No shipping zones

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

No shipping zones

Layer Info
Category	Activities
Sub-category	Shipping

Description

No Shipping Zones portrait what IMO defines as "areas to be avoided". Areas to be avoided are defined by IMO (2019) as "area to be avoided: an area within defined limits in which either navigation is particularly hazardous or it is exceptionally important to avoid casualties and which should be avoided by all ships, or by certain classes of ships".

Source:

IMO, 2019. International Marine Organization. https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Pages/ShipsRouteing.aspx, accessed on 2022/04/26.

MSP Challenge

The shipping simulation in MSP Challenge takes the No Shipping Zones in consideration when calculating the Shipping Intensity.

This layer does not contribute to pressures on the ecosystem.

Return to shipping.

Types

• Ferry
• Passenger
• Tanker
• Cargo
• Maintenance

Metadata

Data Source

Adapted from Rijkswaterstaat.

Original Title

Scheepvaart verkeersscheidingsstelsel Noordzee (Nederlands Continentaal Plat).

Description

The North Sea Shipping Traffic Separation Scheme (STSC) contains kilometer points along the axis of the shipping channels on the Dutch Continental Shelf, anchoring areas, shipping channels, boundaries, and zoning. This dataset has been designated as an As-Is source for EU targets. (Translated from Dutch description).

Creation Date

31-12-2010

Methodology

Implemented as is and applied all vessel types to take this separation zones in consideration.

Types

• Cargo
• Passenger
• Maintenance
• Tanker
• Automated Vessels

Metadata

Data Source

Baltic LINes partners from draft plans of partners

Original Title

Not available.

Description

Not available.

Creation Date

Not available. Implemented on 2018/12.

Methodology

Implemented as provided by partners.

Western Baltic Sea

The No Shipping Zones layer in the Western Baltic Sea Edition remains consistent with that featured in the Baltic Sea edition.

Types

• Passenger
• Tanker
• Cargo
• Recreational

Metadata

Data Source

Mock-up data just for the shipping simulation to be able to run.

Original Title

Not applicable.

Description

Not applicable.

Creation Date

Not applicable.

Methodology

Not applicable.

Types

• Passenger
• Tanker
• Cargo
• Others

Metadata

Data Source

Provided by the project partner CNR-ISMAR based on data from Portodimare.

Original Title

Areas to be avoided.

Description

Abstract provided at data source (portodimare, accessed on 2022/04/26):

"Ships routeing systems and traffic separation schemes that have been approved by International Maritime Organization (IMO).

An Area to be Avoided (ATBA) is an area within defined limits that should be avoided by all ships or certain classes of ships, in which navigation is Particularly hazardous or in which it is exceptionally important to avoid casualties.

In general, ATBAs should be established only in places where:

inadequate survey or insufficient provision of aids to navigation may lead to danger of stranding; where local knowledge is considered essential for safe passage; where there is the possibility that unacceptable damage to the environment could result from a casualty; or where there might be hazard to a vital aid to navigation."

Creation Date

2019/12/03

Methodology

The layer was implemented in the MSP Challenge as provided by the project partner (CNR-ISMAR), for all vessel types.

Types

• Passenger
• Tanker
• Cargo

Metadata

Not applicable. This layer only exists in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea edition for planning purposes (the layer is empty).