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Pirate-proof Communication System Launched by Beam

Jun 05, 2012

Beam Communications announces a new Iridium-based on-board piracy solution for secure maritime communicationBeam’s new PotsDOCK Extreme Covert Piracy Solution utilizes the Iridium Extreme satellite handset and the Beam Covert Antenna system…

ECDIS 'Top Guns' Announced

May 17, 2012

UK based ECDIS training & consultancy company, ECDIS Ltd, celebrate two years of awarding a HDMM sponsored monthly prize to studentsUK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd are celebrating over two years award of the Honourable…

China's GPS 'Beidou' to be Enhanced

May 17, 2012

China will launch three more satellites for its Beidou GPS system The Third China Satellite Navigation Conference in progress in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong Province, with satellite experts, government officials and business executives from China…

ECDIS Chart Info Micro-site Launched

May 16, 2012

ChartWorld International launches 'ECDIS as a Service(TM)' micro-siteGermany based ChartWorld International has launched a new micro-site (http://www.ecdis-as-a-service.com) to mark the introduction of its unique 'ECDIS as a Service™' concept…

Synapsis receives first INS Type Approval

May 07, 2012

Synapsis Bridge Control, the new generation of the Raytheon Anschütz bridge system, is the world’s first navigation system which has been type approved according to IMO’s new Performance Standards for Integrated Navigation Systems (INS). In an official ceremony…

Advetos: ECDIS OEM licenses to ChartWorld International

Apr 23, 2012

Sweden's ADVETO has through a new cooperation secured a large order consisting of ECDIS OEM-licenses with an order value of $370k. The new order is an initial order and represents the start of a new co-operation between Adveto and Chartworld…

L-3 Westwood: $6.5m Order for DDG 114, DDG 116

Apr 16, 2012

L-3 Westwood received orders totaling over $6.5m from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GDBIW) to provide power distribution equipment  for the U.S. Navy’s DDG 114 and DDG 116 ships…

Raymarine Nav Displays Stream to Android Devices

Mar 23, 2012

Free RayView wireless video streaming app for new c-Series and e-Series available for Apple iOS and now Android devices. Raymarine announced the release of its Raymarine Viewer app, RayView, for Android tablets and Smartphones.  The new app…

Globe Wireless, Jotron Sign VSAT Distribution Deal

Mar 21, 2012

Globe Wireless, a provider of communications, operational and IT solutions, signed a distribution agreement to sell Jotron B120 VSAT antennas to its maritime customers.  This will be part of the Globe iFusion VSAT customized turnkey solution…

Frode Klepsvik Joins NAVTOR Board

Mar 19, 2012

E-navigation company NAVTOR has further illustrated its ambitions within the maritime sector by appointing Frode Klepsvik, the former Director of the Norwegian Hydrographic Service, to the company’s board of directors. The appointment follows on just two months after the arrival of Tor Svanes…

Kongsberg Announces China Office & Training Center

Mar 16, 2012

Official opening for Kongsberg Maritime China's new office and DP Operator Training Center.      Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime’s China division, Kongsberg Maritime China Ltd, has opened its new premises in Shanghai…

Transas Launches Pay As You Sail Solution

Mar 12, 2012

Transas Marine launches Pay As You Sail solution. Transas Marine launches its 'Pay As You Sail' chart solution for (S)ENC. Transas received approval for the 'Pay As You Sail' service by UKHO, PRIMAR and IC-ENC after succesful sea trials and verification by Det Norske Veritas (DNV)…

Survey Capabilities Enhanced with Kongsberg

Feb 23, 2012

Permanently installed and portable hydrographic instruments ordered. Kongsberg Maritime is supporting the Spanish Hydrographic Institute in expanding its survey capabilities during the first part of 2012 following official equipment acceptance…

MMA Unveils Transas Simulator in ABS Commons

Feb 23, 2012

Massachusetts Maritime Academy unveils new simulation facilities in newly opened American Bureau of Shipping Information Commons Building.Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) recently hosted the grand opening ceremony for the start-of-the-art…

Thomas Gunn to Outfit Unicom Fleet

Feb 21, 2012

Thomas Gunn Navigation Services won a new contract by Unicom to supply an additional 43 vessels with its outfit management service. Thomas Gunn now supplies navigation solutions to 78 vessels, the bulk of the Unicom fleet. “We value the strong…

Logistics News

DP World, Asian Terminals Inc. Invest $100M to Boost Capacity at Manila South Harbor

DP World, Asian Terminals Inc. Invest $100M to Boost Capacity at Manila South Harbor

PD Ports Outlines Plans to Develop UK Offshore Wind Hub

PD Ports Outlines Plans to Develop UK Offshore Wind Hub

DP World Begins $165 Million Expansion of Maputo Container Terminal Capacity

DP World Begins $165 Million Expansion of Maputo Container Terminal Capacity

Port Canaveral Invests $500 Million in Five-Year Port-Wide Improvement Plan

Port Canaveral Invests $500 Million in Five-Year Port-Wide Improvement Plan

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