When MarineTraffic was asked whether anyone in its UK office would be interested in supporting this year’s Seafarers Awareness Week, Key Account Manager Ricky Nilsson answered the call. For those unaware of the cause, Seafarers Awareness Week is a nationwide initiative organised each year by Seafarers UK to raise awareness[…]
This blog post was updated on 5/6/2019 Shipping, or the movement of people and goods by sea, is one of the most ancient and widely used forms of transportation. From the days of the Phoenicians right through to the European explorers discovering the ‘new world,’ man sailed the seas on[…]
Project incorporates data from MarineTraffic The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS) have joined forces on a unique project that aims to improve mobility on the canals of the Dutch capital. As self-driving cars hit the road, autonomous boats are entering[…]
Working together as one team to offer more data, more partnerships and easier access is integral to the ambitious MarineTraffic 2020 vision to make the site a more vital tool than ever before for maritime professionals. That was the key takeaway from this year’s MarineTraffic summer summit. Coupled with expansion[…]
Greek shipping showed that it was on the crest of a wave at the 2018 edition of Posidonia in Athens last week. 2,011 exhibiting companies and some 22,000 visitors from 92 countries took part in the bi-annual international shipping exhibition, long established as one of the major calendar events of[…]
Welcome to the Marine Gallery of June 2018, a monthly segment on our blog featuring the five best pictures of every month, selected by members of the MarineTraffic Photo Moderators. These could include images of vessels, ports or lighthouses from around the world. We encourage everyone to submit photos by[…]