AIS

Latest supply chain challenge: China’s terrestrial AIS data blackout

Logistics managers around the world have faced unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and now another hurdle has been added. American Shipper has learned that since China began implementing its new privacy laws on Nov. 1, many Chinese automatic identification system (AIS) terrestrial providers have stopped transmitting data until they understand the regulations. 

If found in violation, these Chinese AIS terrestrial providers could face heavy penalties. This is resulting in an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/latest-supply-chain-challenge-chinas-terrestrial-ais-data-blackout

Capes’ fall: a tempo hiccup or a summer lasting situ? Wets still in limbo. Worsening Geopolitics and Covid will cause Chaos and Catastrophe.

Capes’ fall: a tempo hiccup or a summer lasting situ? Wets still in limbo. Worsening Geopolitics and Covid will cause Chaos and Catastrophe.

John Faraclas

Thanks to the Panamaxes’ triple digit rise that “saved” the overall picture and the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost just 45 points and now stands at 3,338 – as the Capes’ loss of 241 points was for many “unexpected”. Wets still a liability. Geopolitics and the Coronavirus Anathema will lead our society to a despicable mess – Chaos and Catastrophe. J...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/01/capes-fall-a-tempo-hiccup-or-a-summer-lasting-situ-wets-still-in-limbo-worsening-geopolitics-and-covid-will-cause-chaos-and-catastrophe/

Risks & Repercussions Due To Turned Off AIS

Many Shipowners operators and crew are unware that a small security risk is not a valid reason for switching off the ship’s Automatic Identification System (AIS). 

Even more are obvious to the consequences of doing so- which range from heavy fines to detention- if smuggling is suspected, vessels pose a safety risk in a high traffic area, charter party has been reached or there has been non-compliance with individual country requirements, says in article published on bimco website.

Heavy fines to...

https://mfame.guru/risks-repercussions-due-to-turned-off-ais/

Container Ship Goes Off Contacts

A container ship was reported to be off contacts since 0300 UTC May 19 in Malacca Strait west of Port Klang, reports Maritime Bulletin.

What happened?

A container ship was reported to be off contacts since 0300 UTC May 19 in Malacca Strait west of Port Klang. Ship’s AIS was missing since around 0600 UTC May 19.

As of 1100 UTC May 20 AIS is on, ship is dead in the water west of her last May 19 AIS position. Reason that disabled communications and AIS remains unknown. The ship is en route from China...

https://mfame.guru/container-ship-goes-off-contacts/

This New ‘Cargo-ship Based’ Technology Helps Forecast Tsunami

By using GPS data to monitor slight changes in elevation, the world’s fleet of commercial vessels could aid in forecasting incoming waves, reads an article in Wired.

Swirling through Tsunami

Boats steadily bob amid the waves. But a passing tsunami slightly alters the sea surface elevation, changing the average elevation throughout the rhythmic up-down cycle.

“The period of the tsunami, the time over which the wave passes the ship, is on the order of 10, 20, 30 minutes, whereas ocean waves have a...

https://mfame.guru/this-new-cargo-ship-based-technology-helps-forecast-tsunami/

Two Chinese Survey Ships are Probing a Strategic Section of the Indian Ocean

H I Sutton Image used with permission

China is gathering data on the undersea environment in the Indian Ocean as evidenced by two government survey ships seen operating in the region via open source satellite photos.

These survey activities may be aimed at giving Chinese submariners an advantage in their area.

In January, a Chinese survey ship was accused of “running dark” – a term used to describe a ship operating without transmitting its position – in Indonesia waters. That was against a...

https://news.usni.org/2021/03/23/two-chinese-survey-ships-are-probing-a-strategic-section-of-the-indian-ocean

BIMCO Launches New Clause To Tackle AIS Abuse

  • Industry group BIMCO is seeking to take on the problem of ships tampering with satellite tracking to avoid being spotted breaking sanctions.
  • The new BIMCO clause will address not only the use of the AIS during the charter party but also prior to the contract.
  • The BIMCO AIS “Switch Off” Clause for Charter Parties is targeted for publication in May.

BIMCO is developing a charter party clause governing the proper use of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) used to broadcast the location of...

https://mfame.guru/bimco-launches-new-clause-to-tackle-ais-abuse/

BIMCO To Publish Charter Party Clause Protecting Vessel’s AIS

BIMCO is working on a charter party clause that will help the shipping industry deal with potential abuse by sanctions busters of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) which is mandatory for all ships to carry under SOLAS.

What is AIS

In general, AIS transmits data about a vessel including its identity and position. It should not be switched off or disabled at any time other than for very specific safety and security reasons permitted by the regulations, such as avoiding detection by pirates...

https://mfame.guru/bimco-to-publish-charter-party-clause-protecting-vessels-ais/

Cargo Ship Attacked by Pirates for The Third Time

Cargo ship was attacked by pirates at around 0340 UTC Dec 15 in Gulf of Guinea west of Principe, says an article published in FleetMon.

What happened

It may sound like a bad joke, but ill-fated tanker NEW RANGER was under attack, again, third time in a row.

According to available ships tracks in area, NEW RANGER was the one crossing attack position at the time of attack.

It is said, that tanker was probably boarded, but as likely, she escaped boarding, maybe attack was thwarted by guards on board.

An...

https://mfame.guru/cargo-ship-attacked-by-pirates-for-the-third-time/

How satellites track and help decipher ocean trade (with video)

satellite

Ships can’t hide from satellites. And with COVID sowing chaos along ocean trade lanes, having “eyes in the sky” is more valuable than ever.

Spire Global, founded in Silicon Valley in 2012, is a top provider of this technology. FreightWaves interviewed Spire Maritime General Manager Simon Van den Dries during the SpaceWaves virtual forum on Thursday.

According to Van den Dries, who is based in Luxembourg, Spire currently has 102 3.5-kilogram microsatellites in orbit. The microsatellites are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-satellites-track-and-help-decipher-ocean-trade-with-video

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