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MT&NG News

A new ECDIS on the market
18/05/2010

Imtech has launched a new Electronic Chart Display and Information System - the ECDIS 4500.

Superliner AZURA joins UK Register
04/04/2010

This week has seen the new superliner AZURA join the UK Flag, following her delivery to Carnival UK.

Next-generation Integrated nav system for new cruise ships
02/04/2010

SAM Electronics is to supply its next-generation Navigation Automation Control System (NACOS) for new Aida Cruise Liners.

Cargo vessel runs out of fuel
31/03/2010

An 82-metre general cargo ship has been drifting off Plymouth after running out of fuel.

Master fined for near-miss & near-grounding
26/03/2010

Chaos in Dover Strait leads to £1,500 fine plus costs.

Guards take first pirate blood
24/03/2010

Private guards have killed an attacking Somali pirate for the first time, according the the EU Naval Force.

A new ECDIS on the market

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Imtech has launched a new Electronic Chart Display and Information System - the ECDIS 4500.

There is also a naval (W)ECDIS version, which includes integrated Warship (W) functionality and recently received certification from the Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH - the German Hydrographic Office).

Enhanced features claimed of the ECDIS 4500 include:
- advanced menu structure to support manual update of data products
- advanced support for position fixing, DR and route planning
- monitoring by intelligent anti-grounding settings
- transfer of planned route to (integrated) adaptive autopilot
- extensive information on chart objects like buoys cables, areas etc
- sharing of data automatically between workstations

The hardware is claimed to have been environmentally tested to ensure that it continues to work under 'most of the environmental conditions imaginable'.

The makers also claim that ECDIS 4500 is an easy-to-use system, while at the same time meeting navigation regulations. Full integration in Imtech’s digital bridge systems is also possible - providing radar overlay and direct autopilot control.

For naval applications, the WECDIS version is claimed to meet the challenging requirements of mission-critical military navigation.

Details from Imtech below . .