From July 1, 2002 the IMO, under the SOLAS Chapter V Convention, initiated the requirement for ships to carry AIS, by 2008 it will be mandatory for all vessels greater than 300 gt.

The AIS is a safety feature, described by the U.S. Coast Guard as "foremost a navigational tool for collision avoidance," that is a mandatory for all ships carrying passengers and any cargo ...

Long before a ship is within eye sight of Newport Harbor, a radio signal alerts a computer in a small, one-room office 20 miles away in Warren, R.I. that it's approaching. That information is then ...

Under a United Nations maritime resolution signed by nearly 200 nations in 2015, all large ships must carry and operate satellite transponders, known as automatic identification systems, or AIS ...

This means that AIS data can serve as an indicative source when identifying areas with a high level of underwater ship noise. Although she initially intended to research the impact of ship noise on ...

The Automatic Identification System (AIS)—which most commercial and military ships rely on—is designed to show the ships' locations for safety purposes.

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,has issued a notice warning its clients and other stakeholders that the Nigerian Navy will investigate, and will arrest ships that switch off their ...