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While weather presents a year round challenge for safe navigation on the world’s oceans, sea ice seasonally presents its own set of navigational challenges. The impacts to ship routing and …
Ice: Not just a Winter problem! Read on »
Ahaa – this is not about low flying aircraft but fast moving currents of air in the lowest 2000m of the atmosphere that follow coastlines with mountainous terrains. While generally …
Coastal Jets can be Upwelling Read on »
Prior to the commencement of a period of employment involving multiple voyages, the vessel owners as well as the charterers will draw up a time charter agreement detailing various aspects …
Is Your Charter Party up to date? Read on »
Masters often receive competing weather routing advice due to shipowners, charterers and ship operators using their own weather service provider. While savings in time, cost, fuel, and emissions are key …
Safety Trumps Savings Read on »
With the northern hemisphere now well into winter it is also the time of year when Tehuantepecer wind events occur more frequently. So what is a Tehuantepecer event you may …
It’s Tehuantepecer Time Read on »
1st December marks the start of the northern hemisphere meteorological winter, when routing vessels across the North Pacific and North Atlantic Ocean basins becomes a little more challenging as more …
DON’T GET CUT-OFF! Read on »
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) is a shipping lane between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the Russian coast of Siberia and the Far East, crossing five Arctic …
Over the top and stuck or not? Read on »