (‘NSW’) or via the ship’s Automatic Identification System (‘AIS’). 

The UK MCA issued guidance on the changes to The Merchant Shipping Regulations 2021, with respect to the procedures for collecting and reporting details of persons onboard passenger ships.

BIMCO is working on a charter party clause that will help the shipping industry deal with potential abuse by sanctions busters of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) which is mandatory for all ships to carry under SOLAS.

Indonesia spotted a Chinese research vessel with its tracking system turned off, amid worries in the area about Beijing’s maritime conduct.