Sight from Shore

Our “Sight from Shore” Article was published in the December 2024 edition of the Journal of Ocean Technology which focused on “Safety First: Humans at Sea”. Read the extract below and the full article here: Sight from shore

A pilot boat and its crew must undertake a sometimes-risky journey to reach vessels in the port approaches, with some journeys aborted due to unsafe environmental conditions. What if these important decisions could be made before the pilots leave the shore?

Introduction As global maritime activities intensify, maintaining the safety and efficiency of maritime operations throughout the year has never been more imperative. With a rise in the utilization of the ocean and coastal seas, maritime operators now must contend with increasingly extreme and unpredictable environmental conditions.
With vessel sizes and the quantity of marine traffic growing, access to accurate real-time meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data becomes vital to ensure efficient cargo operations, safe berthing of commercial ships, and adherence to project deadlines. This, in turn, helps prevent logistical backlogs and shortages across the world’s ports…read more  Sight from shore