By T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose, Robert Faturechi and Agnes Chang (ProPublica) Dakota Bordeaux had rarely traveled outside his home state of Oklahoma before he joined the Navy in February...

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch says that ECDIS safeguards were either “overlooked, disabled or ignored” in the grounding of a bulk carrier off the east coast of England last...

You have been either hacked… or just didn’t know you have been hacked! By George Ward (ECDIS Ltd.) – I predict that the first catastrophic maritime cyber incident will not be...

Australian authorities have detained a Panama-flagged bulk carrier in Brisbane after officials found that the crew was untrained in the operation of the ship’s electronic navigation equipment. The Brisbane Times...

  By Jaquelyn Burton (Coeval, Inc.) ECDIS is becoming ubiquitous – and that is a good thing. However, as we move towards more and more vessels relying wholly on ECDIS...

The U.S. Coast Guard published guidance February 5th that allows mariners to use electronic charts and publications instead of paper charts, maps and publications. The Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular,...

  By Tom Mellor, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office Much has been written about the mandatory carriage of ECDIS, but one of the most important initiatives currently underway is the revision...

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office is encouraging all ship owners to speak to their ECDIS manufacturers following the recent announcement of updated ECDIS Standards by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) in...

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has published new versions of some of its ECDIS Standards. These have been reviewed and updated to reflect lessons learned from earlier reports of unexpected...

More than half of the world’s tankers of 3,000 gross tonnes or more will comply with new SOLAS regulations on the mandatory carriage of an Electronic Chart Display & Information System (ECDIS)...

The panel found that a failure by the crew to spot the reef on onboard electronic navigational guides was to blame and has recommended that industry standards of charting, both electronic and paper, be improved.

Recognition and Early Intervention Avoid Previously Undiagnosed Deck Officer Health Issues By Capt. I.M. Anonymous Trackline Attachment Syndrome (TAS) is the tendency of navigators, commonly younger mates, but often noted...

SINGAPORE: E-navigation specialist NAVTOR has set course for Asia, with the news that the Egersund, Norway-based business has opened an office in Singapore. The move comes in response to growing...

PRONAUTAS and Jan De Nul Group have announced a new partnership to roll out an ECDIS implementation program onboard Jan De Nul vessels. PRONAUTAS will deliver and install Transas Navi-Sailor...

Via Transas Transas Marine has won the famous Italian tender of “Consorzio degli armatori del mediterraneo” for supply of navigation equipment for 64 vessels. “Consorzio degli armatori del mediterraneo” is...

By the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey, which creates and maintains the nation’s suite of a thousand nautical charts of U.S. coastal waters, has...

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has just announced that Russian-flagged vessels have been approved to use Admiralty digital charts and publications. The UKHO notes that over 75% of the...

By Kevin Reeder, The maritime industry’s promise to ensure maximum availability of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) to mariners is close to fulfillment. A universal distribution practice is the missing link...

(Press Release) The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is bringing its renowned ECDIS workshop to Hong Kong next week. This free workshop will present the ‘Admiralty Guide to policy and...

(Press Release) Marine electronics specialist MARIS AS has completed an ECDIS (electronic chart data information systems) technical training programme to enhance support services covering North America and the Caribbean. The...