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Columbia agrees fleetwide ChartCo deal
- Columbia Shipmanagement has agreed a deal with ChartCo for the provision of ChartManager services for its entire fleet of 140 vessels. - Jeppesen Marine reports that it has signed two new licence agreements with the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) to collaborate on a range of electronic navigational data products. - With the final positioning programme for its current generation of I-4 satellites only completed a matter of months ago, Inmarsat is already looking to the future and has announced the signing of a contract with Arianespace for the launch of its next generation Alphasat I-XL satellite. - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has announced plans to move the MOL Technology Research Centre from its current site in Nishikojiya, Ota Ward, Tokyo, to Aso Ward in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. - PC Maritime says that it has started development on new training programmes for ships' crews in the use of ECDIS, in light of the upcoming mandatory carriage requirements for the technology. - Orbit Technology Group has agreed a deal worth more than $4 million to supply its OrSat Ku-Band and C-Band marine satellite communication systems to the French Navy. - ABS Nautical Systems reports that it has donated its NS5 fleet management software to the International Maritime University of Panama. - The new Port Management Information System and Port Community System supplied by HITT Traffic (and sister company Klein Systems Group) to Zeeland Seaports has became operational, according to the companies. - Naval Reserve Officer Training Candidate (NROTC) students at college campuses in San Diego, US, have become the first people to use a new navigation training package by Sperry Marine. |