Shipping industry giants commit to transparent reporting of shipping emissions in line with United Nations decarbonization targets. The Sea Cargo Charter is born.
Should a vessel prioritize a route for time or fuel? There are many factors that go into choosing the ideal route.
Part two of our ship routing strategy series looks into how a heavier vessel might have different options than a lighter vessel in the face...
In November of last year, a tanker vessel proposed taking a great circle route—the shortest path between two points on a globe--from the Panama Canal...
Originally published in SSA Waves.
As the shipping industry transitions into an era of greenhouse gas emission mitigation policies, a number of sustainable technologies are being deployed to keep vessels...
2019 marks the tenth anniversary for Odfjell’s weather routing service.
From January 1, 2020, the limit for sulphur in fuel oil used onboard ships operating outside designated emission control areas will be reduced from 3.
Sir Percy Douglas (1876 - 1939) In 1920, Sir Percy Douglas created the Douglas Sea Scale to describe the nature of ocean waves as an observer....
For example, maritime transport in the South China Sea was greatly disrupted by Typhoon Mangkhut in September 2018.
The vast majority of maritime arbitration can be managed from your desk, by email, and with the help of the right specialists (experts and maritime...
The northwest Pacific is the most active tropical cyclone basin in the world, with nearly one third of all tropical cyclone activity forming there.
Cylinder oil consumption monitoring is one of the main drivers for fleet performance management.
Only a proper computation allows a shipping company to go away from current practices, i. e.
Shore-based weather services have been available to mariners since the early 1950s.
Motion sickness due to adverse weather conditions not only threatens crew safety and comfort, it also impacts their ability to operate and maintain a vessel.
With so many of today’s shipping operations automated, there is a tendency to take what the computer states as the absolute truth.
Managing and hedging risk, while keeping an eye on cost, is what the chartering game is all about.
All too often when watching the evening news, we may hear of a tropical storm raging in the open ocean but far away from land.
During the last 15 years, meteorology has made remarkable progress in terms of forecast accuracy, directly impacting the shipping sector and more specifically, route planning.
This trade route is sailed by many ship types including tankers, bulkers and reefers / Ro-Ro’s.
The integration of DNV GL’s ECO Insight and Navigator Insight solutions with StormGeo’s FleetDSS and ship reporting solutions will ultimately result in a product that...
Although safety of crew, vessel and cargo are the most important elements of any voyage, fuel savings is also a key deliverable expected from weather...
Vast numbers of vessel navigators are not using digital navigation and route optimisation to their fullest because of the challenges of implementing and using the...
Wording is everything when it comes to maritime disputes, especially those involving speed and fuel consumption.
Safety is paramount when a vessel is sailing in the vicinity of a large typhoon like Trami.
Thought Leader and VP of Shipping Products, Mike O'Brien, looks into the future of the shipping industry to discuss how advancing technologies such as increased...
Estimates for the number of containers lost vary from a couple of hundred each year, all the way to 10,000.
StormGeo and Seatrade Maritime News discuss the two major factors that generate waves and are dangerous to a ships: tropical cyclones and frontal passages, as...
In March 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) put into effect a Data Collection System (DCS) that gives shipping companies a better understanding of where...
While winter is still raging in the northern hemisphere and summer gradually ending in the southern hemisphere, it is never an inappropriate time to be...
There are seemingly countless ways in which weather and other environmental parameters affect the world of shipping.
Ships sailing the route from the Mediterranean Sea to northern Europe, and vice-versa, face the Bay of Biscay and the decisions for crossing the region...
StormGeo is helping to support the Rowegians for their transatlantic row.
This year however, there is another element to be aware of.
In this case, for which StormGeo provided Optimum Ship Routing, a Voyage Performance Report and follow-up support, the vessel’s description contained the following quote: "WITHIN THE...
Understanding Winds Associated with Tropical Cyclones Tropical Depression Tropical low pressure from 100NM to 300NM in diameter, maintaining identify for 24 hours or more Tropical Disturbance Less than 33...
Construction of the Panama Canal The Panama Canal is one of mankind’s great achievements, as it was created in a time when such construction projects relied...
If you missed it earlier this month, StormGeo hosted its first webinar: "Winter is Coming; 5 Tips to Ensure Safe and Efficient routes this Winter.
However, the problem may not just be the next port that a ship is going to, but it could be 2-3 ports down the line...
The connected ship is something we all know is moving forward with a great deal of momentum.
An example of this can be seen on the voyages up from Singapore to China/Korea/Japan, where the delays during a voyage can be extensive without...
The group’s data scientists’ main responsibilities include downloading global model data from various sources, running and developing in-house models and converting incoming data to formats...
The challenge of providing advice to avoid severe weather conditions leads to more time consuming voyages and in depth report analysis keep staff busy.
As the madness of the winter season turns its attention from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere, we expect to see changing weather that can...
“You have asked me for examples of my practical experience as master on a short sea container feeder using StormGeo's BonVoyage System (BVS™) weather and...
A series of very intense storms have swept across the North Atlantic Ocean during the first half of this year bringing periods of strong gale...
On 01 January 2014 a new evolution in the North American Emission Control Area (ECA) came into force.
An evolution of the successful NaviTab, s-Planner | Publications is a flexible solution that enables customers to have access to NaviTab software from a Windows...
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