How shipping got ECDIS wrong – and how to put it right How shipping got ECDIS wrong – and how to put it right

As the shipping industry, its stakeholders and industry groups, grapple with the practicalities of embracing unmanned and autonomous vessels, an …

September 14, 2016 – Uncategorized

A closer inspection of ECDIS detentions A closer inspection of ECDIS detentions

An apparent rise in the number of ECDIS-related detentions by Australian Port State Control agency AMSA this year may have hit the headlines, but…

September 7, 2016 – Uncategorized

GNS exhibits at SMM 2016 GNS exhibits at SMM 2016

Join us at SMM on stand 206 in hall B6 to see how GNS is making it incredibly easy to save time and reduce costs with simple to implement n…

September 5, 2016 – Uncategorized

Keep an eye out for crosswinds… Keep an eye out for crosswinds…

First the good news. From a demand side perspective, the outlook for shipping over the next five years isn’t too bad, especially compared to…

August 16, 2016 – Uncategorized

Come the revolution? Come the revolution?

The arrival of a small containership at the Port of Antwerp would not normally be a focus of much attention; the port sees such ships come and…

August 9, 2016 – Uncategorized

Rise in ships detained for ECDIS deficiencies by Martyn Wingrove, Marine Electronics and Communications Rise in ships detained for ECDIS deficiencies by Martyn Wingrove, Marine Electronics and Communications

More vessels are being detained by port state control (PSC) because of ECDIS deficiencies. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has…

July 19, 2016 – Uncategorized

Weighing up risks in container shipping Weighing up risks in container shipping

Being careful what you wish for is axiomatic in the maritime industry and especially when it comes to the effect of regulation on the market. Fro…

June 20, 2016 – Uncategorized

Brexit and shipping, the good, the bad and must try harder Brexit and shipping, the good, the bad and must try harder

The referendum on whether to leave or remain within the European Union has preoccupied British social and political discourse for many months but…

June 13, 2016 – Uncategorized

A problem shared (is someone else’s problem) A problem shared (is someone else’s problem)

Shipping’s data and technology challenges apparently know no bounds. Just as the engine room is getting to grips with new levels of data captur…

May 30, 2016 – Uncategorized