Tag: maritime traffic

The Partial Amendment of the Act on Maritime Traffic Safety came into force in Japan on 1st July 2021. Under the amendment, a new system for navigational safety is to be launched in Tokyo Bay, Ise Bay and Setonaikai (including Osaka Bay). 

During 2020, overall EU maritime traffic dropped by 10.2% as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statistical overview performed by EMSA. Cruise ship traffic was the most heavily impacted.

Following the Ever Given's groudning, which blocked the Suez Canal in both directions, Suez Canal Authority plans to expand and deepen the southern stretch of the waterway.

Following the recent Suez Canal blockage, terminals and shipping lines are focusing on coordinating the empty containers, so that they are in the terminal yards for the shortest possible time.

Following the Suez Canal reopening, the Port of Rotterdam has initiated proactive consultation with relevant stakeholders (shipping companies, terminal operators, inland terminals, hinterland carriers) to determine how to handle the forecast surge in incoming vessels as smoothly as possible. 

Following the increased traffic due to the Suez Canal blockage, Saudi Ports Authority, MAWANI, launched an initiative to support shipping lines stranded at the south end of the canal.

Following a similar warning in April 2020, the Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator now informed it continues to receive loss of propulsion reports from ships while in high density traffic or in narrow waters in China.

A new study by not-for-profit research centre Clear Seas provides a comprehensive picture of the commercial vessels operating in Canada’s Pacific region, aiming to help better assess and understand risks associated with commercial shipping in Canada’s Pacific waters.

It is known that the COVID-19 oubreak has negatively affected global shipping and many others sectors. Following the situation, Europeran Maritime Safety Agency issued a report to analyse the impact of the pandemic on certain shipping activities by analysing vessel traffic data.

The new routeing systems, established this summer in Skagerrak and Kattegat in order to create more predictable traffic patterns and separate oncoming ship traffic better, work as intended, the Danish Maritime Authority informed.