Simrad is launching a sophisticated new range of gyrocompasses for professional applications. The 80 Series consists of the GC80 and GC85, which are both fully approved by the IMO. In...

Seatronics Limited and OSIL (Ocean Scientific International Ltd.) announced a major contract with the Environmental Public Authority (EPA) in Kuwait at the world’s largest marine science and ocean technology exhibition,...

Simrad has released a new Class A AIS unit designed to reduce the overall cost of ownership, in order to meet the budget demands of owners and operators required to...

McMurdo’s S4 RESCUE Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) has been awarded Chinese Type Approval by the China Classification Society (CCS). The S4 RESCUE is a 9 GHz X-band RADAR transponder...

Reefership Marine Services, Dole Food in-house vessel management group, was responsible for the installation of C-MAP charts on Polish-built reefer vessels in 1994. The contract with C-MAP was terminated at...

OEA Technologies Inc. has initiated a study of Canadian Forces requirements and opportunities in the field of maritime Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA). The study, led by Defence Research and Development...

Hydrography students at the Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz (MIWB) in the Netherlands deploy former Rijkswaterstaat survey vessel Octans for many practical exercises in accordance with FIG/IHO guidelines. Formerly based at...

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has received an order from the Polish Border Guard worth €5m for a coastal surveillance system. The pilot scheme will provide surveillance of the Polish coastline from the...

Two member companies of ATECMAR , EADS Defence and Security Systems SA and SODENA (well known in the field of electronic chart systems) have just been awarded the contract for...

Transas has signed a contract with Uljanik shipyard, Croatia, to equip four ferry new buildings with its onboard navigation systems. The contract will be implemented before the 2006 and the...