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MarineTraffic is a maritime analytics provider, [1] which provides real-time information on the movements of ships and the current location of ships in harbors and ports. [2] A database of information on the vessels includes for example details of the location where they were built plus dimensions of the vessels, gross tonnage and International ...
STM seeks to create an organized traffic management entity called Sea Traffic Coordination Center(STCC) that will act as a central hub maintaining a record of all vessels at sea using the AIS and/or radar, enabling the distribution of vessel routes between ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore. The STCC together with the AIS and/or radar allows:
Name: 20 characters to represent the name of the vessel; Type of ship/cargo; Dimensions of ship, to nearest meter; Location of positioning system's (e.g., GPS) antenna on board the vessel: in meters aft of bow and meters port or starboard; Type of positioning system: such as GPS, DGPS or LORAN-C. Draught of ship: 0.1–25.5 meters
The long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) of ships was established as an international system on 19 May 2006 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as resolution MSC.202 (81). [1] This resolution amends Chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) , regulation 19-1 and binds all governments ...
An information service is a service to ensure that essential information becomes available in time for onboard navigational decision-making. The information service is provided by broadcasting information at fixed times and intervals or when deemed necessary by the vessel traffic service or at the request of a vessel, and may include for example reports on the position, identity and intentions ...
The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, halting ...
A ship's flag state exercises regulatory control over the vessel and is required to inspect it regularly, certify the ship's equipment and crew, and issue safety and pollution prevention documents. As of 2006 [update] , the United States Bureau of Transportation Statistics count 2,837 container ships of 10,000 long tons deadweight (DWT) or ...
Ever Uranus at Port of Los Angeles. Evergreen calls on 240 ports worldwide in about 80 countries, and is the sixth largest company in the shipping industry. Its principal trading routes are East Asia to North America, Central America and the Caribbean; East Asia to the Mediterranean and northern Europe; Europe to the east coast of North America; East Asia to Australia; East Asia to eastern and ...