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NOAA

Image source: Copernicus Sentinel data 2018

Company; Yang Ming Marine Trans- TCarta Marine was awarded a research

Shipping Firms Recognized

NOAA presented awards to 13 global port Corp.; Polar Tankers Inc.; Celeb- and development grant by the National shipping ? rms for their commitment rity Cruises Inc.; Hamburg Sud; Exxon- Science Foundation (NSF) to enhance in helping prevent ship collisions with Mobil Corp.; Evergreen Marine Corp.; and automate multiple techniques for whales off the coast of California. CSL Americas; Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.; deriving sea? oor depth measurements

The companies participated in a Vol- Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.; OSG from optical satellite imagery. The untary Speed Reduction initiative by Ship Management Inc.; Tesoro Far East ‘Project Trident’ research seeks to trans- slowing their ships to speeds of 10 knots Maritime Company.; Chevron Shipping form existing satellite derived bathym- or lower while transiting vessel traf- Company LLC. etry (SDB) techniques by leveraging ? c lanes outside the Golden Gate dur- machine learning and computer vision

NSF Grant for Project Trident ing whale feeding season. Awards were technology to enable accurate depth re- presented to Mediterranean Shipping Marine geospatial products provider trieval in variable water conditions.

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