Tag: maritime traffic

Key ports in Southern California have hit a fourth record in less than three weeks, as shipping delays surge past early pandemic levels.

A bulk carrier briefly became stuck in the northern section of the Suez Canal on Thursday but was refloated. However, there was no impact on traffic according to Suez Canal Authority.

Under the U-Space concept by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, testing of the first drone traffic is taking place at the Port of Hamburg, Germany’s largest seaport by volume. 

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.