Ergonomic Controls Innovation for ECDIS, Bridge Controls
Innovations in computer display technology would seem to have recently hit a plateau. With the advent of LCD panels, improvements in computer displays have recently been limited to larger screens, higher pixel resolution, greater energy efficiency, and lighter, more efficient use of base resources. Yet there remains two areas where computer display manufacturers can continue to offer improvements: the human-machine interface, and local display intelligence.
Statoil Likely to Pick Floating Facility for Big Arctic Field
Statoil is more likely to develop the $15.5 billion Johan Castberg field in the Arctic using a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) installation than via an oil terminal on land, a senior company executive said on Thursday. Last year the oil firm suspended the development of its flagship Arctic project due to cost inflation and a tax hike. Finding more resources was key to making the project…
Divers Guilty of Raiding Historic Shipwrecks
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that two divers from Kent have pleaded guilty to not declaring valuable items from shipwrecks off the U.K. coast. David Knight and Edward Huzzey, both from Sandgate, admitted to 19 offences between them, contrary to section 236 and section 237 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. Items were taken from shipwrecks off the Kent coast, with the first known objects removed in 2001.
Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes, 6 Confirmed Dead
A Bangladeshi ferry with around 200 passengers on board capsized in a river near the capital Dhaka on Thursday, with police reporting that at least six bodies had…
Australian Budget Reverts Temporary Shipping Levy
Trade association 'Shipping Australia' says it applauds the Abbott Government’s decision to return the temporary levy on shipping to its original (lower) level.
NNS Voluntary Builders Hand Over 12th Charitable Home
Huntington Ingalls Industries inform that its Newport News Shipbuilding division joined elected officials and business and community leaders to dedicate the 12th…
Electric Boat Awarded Submarine Repair Contract Modification
US Department of Defense informs that a $9,048,214 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to the previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-4308) has been awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp.…
Top Chinese Military Commander Visits America
Chief of the General Staff, People's Republic of China, Gen. Fang Fenghui is on a scheduled two-day visit to San Diego hosted by Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) Vice Adm. Kenneth Floyd.
