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Roger Easton, Father of GPS, Dies at 93

May 29, 2014

Roger Lee Easton, Sr., visionary, inventor and pioneer of modern day navigation passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 at his Wheelock Terrace residence located in Hanover, New Hampshire.Born April 30, 1921, in North Craftsbury, Vt., to Frank Birch Easton…

USV Powered by Renewable Energy

May 27, 2014

Eco Marine Power (EMP) today revealed details of its Aquarius Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) and announced that it will begin work related to the construction of a prototype. The Aquarius USV is being developed as a cost-effective unmanned surface…

Synapsis INS for Two New Wind Farm Service Vessels

May 27, 2014

The German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz, says that  together with its exclusive Norwegian distributor Syberg AS, it has been awarded a contract for the supply of an advanced Synapsis Integrated Navigation System (INS) to two new state-of-the-art wind farm service vessels…

Congress Maritime Safety Hearing: PortVision CEO Testifies

May 25, 2014

Maritime industry business intelligence provider PortVision says that its CEO, Dean Rosenberg, testified before the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. An excerpt of Rosenberg comments on his testimony follows:'Yesterday…

Revised VDR Standards Commence July 2014

May 23, 2014

Revisions to the Performance Standards for Shipborne Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs) will be implemented from July 1, 2014. The changes to the standards have been made to incorporate new technology and lessons learned from past casualty analysis…

Class Society RS Publish Seaworthiness Text Book

May 23, 2014

A book ‘Seaworthiness of Transport Ships’ by Doctor of Science Mikhail Kuteynikov – Head of the RS Hull Department – has been published in St. Petersburg, Russia.The book covers issues of seaworthiness and strength standards of sea-going ships…

Drydocks World, DMC in MoUs with Wartsila, DCCE, TASNEEF

May 22, 2014

Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City (DMC)  is supporting the 'Green Economy for Sustainable Development' initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. As part of this initiative…

Sheldon Joins CDI

May 21, 2014

Ray Sheldon brings 40 years of experience to the company’s global engineering business.CDI Corp. (NYSE:CDI)  has announced that Ray Sheldon has joined its Global Engineering and Technology Solutions (GETS) unit as Vice President of Naval Architecture and Systems Engineering…

PortVision CEO to Testify at U.S. Congressional Hearing

May 20, 2014

News Highlights: Hearing before U.S. Coast Guard & Marine Transportation Subcommittee will focus on how technology can improve maritime domain awareness, response capability and efficiency. PortVision CEO will testify about vessel-tracking technology advances and successes…

HullWiper Expands to Fujairah

May 20, 2014

GAC EnvironHull's  hull cleaning solution now available at second UAE port.GAC EnvironHull has expanded itsbrush-and-diver-free hull cleaning operation to Fujairah, six months after its global launch.  Launched in Dubai in November 2013…

Bibby Offshore Expands

May 20, 2014

Bibby Offshore  announced a successful first quarter of the year for its recently opened Newcastle office.With existing premises in Aberdeen and Liverpool, Bibby Offshore is expanding its presence across the UK. Since its opening in November 2013…

UK's Portsmouth Pilots Choose SevenCs Navigational Tool

May 19, 2014

The providers of the system, SevenCs inform that after a series of trials with different Portable Pilot Units (PPU) the Portsmouth Pilots have selected ORCA Pilot G2 as their navigation tool of choice.The new software is produced by SevenCs…

Virtual D-Day Created Seventy Years On

May 19, 2014

Advanced 3D design and simulation software was used to recreate the technological and engineering innovations of WWII as a part of the seventieth anniversary of D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy, apprise project leaders, France’s Dassault Systèmes…

US Hearing to Focus on New Ocean Technologies

May 16, 2014

The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), will hold a hearing next week to examine the proliferation of new ocean technologies, how such technologies could improve government performance…

RS Bolsters Education, Science and Production Ties

May 16, 2014

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) said it is actively strengthening partnership in key areas of enhancing maritime transport safety. In 2014, meetings of four sections of the RS Scientific and Technical Council (STC) were held. Scientific and educational centers…

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