North Sea collision: Searching for answers with AIS data
Maritime collisions, while rare, serve as stark reminders of the risks that persist despite modern navigation technology.
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Environmental protection
Spire Maritime AIS data can play a critical role in preserving the marine environment by identifying breaches in protected or sensitive areas
With more than 90 percent of global trade being carried by sea, the amount of industry – petrochemical, timber, cargo, fishing – traversing the world’s waters on any given day is staggering.
Although shipping is the anchor of the global economy, this intense level of vessel traffic can be a detriment to the marine environment. Spire Maritime AIS data helps organizations across the globe protect the marine environment and the fragile ecosystems contained within our oceans.
Through the use of Spire AIS data, organizations can:
Establish automated alerting of vessels entering a Marine Protected Area (MPA) or approaching navigation hazards, preventing environmental incidents
Maintain vessel historical tracks for investigative reporting purposes, helping to curb illegal fishing and detect and identify oil spills and marine pollution violations
Geo-fence environmentally sensitive areas and MPAs to analyze historical ship traffic patterns within these areas to increase violator prosecutions
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The UK’s plan assesses the actual efficiency of the ships by focusing on fuel consumption and cargo data, to cut greenhouse gasses (GHG).
What are the IMO regulations?
Tracking fuel consumption, travel distance, and journey duration, the IMO’s Data Collection System (DCS), while similar to the EU’s MRV plan, has some key differences.
What are EU MRV reporting requirements?
New maritime protocols will be based on collected emission data, and vessel owners and charterers will be compelled and incentivized to reduce emissions.
COP 27: 4 ways AIS and weather data can be used to reduce maritime carbon emissions
More decisive actions and commitments are expected at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations (COP27): 2022 is the ‘Super Year of the Ocean’ and the UN-Ocean Conference reached a collective agreement earlier this year among governments to implement “science-based, innovative” solutions to curb ocean warming.