EMSA takes control of LRIT

The IDE, now operated by EMSA, acts as a ‘switchboard’ relaying position reports between data centres.

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has taken over operation of the International Data Exchange (IDE), the central node of the global Long Range Identification and Tracking system (LRIT), from the US Coast Guard.

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