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January
The Maritime Safety Committee of IMO at its 104th session approved the latest revision (No.3) of Circular 1460, taking into account the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue at its 8th session. The guidance in this circular recognizes that incompatibility may exist between VHF radiocommunication equipment installed on ships and… Read more
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January
B&G®, the world’s leading sailing electronics manufacturer, unveiled the new B&G® Zeus® S, the next generation of chartplotters in the B&G® range. Running the new operating system, Zeus® S has been built from the ground up with ease of use at its core. Zeus® S was designed to make sailing easier, displaying information tailored to… Read more
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January
Norwegian-based OLEX AS, the manufacturer of complete systems for navigation, plotting and 3D seafloor mapping, is pleased to announce that OLEX 15.3 was released and is available as a free download or through your local OLEX dealer for an upgrade of your system. This latest version includes improvements allowing: Attitude from the Spatial motion sensor… Read more
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January
Raytheon Anschütz, a business of Raytheon Technologies, recently launched NautoPilot 5000NX, a new autopilot for ships. Our latest advanced autopilot combines unique algorithms for precise steering performance with a wide range of fuel-saving features. NautoPilot 5000NX clearly displays all navigational information on a 7-inch graphical touchscreen. Crews can rely on the new autopilot’s intuitive operation… Read more
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January
The Ocean Race 2023 began on January 15 and for the 50th anniversary of the world’s toughest round-the-world crewed sailing race, B&G® is back at the start line as the Official Technical Supplier for the 14th edition as it sets off from Alicante, Spain headed for the finish in Genova, Italy in July. During that… Read more
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December
Echoview Software launches the latest release of Echoview with cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) Echoview Software is thrilled to release Echoview 13, the latest update to the most powerful hydroacoustic data processing software commercially available for water column research in both marine and freshwater environments. This latest release was developed in conjunction with ongoing consultation with… Read more
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December
Simrad Yachting®, the world leader in marine electronics, has released the next version of NEON for the new Simrad® NSX™, offering updates for Mercury Engine Integration, Radar, and UI improvements as well as a host of other features. They include the following new features: Active Trim, an integrated GPS, speed-based automatic engine trim system from… Read more
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November
SYNTACS, from Raytheon Anschütz, a business of Raytheon Technologies, is an integrated solution for navigation and command & control that is optimally suited to support the different tasks of offshore patrol vessels (OPV). Officers of the watch on offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) need to make complicated decisions during their missions. In addition to navigating through… Read more
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November
A new version of Echolog is now available in Echoview 13. Echolog is Echoview Software’s utility program which allows users to view and analyze data from selected echosounder and sonar file formats including SIMRAD, BioSonics, Kongsberg, ARIS, and DIDSON, in real-time. The Echolog for Echoview 13 is updated and includes two improvements: A new setting… Read more
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November
Simrad Yachting unveiled two of its new high-performance radar products last week with the Simrad® HALO® 2000 and HALO 3000 now available to customers around the world. The HALO 2000 and HALO 3000 both feature higher power pulse compression and improved detection ranges to offer the most powerful Simrad® HALO radars on the market. Other… Read more