Supporting Weddell Sea Expedition with public live feed
Schools, scientists and the public can track her progress on the BigOceanData live feed on weddellseaexpedition.org
ClipperData and BigOceanData co-operate on cargo and refined product analysis and tracking
ClipperData has entered into a long-term agreement to use the BigOceanData AIS-based vessel tracking portal.
YA-SA Ship Management & Trading S.A. awards fleet monitoring contract to BOD
The service provided to the YA-SA fleet of 26 bulk and tanker vessels fuses data from terrestrial and satellite AIS together with Inmarsat-C position reporting to deliver a highly effective service.
Maersk extends contract for advanced vessel tracking & monitoring solutions
Three times the original number of vessels and double the users
First hijacking off Somalia for four years
The hijacking of the Aris 13 off the coast of Somalia is the first such event in that area in nearly five years and has caused international consternation.
PRESS RELEASE: BigOceanData signs up Maersk Lines
BigOceanData and Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, have entered into a two-year agreement whereby BigOceanData will deliver vessel tracking services to Maersk Line. The initial system went live on 1 August 2016 and is already in use in operation centres around the world on both desktop and mobile devices. BigOceanData is now…
Agreement signed with Singapore government agency
BigOceanData’s modern, web-based AIS vessel monitoring system and fleet management tools are now helping to track and report on up to 50 material container vessels at any one time that are inward bound to Singapore. The tender selection process was tough with the client demanding a very high standard to meet their need for a…
Falkland Islands renews VMS contract with BOD
BigOceanData has been supplying the Falkland Islands government with its vessel monitoring system (VMS) for over 10 years. The system is based on an in-house client/server enterprise IT system and Inmarsat co-operative tracking. This latest contract extends that service for another five years, updating the client/server software and adding access to BigOceanData’s web tracking capability…
OBP reports continued piracy threat to seafarers
(August 2015)In its fifth State of Maritime Piracy Report, Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) release a report analyzing the impacts of Piracy during 2014 in the Western Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Guinea and, for the first time, in Southeast Asia. According to Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, “The evidence shows that piracy continues to be a…
El Nino Conditions predicted to last in Winter 2015-16
(June 2015) A U.S. government weather forecaster this week pegged the chance of El Nino conditions lasting into the Northern Hemisphere winter 2015-16 at 85%, extending its outlook for how long the conditions will last. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service, in its monthly report put its outlook of…