Almost three-quarters of cargo ships over 20,000 gross tonnage (GT) are already compliant with the SOLAS-mandated Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) deadline of July 1, 2017, ...

Ever since the requirements set forth in the new Chapter 5 of SOLAS-74 Convention, adopted in IMO Resolution MSC.99(73) dd. December 5, 2000, came into effect, the AIS (Automatic Identification System ...

CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cambridge Pixel (www.cambridgepixel.com), a developer of sensor processing and display solutions, has introduced its SPx-ECDIS radar kit. The new toolkit will ...

Raytheon Anschütz has introduced a new modular Warship Electronic Chart Display and Information System (WECDIS) called Naval ECDIS NX. The application is used for ‘safe, efficient navigation and ...

Cyber-attacks against global shipping have spiked 400% since Covid-19 lockdowns. And this was before the two high profile hacking victims in the last month alone – the world’s fourth largest shipping ...

This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow. Last week, a cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off the coast of Italy, resulting in the loss of numerous lives, not to mention damage to ...