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Customer Spotlight - Gale Force: Leveraging advanced technologies to help vessels optimally navigate the high seas

Published September 22, 2022

How has Gale Force, a weather routing business, helped the maritime industry save 500,000 metric tons of C02 annually?

What role did climate change play in Pakistan’s devastating floods?

Published September 12, 2022

This is one of the greatest natural disasters faced by this Third World nation that already faces a myriad of challenges such as poverty, political instability and security.

Facilitating marine debris detection with advanced ocean forecasts

Published September 8, 2022

Could there be more plastic in the sea than fish by the year 2050?

Customer Spotlight - Sinay: Harnessing the power of data to build sustainable maritime operations

Published April 29, 2022

As you may know, at Spire, we’re trying to do our bit to help solve real-world challenges from space.

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Leveraging the power of satellite data to mitigate the global supply chain crisis

Published April 20, 2022

This article is the first in a series covering the worldwide supply chain disruptions and how Spire’s global solutions are helping alleviate these pain points across diverse industries including maritime, aviation and weather.

How port weather forecasts can help with maritime operations

Published March 30, 2022

In this webinar, “How Port Weather Forecasts Can help with Maritime Operations”, Keenan Fryer, Applied Meteorologist at Spire, Jasper Boessenkool, Senior Director of Sales at Portchain and Terry Bills, Transportation Industry Manager at ESRI, shed light on how to build weather-resilient ports.

Spire’s Data Used in Winning Solutions for the Deloitte Gravity Challenge

Published March 11, 2022

With the official launch of Deloitte’s GRAVITY Challenge 04 in 2022, Spire has renewed its commitment as a Data and Technology Provider for the “space innovation program connecting real world problems with the people who can solve them.”

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The economic impact of climate change on ports

Published February 2, 2022

What do you do if the world’s busiest port shuts down due to poor weather conditions?

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5 Ways Weather Insights Can Help Ports Thrive

Published January 28, 2022

Despite the innovations in modern technology, transportation and communication, more than 80% of the world’s trade is carried through sea-faring vessels.

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5 Ways Historical Weather Data will Up Your Maritime Game

Published November 18, 2021

The uncertainties of life at sea often witnesses individuals and maritime entities pouring over weather forecast data.

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The hidden value of historical weather data

Published November 5, 2021

“Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning”- Unknown

The importance of global weather forecasts for U.S. Military and Civil Agency missions

Published October 28, 2021

Weather models help the U.S. military execute critical missions, federal engineering organizations create more resilient infrastructure, and scientists better understand climate change. By providing the data accuracy needed to safeguard military personnel and assets, global weather forecasting plays a pivotal role in today’s world.

Top 4 reasons weather predictions beyond a 10 day forecast can be unreliable

Published October 18, 2021

Since times immemorial, mankind has looked to the skies in search for clues of what the weather may be in the coming days.

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