Tag: safe navigation

The STM Validation Project will launch a new service aiming to reduce crew workload and min the risks of accidents and misunderstanding. The service will send navigational warnings directly to ECDIS via digital communication, shown directly in the on-board ECDIS and deleted when no longer valid.

Within the Sea Traffic Management, a Port Call Message Format has been developed to enable the coordination of stakeholder activities regarding port calls by providing a standard format to share the necessary information on Estimated Time of Arrival and Estimated Time of Departure. The STM Validation Project will demonstrate the STM concept in test beds in the Nordic and Mediterranean Seas.

Fujitsu, Singapore Management University, and A*STAR's Institute of High Performance Computing, will collaborate to develop new technologies to improve vessel traffic management in the Port of Singapore, with the support of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. These technologies will use AI and big data analytics.

UK-based autonomous systems provider ASV Global is leading a new £1.2 million research project in partnership with compatriot BMT to enhance safety and reliability of autonomous navigation, through the use of deep learning machine vision systems trained with simulated and real-world data.

PortMiami will use NOAA’s Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System, in order to ensure that super-sized ships coming through the recently expanded Panama Canal can enter more safely and efficiently the Miami seaport. PORTS will provide ship operators with real-time information that can help them better plan their transit and prevent accidents in and around the port.

While the master focused on recovering the boats, L Austral inadvertently entered a 300-metre unauthorised zone, which was not permitted to enter and struck an uncharted rock. The hull was pierced and an empty void space was flooded. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission issued an investigation report.

The Safe Seas - Connected Coasts 2018-2023 Strategy will implement a new and existing navigation technology, engineering and data management solutions to enable Safe Navigation at Sea for commercial shipping, fishing, leisure craft and passenger vessels. The Safe Seas - Connected Coasts Strategy includes upgraded lighthouse stations and navigation buoys with energy efficient LED technology.

The early results from STM projects indicate that e-navigation is the way forward. HELCOM is looking forward to seeing more results and concrete implementation in the Baltic, where almost 7% of the world’s total goods volume is transported.

To ensure safe navigation in these waters, the COTP will implement a temporary safety zone for approximately five to seven hours to include all navigable waters for about 26 miles south of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. The safety zone will be implemented until the ship is safely moored at the NCSPA facility.

A ship navigation support tool jointly developed by NYK, MTI Co. Ltd., and Japan Radio Co. Ltd. aims to allow users to easily plan routes using the handwriting function of the electronic navigational chart, in addition to managing and sharing operational data using integrated information, such as meteorological and hydrographical forecasts.