Australian researchers, global environmental groups and three major shipowners are set to unveil a "new layer of vessel monitoring" that could make "going dark" a thing of the past.
TradeWinds understands that Swedish-Norwegian car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Swire-owned dry cargo player China Navigation are among the shipping companies involved, but they could not be reached for comment.
The "radar harvesting" initiative is primarily aimed at fisheries management and enforcement, but more generally it would make it more difficult to hide ships.
