[BuffaloBagel]

Wonder why shippers don't have a 24/7 Operations Center employing meteorologists and tracking weather systems and ships and in close contact with ship's crew. It struck me that there was a lot of friction for the crew to just plot up-to-date weather/forecasts and the ship's course. Crew was constantly fighting for current data and good/correct visualization.

[jfaat]

Cost, most likely

[mjn]

I don't suppose anyone here knows whether this plays out differently with very large shippers? I could imagine that having a real 24/7 in-house operations center could be cost-effective and desirable for a giant line, especially one like Maersk that is both huge and somewhat reputation conscious. But I have no idea whether they do.

[foobarbazetc]

Depends on the line. Most big names do.