UKHO launches Information Overlay  
- The UKHO has announced that its Admiralty Information Overlay, used to consolidate navigation information onboard ship, is now commercially available. >>more

Project to investigate ship communications for Arctic routes  
- The ESA Telecommunications Programme (ARTES) has initiated a new study to map future demand for maritime and related communications in the Arctic, as well as looking at areas with communications gaps, for the years 2015-2020 and beyond. >>more

Research begins on nuclear powered shipping  
- A consortium of British, American and Greek interests have agreed to investigate the practical maritime applications for small modular reactors on commercial tankers. >>more

Havila expands software deal  
- Havila Shipping of Norway reports that it is to expand its software agreement with fellow Norwegian company Shipadmin. >>more

Solid state radar reaches Korea  
- Kelvin Hughes has reported the first installation of its SharpEye solid state radar system onboard a Korean vessel. >>more

Canadians to monitor dangerous gas onboard  
- Martek Marine has been awarded a contract to supply 12 gas detection and monitoring systems to the Canadian Navy. >>more

e-CMID celebrates first year  
- The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) reports that it has recently passed one year since the introduction of the electronic version of its Common Marine Inspection Document (CMID), and now has 124 vessel operators with 340 vessels registered on the system. >>more

New marine safety products from McMurdo  
- McMurdo has announced the addition of two new marine safety systems to its range of products. >>more

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