Tag: GPS

Frontline, the owner of the Front Eagle involved in a maritime collision with the tanker Adalynn, confirmed the incident was a navigational accident and not connected to the ongoing regional conflict between Israel and Iran.

Commercial vessels operating in the Middle East are facing growing navigational risks due to widespread electronic interference, particularly GPS jamming and spoofing, Bloomberg reports. 

Dryad Global highlighted maritime risks illustrated by two incidents involving a suspected shadow fleet tanker standoff and GPS jamming.

Windward has reported that the container ship MSC Antonia which ran aground in the Red Sea close to Jeddah Port, on May 10, likely did so due to GPS jamming. 

NorthStandard has published an article to remind seafarers of the best navigational practices to ensure that any GPS problems are less likely to lead to difficulties.

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has received corroborating reports from vessels experiencing GPS interference in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Britannia P&I Club has issued its latest “Crew Watch” edition, highlighting the growing concern over navigational risks at sea due to the increasing threat of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) jamming and spoofing.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) published the investigation on an incident in which a bulk carrier came within 200 m of grounding in the Great Barrier Reef, after a GPS unit onboard the ship began providing false information to the pilot and crew on board.

A new Insight Brief by the Global Maritime Forum (GMF) explores the legal and contractual changes to enable operational efficiency in shipping featuring learnings from a series of meetings and workshops gathering perspectives from experts across the maritime value chain—shipowners, operators, charterers, ports, and NGOs—as part of the Short Term Actions Taskforce.

According to LLoyd's Register, a product alert has been issued for the Thrane & Thrane Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) units, model TT-3026X. Since 26 March 2023, the Global Positioning System (GPS) modules of older TT-3026X models have not been working properly after a change in the GPS navigation message signals (GPS rollover).