by Poseidon Navigation | Oct 31, 2017 | Industry News
Inefficient use of ECDIS and a pilot portable unit (PPU) were factors in the grounding of a CMA CGM container ship near Southampton, UK. A report into the accident that occurred on 22 August 2016, listed issues linked to the ineffective use of e-navigation equipment...
by Poseidon Navigation | Oct 24, 2017 | Industry News
Ship groundings and collisions still occur with depressing regularity, and are often attributed to errors in navigation. In the UK P&I Club’s latest LookOut, Risk Assessor David Nichol, highlights some of the contributory factors and suggests steps to ensure...
by Poseidon Navigation | Oct 17, 2017 | Industry News
The latest issue of the Navigator, a free publication by The Nautical Institute in association with the Royal Institute of Navigation, explores what is involved in being and working with a Pilot. As explained, pilotage is a specialist navigation activity that utilises...
by Poseidon Navigation | Oct 10, 2017 | Industry News
A new maritime satellite communications network is closer to reality after 10 satellites were launched and tests were started. Iridium Communications has launched another batch of its next-generation satellites to increase the constellation to 30 and is testing the...
by Poseidon Navigation | Oct 3, 2017 | Industry News
Storfjord in Sunnmøre region is officially established as a test area for autonomous ships, following the signing of an agreement between the Norwegian Maritime Authority, the Coastal Administration and GCE Blue Maritime. This is the second area in Norway approved as...
by Poseidon Navigation | Sep 26, 2017 | Industry News
The US Coast Guard advised mariners on how to achieve safe navigation in case of GPS interference, as approximately 20 vessels transiting the northeast portion of the Black Sea have experienced such cases from June 2017. During the week of June 19, the master of one...
