7 October 2026 – The World Shipping Council (WSC), in partnership with HUB Ocean, today launched a digital version of the WSC Whale Chart, making global information on measures to protect whales from ships even more accessible.
Since its initial launch in 2023, WSC’s Whale Chart was the first global mapping of all known mandatory and voluntary governmental measures designed to reduce harm to whales from vessels. These include speed restrictions, routing measures, areas to be avoided and measures addressing underwater radiated noise.
By partnering with HUB Ocean to produce the digital Whale Chart, these measures are now easier to explore, easier to keep up to date, and can plug directly into digital tools and operational systems. (....)