Upgraded Irish VTS Gets Tracking Bonus

01 Mar 2003

By combining their purchasing power with EC grants, the four Irish ports of Cork, Shannon, Rosslare and Waterford have installed VTS systems that are technically more advanced than those of some ports many times their size. The STN Atlas VTS systems at Shannon, Cork and Waterford also include a Thales Navigation TDMA tracking system for monitoring key harbour vessels. This boosts efficiency by overcoming the geographical limitations of radar while providing significant cost savings to the VTS network operation. 

Wheel Mark Approval for New GPS Chartnavigator

01 Mar 2003

Simrad's newly launched GN33 B/W GPS Chartnavigator is the first GPS Navigator with built-in chartplotter to gain the Wheel Mark approval awarded by BSH in Germany. Aimed at all sizes of commercial and coastal vessels, the GN33 succeeds the GN30 DGPS, which was also awarded Wheel Mark approval upon its release. 

BHS Type Approval for New UAIS Control Unit

01 Mar 2003

STN Atlas Marine Electronics' new Debeg 3401 UAIS Display and Control Unit (DCU), designed for operation and primary display of data in support of its European Wheelmark certified 3400 UAIS, has been type approved by the German Maritime & Hydrographic Agency (BSH). 

New Navigation Echosounder From Lilley and Gillie

01 Mar 2003

Lilley and Gillie have launched a new Type Approved MED Wheelmark Navigation Echosounder, the Walker 9090.