Tag: maritime data

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.

Andrew Cutler, the Chair of the IG of P&I Clubs, introduces the 6 key strategic areas that the Group has agreed to focus on for the next three years, highlighting that data sharing can elevate safety standards and sharing their approach on how to enhance both industry's safety and environmental performance.

In a recent market analysis, Sea-Intelligence underscores a notable decline in both reliability and average delays over the last two months, erasing the substantial progress made since 2022 following the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent surge in container volumes.

Using data from Container Trade Statistics (CTS) region-region movement of full containers, Sea-Intelligence has been able to approximate empty container movements to see how growing trade imbalances have impacted the work needed in relation to empty container repositioning.

Various Japanese shipping companies have initiated the provision of marine data to the Japan Coast Guard (JCG), eliminating the need for manual integration by the JCG.