Singapore Port Authority recognises Seagull security training http://www.seagull.no The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has given "official recognition" to Seagull's ship security officer training certificates - The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, MPA, recognizes Seagull Ship Security Officer training (November 27, 2003) The MPA has given official recognition to Seagull's Ship Security Officer training certificates. This recognition reinforces Seagull's proposition that onboard training is the most effective and cost-efficient way to approach shipboard security requirements. The MPA's vision is to be a proactive and dynamic organization that is responsive to the needs of the port and shipping industries, and to promote the well being of its officers by giving them the opportunities to develop professionally. Three of the leading classification societies (DNV, GL, ClassNK) have now approved this on board SSO training. Seagull's training package is a blend of computer-based learning combined with hands-on practice and experience. The result is a high quality Ship Security Course Package that allows all crew, including Ship Security Officers, to be trained onboard in compliance with the ISPS Security Code regulations taking effect in 2004. All training activity and record keeping can be managed conveniently onboard or on shore through the Seagull Training Administrator. The full Seagull training course package includes three CBT courses and the SSO course workbook: Security Awareness (CBT #115); Ship Security Officer (CBT #121); Ship Security Officer Workbook; Automatic identification System (CBT #109). Seagull is the premier provider of work-related computer based training for the maritime industry. New Iridium-based Ship Security Alert System from SAILOR Combining SAILOR's half century of experience in developing communications equipment for demanding maritime conditions with Iridium's global satellite network, provides a unique SSAS solution with truly global coverage. Wherever you are in the world, the network's 66 reliable satellites are at your disposal 24 hours a day. The SAILOR Iridium SSAS solution is based on a dedicated SAILOR Iridium SSAS Box for the SAILOR SC4000 Iridium system. The solution is designed to be cost-effective, easy to install, user-friendly and reliable. The SAILOR Iridium SSAS Box is dedicated to the alert system, while the SAILOR SC4000 Iridium Terminal also can be used for standard Iridium features, such as voice and data communications. The SAILOR Iridium SSAS solution is thus an add-on feature for the well-known SAILOR SC4000 Iridium system. Both are specially designed for use in harsh maritime environments. They are able to withstand the wear and tear of daily operation under the toughest of conditions. The SAILOR Iridium SSAS solution has been developed to meet the requirements for Ship Security Alert Systems as specified in the amendments to SOLAS, chapter XI, Annex 6 (Dec. 2002). The objective of this code is to establish an international framework for detecting and assessing security threats and taking preventive measures against security incidents affecting ships or port facilities used in international trade. When one of the up to four Alert Buttons is activated, an SMS-based alert is generated and transmitted through the SAILOR SC4000 Iridium Terminal. The SMS includes the identification of the vessel and its position, as well as the time and date. The alert is delivered as an e-mail or an SMS (to another Iridium terminal) to pre-defined recipients, which typically is the Research and Rescue Centre in the vessel's country of registration but can also be directed to additional recipients, e.g. the shipowner's office, who will be able to follow the position of the vessel. The alert is transmitted continuously at a pre-defined interval until de-activated. The complete SAILOR Iridium SSAS installation will also offer the user the benefits of all the well-known standard Iridium features, which includes low airtime tariffs, true global coverage, voice and data communication. For further information, please contact: SAILOR Mr. Henrik Fyhn, Marketing Manager Telephone: +45 96 34 61 00 Telefax: +45 96 34 61 01 E-mail: sailor@sailor.dk WEB: www.sailor.dk Or visit SAILOR at Europort stand no.: 01.1077 SAILOR has supplied maritime communications equipment for more than 50 years and is known on the seven seas for reliable products capable of withstanding daily wear and tear in the harsh environment. Today, the wide range of products comprises communications equipment from complete GMDSS solutions, state-of-the-art satellite systems, AIS systems, SSAS systems to VHF radios. Whether the purpose for communication is business, a distress or a social call, SAILOR has a communications solution to offer. SAILOR launches Inmarsat-based Ship Security Alert System