Navigation & Communication

VESSELS

VESSELS

VARD will undertake an innovative conversion of the I.T. International Telecom Marine Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) IT Infinity into a cable-laying vessel.

5th February 2024

VARD to undertake innovative PSV conversion

5th February 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first broadcast of the Shipping Forecast, the well-known and often joked about BBC service that is still in existence…

10th January 2024

The Shipping Forecast broadcast turns 100

10th January 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Space Norway has received parliamentary approval for its takeover of European communications company Telenor Satellite.

5th January 2024

New frontier launches for Space Norway

5th January 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

To make the most of new technologies, ports need to go beyond buzzwords and look under the hood.

11th December 2023

AI, digitalisation and green corridors – hype or true change?

11th December 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch NavCom provider Radio Holland Group, has appointed Sven Zaadnoordijk as its new CEO effective from 1 January 2024.

27th November 2023

All change at the top for Radio Holland

27th November 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Offshore equipment manufacturer, Osbit, has unveiled a new asset management tool to help enhance safety and performance.

24th November 2023

Osbit releases new asset management tool

24th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Navigation firm Navtor and maritime tech provider Voyager Worldwide are merging in what is being hailed as a ‘landmark industry combination’.

9th November 2023

Navtor and Voyager merge in ‘landmark combination’

9th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Kongsberg will provide scientific sensors and scientific handling equipment for Germany’s new state-of-the-art ocean research vessel, the 135-metre Meteor IV.

10th October 2023

Kongsberg equipment for German ocean research vessel

10th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Raymarine’s partnership with Avikus has been given a boost with several major boatbuilders agreeing to integrate the pair’s docking system into their next model year.

7th September 2023

Automated docking ‘ushers in new age of boating’

7th September 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

With the global offshore wind-energy market predicted to reach 240GW by 2030 (and double that by 2040), turbines and other infrastructure will become an ever more commonplace fixture on the horizon.

29th August 2023

OPINION: Targetless DP is the way forward offshore

29th August 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

NASH Maritime is undertaking vessel traffic surveys in the North Sea which will be used in the navigation risk assessment for the Buchan Offshore Wind project.

16th August 2023

Managing navigational risk for Buchan Offshore Wind

16th August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Robosys and SEA.AI have combined their expertise to create a first of-its-kind machine vision-based maritime autonomous surface collision avoidance system.

9th August 2023

The power of AI for autonomous surface collision avoidance

9th August 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Specialist shipping, navigation and maritime risk consultancy NASH Maritime has been commissioned to undertake a package of shipping and navigation studies for two offshore wind projects that are being developed by Thistle…

13th July 2023

Navigation studies under way for ScotWind projects

13th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Robosys and SEA.AI have created a first of-its-kind machine vision-based maritime autonomous surface collision avoidance system.

20th June 2023

Pioneering machine-based surface collision avoidance

20th June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Demand for connectivity and real-time data has surged in the maritime industry, and OneWeb, with its 634 satellites, has launched a service at Nor-Shipping.

9th June 2023

Network joins ‘revolution in connectivity at sea’

9th June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Commercial marine charting and cloud-based software solutions expert C-Map has announced the launch of the latest version of its web-based fleet management solution.

23rd May 2023

Web-based fleet management solution

23rd May 2023

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A marine data platform by software company TrueOcean has been upgraded so that marine contractors can access weather forecasts all on one platform.

17th May 2023

Data platform upgraded to provide metocean data

17th May 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Damen has received classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) Type Approval Certification for Cyber Resilience for its Triton Internet of Things (IoT) platform.

5th May 2023

Cyber resilience approval for Damen Triton

5th May 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dutch NavCom provider Radio Holland has opened a new office in Cape Town, South Africa - an important hub for deepsea services.

13th March 2023

Radio Holland opens strategic new office in Cape Town

13th March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Paper charts will continue to be provided by the UK Hydrographic Office until at least 2030 following feednback from stakeholders consulted.

6th February 2023

UKHO delays paper chart removal

6th February 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

How to deal with one of the biggest threats in a commercial marine business is vital, says Patrick Chown, owner and president of The Network Installers, which specialises in installing network and…

26th January 2023

Keeping threats at bay: a guide to cybersecurity

26th January 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine digital imaging and software firm Teledyne has expanded its empire with the purchase of Cyprus-based ChartWorld International, which will add a range of cyber security options to its portfolio as well…

4th January 2023

Teledyne enhances security offering with ChartWorld

4th January 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) has appointed Guy Mason as chairman.

15th December 2022

Nav Aids foundation welcomes new chair

15th December 2022