The automatic identification system (AIS) is a tried and tested tool to reduce the risk of collisions. The insurance market should make it clear that its use, as mandated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is a precondition for covering and challenging clients that switch it off without valid reason or manipulate the data.
IMO RulesRegulation on the use of AIS is very clear. The IMO Convention for the Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) Regulation V/19...
“Catch me if you can” – new Chinese privacy law causes AIS disruption
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On August 20, 2021, China’s National People’s Congress passed a law to regulate the processing and collection – as well as the cross-border transfer – of personal information. Known as the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), the law came into force on November 1, 2021. The effects of PIPL were immediately felt in the maritime sector, where the number of Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals in...
TOKYO – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced plans to launch the experimental use of a system that supports ship operation during voyages using augmented reality (AR) technology, jointly developed by Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. and MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. on a very large crude carrier (VLCC) subsequently to car carrier.
In this project, information, such as other ships sailing around the vessel and landmarks like buoys at sea, can be shown on tablets and other displays, based on data from the...