SAILOR, known for its robust communication equipment for the harsh conditions at sea, launches a new Inmarsat-based Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) meeting the SOLAS requirements by IMO. Based on the well-established and reliable Inmarsat C system, the new SAILOR H3000M SSA Mini-C solution offers a wide range of modern communications services providing a very strong Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) solution. The SAILOR H3000M SSA Mini-C system is a dedicated SSAS solution, but it also provides traditional Inmarsat-C services, such as position reporting and polling, e-mail, fax, telex, X.25 data files and mobile-to-mobile communication. The extremely compact and rugged SAILOR H3000M SSA Mini-C is a unique Inmarsat Mini-C system, comprising a transceiver, antenna and 12-channel GPS receiver in one single unit - representing the perfect combination of cost-effectiveness and unsurpassed reliability. The system is easy to install, and there are no additional subscription or signing fees for the SSAS. The SAILOR Ship Security Alert System has been developed specifically to meet the requirements for Ship Security Alert Systems as specified in the amendments to SOLAS, chapter XI, Annex 6 (Dec. 2002). It also complies with Inmarsat's requirements for SSAS solutions. The details of these requirements are described in the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code). The aim is to establish an international framework to detect and assess security threats and take preventive measures against security incidents affecting ships or port facilities used in international trade. The SAILOR H3000M SSA Mini-C is specially designed to make it difficult for an aggressor to identify the equipment on board a vessel. Only the emergency buttons are visible and can be placed in strategic places up to 50m from the connection box. When one of the Alert Buttons is activated, the SAILOR H3000M SSA Mini-C transmits an alert to an Inmarsat Land Earth Station (LES). The alert message is then forwarded to a pre-defined recipient, typically the Search and Rescue Centre in the vessel's country of registration. The message includes ship identification as well as its position. The LES can forward the alert to one additional recipient - such as the ship owner's office - if the ship owner or manager requires it. The LES can send the alert message like any other Inmarsat-C message, e.g. as an e-mail, X.25 data file, telex. With the optional SSA Capsat Manager program installed on a PC, an alert message can be displayed on the PC. The SSA Capsat Manager program also makes it possible to poll data from the vessel. The Ship Manager / Owner can thus track the vessels at any time. For further information, please contact: SAILOR Mr. Henrik Fyhn, Marketing Manager Telephone: +45 96 34 61 00 Telefax: +45 96 34 61 01 E-mail: sailor@sailor.dk Web: www.sailor.dk Or visit SAILOR at Europort Stand no.: 01.1077 Date: November TBC, 2003 Manpower Software Announces Latest Version of MAPS Crew Manning Suite Market leading Crew Manning software enhanced with new Payroll Admin module and extra features MAPS Crew Manning, the crew manning software already in use by 55% of the cruise market, has been launched in its latest 5.4 version, with enhancements to both functionality and the MAPS user interface. The new Payroll Administration module is a very significant enhancement to MAPS. It is designed to manage the payroll process - storing all costs, managing complex payroll details and creating a payroll journal. The Payroll Extract tool can then export to payroll systems to calculate tax and make payments, while MAPS manages corrections and adjustments. MAPS' industry leading Travel Administration module has undergone significant enhancements based on client feedback and work with travel providers. The enhancements are focused on two main areas - firstly to hold more complex travel itinerary data and secondly to allow complete automation of the process of creating travel requests. The Re-assignment Wizard is designed to automate the process of temporarily re-assigning a person to a new position. This covers situations, for example, where people are temporarily promoted before returning to their old position - a frequent occurrence in the Maritime sector. Manpower Software has also enhanced the user interface to give MAPS a bright, clean look in the style of Windows XP and improve usability even further. ENDS About Manpower Software Manpower Software develops crew manning and workforce planning solutions based on MAPS, its Manpower Analysis and Planning System. Initially developed for defence users including NATO and the British Ministry of Defence, MAPS now also has a strong user base among private and government organisations which need to manage their workforce effectively - such as four of the world's top five cruise