BigOceanData has been supplying the Falkland Islands government with its vessel monitoring system (VMS) for over 10 years. The system is based on an in-house client/server enterprise IT system and Inmarsat co-operative tracking. This latest contract extends that service for another five years, updating the client/server software and adding access to BigOceanData’s web tracking capability…
(August 2015)In its fifth State of Maritime Piracy Report, Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) release a report analyzing the impacts of Piracy during 2014 in the Western Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Guinea and, for the first time, in Southeast Asia. According to Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, “The evidence shows that piracy continues to be a…
(June 2015) A U.S. government weather forecaster this week pegged the chance of El Nino conditions lasting into the Northern Hemisphere winter 2015-16 at 85%, extending its outlook for how long the conditions will last. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service, in its monthly report put its outlook of…
Cyber security is becoming an increasingly important issue for the maritime industry as ships are open to a growing number of threats. As more onboard systems are run by computers, hackers may gain access to key equipment, including navigation, steering, engine room and cargo handling systems. Although piracy remains a physical security threat to ships…
(22 May 2015) The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) today praised Oman for closing its ports to vessels suspected of engaging in Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in Somalia. The step follows Oman’s ratification of the Port State Measures Agreement, an international measure designed to stop IUU fish reaching markets. During 2014, four vessels flagged…