The 4th Extraordinary International Hydrographic Conference (EIHC), held in the Auditorium Rainier III in Monaco from 2 to 4 June, was followed on 5 June by World Hydrography Day. The...

Transas Marine has called for chart distributors to unify their message to consumers ahead of the Nor-Shipping 2009 exhibition in Norway. The company, whose own data service; Transas Admiralty Data...

Special Committee 109 of the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) has published the latest edition of its standard for Electronic Chart Systems (ECS). Different to the Electronic Chart...

The bathymetric ENC (bENC) concept was developed by SevenCs several years ago and was presented in the September 2005 issue of Hydro International, ‘Ports and Harbours Special’. The approach aims...

Transas Europe GmbH has supplied its Navi-Sailor ECDIS sets for Columbia Ship Management. After thorough negotiations, the companies reached an agreement for Transas to fit 25 newbuilt vessels with its...

I always follow the discussions in Hydro International with great interest, especially your articles on electronic navigation that appeared in the previous issue. Jeppesen Marine sees both the importance as...

On 6–7 February 2008, the members of the HSR took part in the all-Russian scientific-technical seminar with the theme ‘The Modern Condition of Electronic Cartography for Sea and River Navigation’....

The acronym ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) has been in use for a good 15 years. The chart display part is getting more and more content (i.e. ENC...

The Norwegian Navy seeks offers for the supply of digital cartography equipment. Bidding Type International Competitive Bidding Financier Self-Funded Description Tenders are invited for the supply of digital cartography equipment...

There were three major overlapping phases in Mike Eaton’s career: Arctic developments in the Canadian Hydrographic Service, positioning systems development while at the Bedford Institute and electronic chart development after...