weather routing

UK funds world’s most powerful weather and climate computer

The UK Government provided an £1.2 billion fund to develop a state-of-the-art “supercomputer” which will predict severe weather and the impacts of climate change fast and accurately and is said to be the world’s most advanced dedicated to weather and climate.

It is reported that the data from this computer will be used to accurately predict storms, opt for the most suitable locations for flood defences and predict changes to the global climate.

The computer, which will be managed by the Met...

https://safety4sea.com/uk-funds-worlds-most-powerful-weather-and-climate-computer/

Stena Estrid: Captain highlights difficulties faced during storm Brendan

In fact, Captain Matt Lynch was interviewed on BBC News talking about Stena Estrid’s maiden voyage during storm Brendan.

Captain Lynch said that the weather conditions were very severe for the last couple of days so departure from Hollyhead had to be timed to ensure that “were able to make an arrival straight into Dublin” when the worst of the weather conditions were expected.

What is more, the Captain highlighted that in its maiden voyage, the Stena Estrid experienced sea conditions of about 5...

https://safety4sea.com/stena-estrid-captain-highlights-difficulties-faced-during-storm-brendan/

Improved weather forecast systems will decrease marine casualties

IMO and the World Meteorological Organization conducted their first joint Symposium on Extreme Maritime Weather, focusing on the challenging weather conditions and how they affect the shipping industry.

The event “Extreme Maritime Weather: Towards Safety of Life at Sea and a Sustainable Blue Economy” enabled the WMO to discuss the best practices and enh services for safety and risk reduction, emergency response, sustainable shipping practices and greater collection and sharing of ship...

https://safety4sea.com/improved-weather-forecast-systems-will-decrease-marine-casualties/

Predicting wind direction and strength by reading a weather chart

Weather charts, also known as surface pressure or synoptic charts, provide useful information on weather and sea conditions. Safe Skipper’s Simon Jollands recommends to mariners to always study weather charts and estimate how the weather is likely to evolve in the area they plan to sail in.

Credit: Met Office

The circular lines, similar to contour lines on a land map, are isobars and join areas of equal barometric pressure.

Air moves from high to low pressure; when the difference in the pressure...

https://safety4sea.com/predicting-wind-direction-and-strength-by-reading-a-weather-chart/

Digitalization to pave new ways for ship routing

As emerging technologies are enhancing ship routing, navigation is getting faster and safer, while there are new possibilities for mega-container ships and fully autonomous ships to sail the high seas in the coming future.

Ship routing has been steadily improving, as the shipping industry successfully mitigates several issues, thus providing viable solutions for real-world applications. Some of these issues regard weather routing, offshore logistics, speed optimization, fleet deployment and...

https://safety4sea.com/digitalization-to-pave-new-ways-for-ship-routing/

Lessons learned: Crack in cargo hold cover leads to wet damage

In its Monthly Safety Scenario for April, the Swedish Club describes a case of cargo damage caused by water ingress due to a crack on the hatch coaming. The incident resulted in several days of delay for the ship to get the wet cargo off the vessel, while most of the cargo was refused by the buyer.

The incident

The bulk carrier had a full cargo of zinc concentrate onboard and was sailing from the west coast to the east coast of South America. When the vessel passed Cape Horn, it experienced heavy...

https://safety4sea.com/lessons-learned-crack-in-cargo-hold-cover-leads-to-wet-damage/

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