A new digital product called “Blackbeard” has just been released for speeding up shipowners’ complicated and critical task of assessing risk before signing vessel charters in dangerous areas.

After 13 months of development, Norway’s Bergen Risk Solutions went live with Blackbeard at the end of last week and gave TradeWinds an early look at its new analytical tool, which grants direct access to the company’s own large database on global vessel attacks.

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