NewNavComms for Tsunami Relief Boat

01 Sep 2005

Marine electronics equipment manufacturer Raymarine is supporting the ongoing tsunami relief work being carried out by the crew on board Vega , ahistoric 115 year old sailing vessel. The company answered a plea from Shane Granger, the captain of Vega , to replace equipment damaged while delivering aid in Malaysia. 

'The Bridge' to Navigational Experience

01 Sep 2005

Navigating ships through changing weather and sea conditions, across vast oceans or along coastlines and in crowded harbours is an exciting job for professionals. 

Alphatron Marine Bridges Technology Gap for Jamaican Coastguard

01 Sep 2005

Alphatron Marine of Rotterdam has delivered the first Alphabridge INS bridge to the Jamaican Coastguard vessel Cornwall , which is currently under build at Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands. 

Virtual Navigation for German Water Police

01 Sep 2005

Belgium based Barco , in cooperation with ELNA ElektroNavigation und Industrie and a third company named in-innovative navigation , has won a 1m contract to supply a new radar simulation training system to Wasserschutzpolizei-Schule (WSPS), the German Water Police Academy in Hamburg. 

Type Approval for Next Generation ECDIS

01 Sep 2005

The Navmaster ECDIS developed by PC Maritime has been awarded type approval by DNV , certifying that it complies with IMO A817(19) and the latest edition of all associated specifications. 

Port Monitoring Roll-out Continues

01 Sep 2005

Of particular interest to many visitors to the Transas Marine UK stand at Seawork 2005 was the company's recent installation of a port monitoring system at Portland Harbour inDorset UK.