UDPATED: January 2012 The data visualization above represents the worlds 10 largest container shipping companies by TEU capacity. WORLD TEU CAPACITY: 15,899,687 For those who prefer more traditional data we have provided it below: Data Source: Alphaliner (UPDATED: January 2012) … [Read more...]
Types Of Ships – A Master List Of Vessel Types
We recently had to map out all ship types for a client of Unofficial Networks, the maritime consulting arm of gCaptain. This is only the first draft so I'm sure we forgot a few (let us know in the comments section) and there are debates in regards to some of the categories but we thought you would be interested in this visualization of the data. Click HERE to download the … [Read more...]
Crossing The English Channel Visualized – The BBC’s Britian From Above
The English Channel is the busiest shipping lane in the world: on a typical day over 400 vessels travel through the Dover Straits. In a new series titled Britain From Above the BBC Archive has gathered together more than 60 years of broadcasting from the air. Watch as cities grow, motorways are introduced and the sea continues to batter the coast. The aerial recordings provide … [Read more...]
American Flag Turns Gray – New Paris MOU Rankings Target US Ships
In an official statement the Paris MOU writes: At its 42nd meeting last month, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2008 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flag States and Recognized Organizations. These lists will take effect from 1 July 2009. The “Black List” for 2009 contains 21 flags States, two more than last year. The 2008 … [Read more...]
2008 Ship Incidents Visulized In Words
The above image is a wordle extraction of the keywords found in this year's Casualties Report List. The link speaks for itself but to summarize... it's been a very unsafe year for the average mariner. Please take a moment to understand the magnitude of this year's statistics and work on ways to make next year's list considerably shorter. Have a good idea or would like to … [Read more...]
Modern Pirate Maps – Avoiding The X Might Be Your Best Option
Pirate maps have long been the a source of intrigue but modern day treasure hunters more often use advance technology like remote operated vehicles and sonar systems than maps stamped with an X. Neverless, pirate maps have survived to modern day and are equally intriguing as those found in archives... but they have a different purpose. Here are a few modern day pirate maps but … [Read more...]
Piracy Map
The International Chamber of Commerce brings us the live piracy map. The red markers are actual attaks as reported to the Maritime Security Hotline. … [Read more...]