Tag: navigation

  • The maritime cyber threat

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    Why 50,000 ships are so vulnerable to cyberattacks The shipping industry has been slow to prepare adequate cybersecurity. Alexandersonscc/pixabay, CC BY-SA Keith Martin, Royal Holloway and Rory Hopcraft, Royal Holloway […]

  • GPS gadgets to help Tamil fishermen

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    Following attacks on fishermen, allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy, GPS equipment is being fitted on boats to help them navigate the Sri Lanka, India border. GPS gadgets on boats […]

  • IMO Revise ECDIS Course

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    The IMO’s Electronic Chart Display and Information System Model Course (1.27) has been revised to ensure that navigators understand ECDIS in the context of navigation and can demonstrate all competencies […]

  • NAVIGAT 3000

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    Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine to Brief Reporters on Its New Market Direction and Product Offerings at SMM Trade Show in Hamburg, Germany FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — […]

  • Navmaster Certification

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    Over 100 navigating officers have successfully completed PC Maritime’s ECDIS Type Training course and passed the Assessment test required for formal certification. Over 100 officers now formally certified for Navmaster […]

  • Safer Navigation

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    Carrying an estimated 90% of world trade and billions of passengers every year, international shipping represents the life blood of the global economy. Safety, always a major concern for seafarers, […]

  • ECDIS Regulations

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    All captains and navigational officers that are serving on yachts that have ECDIS as their primary means of navigation must complete both the generic and ship-specific equipment training. ECDIS is […]

  • ECDIS as a Service

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    ChartWorld International has launched a new micro-site (http://www.ecdis-as-a-service.com) to mark the introduction of its unique “ECDIS as a Service™” concept for supplying ECDIS and digital chart data services to the […]

  • Shipping Hazard

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    Nigerian Government officials say they don’t know how many abandoned ships choke Nigeria’s waterways, but they cause tremendous environmental and navigational hazards. Ships litter Nigerian coast Beached vessels become hazards. […]

  • Galileo Milestone

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    With applications in areas as diverse as SAR, active vessel traffic management, port approach and ship-to-shore coordination, the Galileo European Navigation Satellite System is destined to play a major role […]

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