Tag: maritime data

Kpler, announced its acquisition of Spire Maritime, a provider of satellite-powered data for real-time global vessel tracking.

Dimitris Ampatzidis, Risk & Compliance Analyst, Kpler, states that the UK's new regulations emphasise transparency in the shipping industry.

Global maritime trade grew by 2.4% in 2023, recovering from a 2022 contraction, but the recovery remains fragile, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) notes in its latest ‘’Review of Maritime Transport 2024 report’’.

Alphaliner data show that the annual orders of LNG propulsion vessels have exceeded the methanol fueled ones.

According to the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) the cruise ship fleet is growing both in terms of the number of ships and passenger capacity.

Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President, Safety and Regulatory, Inmarsat Maritime, provides an overview of the recently published ''The Future of Maritime Safety Report'', highlighting the importance for maritime stakeholders to have access to reliable anonymized data.

Safety reporting trends show that confidential incident and near-miss reporting play an important role in improving safety at sea. Yet, certain vessel types report fewer incidents than others, writes Adam Parnell, Director (Maritime) at CHIRP, as he explores the reasons behind it.

In a recent market analysis, Sea-Intelligence highlights that after a tumultuous few weeks in the wake of the Red Sea crisis, some form of stability has ensued, with the round-Africa routings now normalising. This was also reflected in the February 2024 global schedule reliability score, which improved by 1.7 percentage points M/M to 53.3%. 

Veson Nautical’s Chief Commercial Officer, Russ Hubbard, highlighted that to effectively take advantage of new technology and transparency in the maritime industry, we must find ways to transform raw data into information.

Christiania Shipping has launched behaviour change service Signol in a fuel efficiency project which uses StormGeo data to understand and increase crew members’ fuel-saving behaviour.