Tag: maritime data

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.

Maritime surveillance is essential for creating maritime awareness. With its competencies in space technologies and data fusion, the EU Science Hub, JRC, contributes to the implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy.

In partnership with Maersk, BMT has developed an online Marine Application for survey, Trend Evaluation and reporting platform which provides real time data on the condition of vessels and changes in that condition over time.

NAPA and Tech Soft 3D have announced that NAPA Drafting software has been developed using the AutoCAD OEM platform from Autodesk. This allows NAPA Drafting to deliver the market standard in 2D drawing functionality automatically from NAPA 3D databases, enhancing productivity for yards and speeding compliance processes.

Ningbo E-port has extended its cooperation with the shipment management software solutions provider CargoSmart to meet the new container weight requirements for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention.

A new survey conducted by maritime broadband providers, Intelsat forecasts a 60% increase in ship-to-shore data traffic in the coming two to three years.

The future competitiveness of the maritime industry will be affected by how rapidly shipping operators take advantage of big data

Report on the Human and Economic Cost of maritime piracy Ocean Beyond Piracy (OBP) released yesterday the fifth report on the State of Maritime Piracy'' during 2014. The report assesses the cost of maritime piracy, both economic and human, to the international community.This year's analysis shows that in 2014 at least 5,000 seafarers were on board vessels attacked by criminals at sea, of which more than 1,000 were exposed to physical or psychological violence. 476 were held in captivity for some period of time, and 7 were killed. Some of these hostages have been held and tortured for over four years. This is an unacceptable level of violence that would not be tolerated if land or air routes were under similar threat - and it must not be tolerated at sea.Although this report shows that the economic cost of Somali piracy may be down, the recent attacks on foreign fishing vessels and dhows in Somali waters show patterns similar to those that helped Somali piracy emerge ten years ago. However, because reporting is subject to restrictive criteria, these attacks on dhows are not normally included in official reporting and may hide a development that the reduced cost is masking - ...

OBP project officer, Matt Walje, gives a brief overview of the human cost of attacks in SE Asia

Southeast Asia Piracy remains a clear threat to seafarers (Image Credit: OBP)Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) is going to host an event this afternoon (June 10, 2015 in the Pall Mall room of The Army and Navy Club (The Rag) in London, UK) to discuss the findings of the report that covers the continued human and economic costs in East and West Africa, as well as give a first look at the cost of piracy in Southeast Asia.(You may click on the image for a larger view)Highlights of this year's panel discussion will include:Detailed breakdown of the private security situation in West AfricaUpdated piracy and armed robbery impacts in the Western Indian OceanOBP's first ever look at the human cost of maritime piracy in Southeast AsiaDiscussion of possible trends in maritime piracy emerging in 2015OBP has already published an executive summary of the report which reveals the following data of maritime activity in Southeast Asia, Western Indian Ocean Region and Gulf of Guinea for 2014:Maritime Piracy in SE Asia40% of the seafarers affected by piracy were from countries within the SE Asia regionPhysical abuse of seafarers was reported in 28% of incidentsThe kidnapping for ransom model is absent in SE Asia. ...