Electronics & Communications

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

McMurdo has announced that Smartfind M5 AIS Class A Transponder is now available.

10th June 2013

McMurdo launches Smartfind M5 AIS Class A Transponder

10th June 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Software developer Diginonymous LLC and the Maritime Medical Access Program at The George Washington University (GWU) Medical Faculty Associates have teamed up to offer an advanced shipboard video telemedicine service for the…

10th June 2013

New video telemedicine initiative

10th June 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

This summer Scanmar is launching a new clump sensor in the SS4 sensor generation, providing 100% accurate distance measurements between the clump(s) and both trawl doors.

28th May 2013

Scanmar launches SS4 clump sensor

28th May 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is moving to a new web-based vessel monitoring system (VMS).

17th April 2013

New VMS system for AFMA

17th April 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Canada’s eSonar Inc, an underwater sonar service, development and manufacturing company, has been developing state-of-the-art sonar equipment for a diverse market.

15th April 2013

Canadian company making waves in sonar technology

15th April 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

EMA Group’s BlueTraker® VMS fisheries monitoring satellite terminals have received Type Approval from the Indonesian Directorate General of Resources and Equipment, allowing sales and installations throughout the Republic of Indonesia.

15th April 2013

BlueTraker® VMS receives Indonesian Type Approval

15th April 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Inmarsat manufacturing partner Intellian Technologies has designed three new marine antennas to support FleetBroadband.

9th April 2013

Intellian launches antenna range

9th April 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

DigitalGlobe, Inc. and GeoEye, Inc. announced the completion of their merger at the end of January.

12th February 2013

DigitalGlobe and Geoeye merge

12th February 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Following a successful trial and acceptance of its technology, Beam Communications Pty Ltd has received a US$1m order from Beijing Marine Communications & Navigation Company (MCN) for the supply of Beam Inmarsat…

12th February 2013

Chinese order worth $1m for Beam

12th February 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

After winning the UK fisheries tender for new the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Electronic Reporting System (ERS), based on the BlueTraker® VMS, the AST-EMA consortium has been awarded type approval.

7th February 2013

AST-EMA consortium receives type approval

7th February 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The top albacore boat in the Pacific last year used a WESMAR HD860 electronically stabilised sonar, and the owner credits his WESMAR sonar and the captain of his boat with their success.

7th February 2013

Top albacore boat credits WESMAR sonar

7th February 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Alex West and Michael Tait, owners of Ocean Quest, decided to install the fully stabilised Kaijo KCS-3885Z 94Khz to provide them with long range detection as well as high target definition, particularly…

16th October 2012

Kaijo sonar “best of the bunch”

16th October 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Simrad has launched its most sophisticated trawl sensors to date – the Simrad PX MultiSensor, which comes in two versions; Down & Side and Down & Front.

4th October 2012

PX MultiSensor for a variety of sensing functions

4th October 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Icelandic company TrackWell has been awarded the United Kingdom Fisheries Authorities’ contract for the provision of the UK Vessel Monitoring System (VMS).

2nd October 2012

UK authorities choose TrackWell VMS

2nd October 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Simrad and MAREC have answered requests from South American customers by holding a six day fishery acoustics training course in Chile from 1-6 October 2012.

7th August 2012

Simrad to hold fishery acoustics training course in Chile in October

7th August 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Beam Communications Pty Ltd has announced two new satellite piracy solutions for secure communication onboard a vessel.

2nd August 2012

Beam announces new satellite piracy solutions

2nd August 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

WESMAR introduces its newest trawl sonar, the TCS385, this month.

1st August 2012

New TCS385 trawl sonar from WESMAR

1st August 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Thrane & Thrane has expanded its workboat and fishing vessel VHF radio portfolio with the launch of the new SAILOR 6217 VHF DSC Class D AIS Receiver.

25th July 2012

Thrane & Thrane launches new receiver

25th July 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Simrad has expanded its scientific echo sounder portfolio with the introduction of the new multi-transceiver Simrad EK15.

23rd May 2012

Sophisticated new Simrad scientific echo sounder

23rd May 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Bergen Group Vest Elektro has been awarded a contract for the design and installation of the electrical system on a new fishing vessel to be built at the Norwegian shipyard Fitjar Mekaniske…

3rd May 2012

Bergen Group Vest Elektro awarded new contract

3rd May 2012