Tideland Maritime Goes Global

Tideland Maritime Systems, the new division of Tideland Signal dedicated to the supply, installation and servicing of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), has signed a worldwide service agreement with the Radio Holland Group. Rotterdam based Radio Holland, will install and service SOLAS AIS units globally as well as providing other technical services.

Philippe Louis-Dreyfuss, President of Louis-Dreyfuss Armateurs which owned the ship together with CGG, Compagnie Generale de Geophysique, said the ship sank after ‘a heavy fire on board’ but that all the crew had been evacuated and were safe. He gave no indication of what caused the fire.

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