US and European special operators test Icelandic AI-based solution for marine platforms
Hefring Marine IMAS was designed to optimise vessels’ operation.
Gulf of Aden HRA reduced
Shipping and oil industry organisations have reduced the High Risk Area (HRA) for piracy attacks in the Indian Ocean against a backdrop of a significant fall in incidents off the Horn of Africa since the peak period of 2012.
The decision, which takes effect from 1 December, has been taken by the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), the International Chamber of shipping (ICS), Intercargo, Intertanko and the Oil Companies International Maritime Forum (OCIMF).
New advice to merchant ship operators means that an area of 1.7 million square miles previously classified as ‘high risk’ now forms an additional part of
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