Coastal Jets can be Upwelling
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 …
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Is Your Charter Party up to date?
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 …
Safety Trumps Savings
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 …
It’s Tehuantepecer Time
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 …
DON’T GET CUT-OFF!
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 …
Polar Vortex and Mariners – a top down cold relationship!
Monitoring potential changes in upper air patterns is extremely important as this provides longer lead times for ship route planning purposes. The Polar Vortex (PV) is no exception, and while …
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Shipping’s Cleantech Revolution needs more than just new fuels
StratumFive was pleased to be among the companies who signed an open letter to the maritime industry for COP 26. The letter calls for action to realise a huge opportunity …
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Over the top and stuck or not?
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 …
Ocean Heat Waves Bolster Winter Storms
La Niña conditions developed earlier this autumn, and are expected to persist through the winter according to the Climate Prediction Center. These conditions, which are characterized by below-average sea surface …
The Winds of Change
Among the many weather events anticipated as the northern hemisphere starts to move in to Winter, the developing Northeast (NE) Monsoon regime is one event that we keep a close …