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Lost Containers at Sea: Navigating the Troubled Waters
Lost Containers at Sea: Navigating the Troubled Waters, We have all seen the occasional report on the news of a vessel losing its cargo overboard.
Navigating the Seas Safely: The OCEAN Project’s Innovative Approach
Erik Styhr Peterson, senior researcher at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, spoke at the OCEAN Project Stakeholders Assembly on June 1st, 2023, on how the OCEAN Project aims to improve maritime safety through better awareness and evasive maneuvering capabilities.
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Maritime Accident Investigation: A New Approach for Safety
Maritime Accident Investigation: A New Approach for Safety
The maritime industry is essential to global trade and commerce, providing a cost-effective and efficient transport of goods worldwide. However, with the rapid pace of technological advancements and the increasing complexity of operations, the industry faces new challenges that require a paradigm shift in accident investigation methods.
Capt. Aly Elsayed Aims of the OCEAN Project in Seaways
Capt. Aly Elsayed presents an informative article on the vision and objectives of OCEAN project in the informative featured article in The Nautical Institute's international journal SEAWAYS (Apr 2023).
OCEAN Partner UPC Work on AI for Increased Navigational Safety
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) published their article on how the use of AI, Algorithms and machine learning could increase navigational safety. The article introduces the subject with "The Centre for Language and Speech Technologies and...
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IWC, The OCEAN Project: Capt. Aly Elsayed, AFNI
Maritime Accident Investigation: A New Approach for Safety
The maritime industry is essential to global trade and commerce, providing a cost-effective and efficient transport of goods worldwide. However, with the rapid pace of technological advancements and the increasing complexity of operations, the industry faces new challenges that require a paradigm shift in accident investigation methods.
Tools from the OCEAN project aim to support the UN ‘High Seas Treaty’
Agreed on March 5th, 2023, and expected to be covering almost two-thirds of the ocean that lies outside national boundaries, the new UN ‘High Seas Treaty’ is set to provide a legal framework for establishing networks of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), designed to...
OCEAN Project Launch
The OCEAN project is focused on enhancing operator awareness in navigation, to reduce the frequency of severe accidents like collision and grounding, to mitigate ship-strike risks to marine mammals, and to mitigate the risk presented by floating obstacles to ships....