companies and the UK National Health Service. MAPS helps organisations view the demands on their workforce and effectively deploy their staff to meet these goals - ensuring the right person, with the right skills, is in the right place, at the right time. Manpower Software is headquartered in London, with its US head office in Miami. www.manpowersoftware.com For further information, please contact Nigel Smith at Manpower Software in London, nsmith@manpowersoftware.com +44 (0)207 389 9500 or Philip Morgan at Manpower Software in Miami, pmorgan@manpowersoftware.com (786) 621-8100. RISKWATCH(r) FOR SEAPORT SECURITY VERSION 3.0 MEETS NEW MTSA AND ISPS CODE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SEAPORTS AND PORT FACILITIES Annapolis, Md. - November 20, 2003 (MARKETWIRE) RiskWatch, Inc., the leading provider of security risk assessment software solutions, today announced the release of RiskWatch for Seaport Security 3.0, including a total security risk assessment solution for U.S. ports, international ports, and ships. RiskWatch(r) for Seaport Security (RW-SS) provides a complete security risk assessment solution for seaports based on the latest U.S. and international maritime security regulations. The software supports all requirements including the Maritime Transportation Security Act Final version, the IMO's INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT FACILITY SECURITY CODE (ISPS Code), as well as the Coast Guard NVIC requirements. Following the methodology recommended by the U.S. General Accounting Office, and ASIS International Best Practices, RiskWatch for Seaport Security facilitates a step-by-step quantitative process of assessing risk by analyzing the threat profile, evaluating the value of assets, recommending controls implementation, and conducting an electronic vulnerability assessment to uncover weaknesses in the current security program. Already in use by U.S. and international ports, RW-SS builds on the popular RiskWatch(r) database engine, which has been selected as the best risk assessment software by a number of independent analysts and government agencies around the world in independent assessments. RiskWatch(r) for Seaport Security includes custom, on-site training and analyst support to customize the program for a particular port, or port facility. The risk assessment process will result in a complete presentation-ready security assessment, which becomes the basis of the Port Security Plan, and can be assembled quickly and submitted as a security compliance deliverable. Michael C. Eads, President and COO of GlobalLink Trade Consulting, commented, "As a long-time RiskWatch user, I welcome this new version which is going to greatly simplify the work of tracking the security profile of ports and terminal facilities. RiskWatch for Seaport Security offers great value for organizations who want their assessments done right - and in a way that is consistent, accurate and repeatable." "As part of our maritime security efforts, RiskWatch(r) is forming a seaport security advisory board with leaders from the maritime and transportation industries," said Caroline Hamilton, President and Founder of RiskWatch. "Members of the board bring proven experience to the transportation security challenge and will help shape maritime security risk assessment methodology and product direction." About RiskWatch, Inc. RiskWatch, Inc., headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, provides easy-to-use, affordable risk assessment software for security risk assessment and compliance in physical security, physical security, cargo security and force protection. RiskWatch(r) products are used worldwide in ports around the world as well as by organizations such as Crowley Maritime, the United States Coast Guard, the National Security Agency, the Department of Justice, IBM and AT&T. For more information, visit the RiskWatch(r) web site at www.riskwatch.com or call (410) 224-4773. RiskWatch, Inc. Caroline Hamilton President and Founder (410) 224-4773 x105 (301) 346-9055 cell chamilton@riskwatch.com KPA Marketing & Public Relations Katrina Pruitt-Andrews (301) 604-7377 (301) 704-4087 cell kpandrews@comcast.net V.SHIPS CONSULTING / SECURICOR SEMINAR- Friday, 28 November 2003 In October, V.Ships Consulting and Securicor Security Services Ltd announced a strategic alliance able to meet the new requirements for ship and port security on a global basis. At this first joint seminar, speakers will look at the strategic and practical issues facing shipowners, managers and ports in complying with the ISPS Code by July 1, 2004. These are just some of the key questions: - ? The ISPS Code timetable is creating an atmosphere of compliance for compliance sake. Beyond ISPS deadline, what must be done to make a ship secure? ? A large number of organisations with only modest security experience have been appointed "Recognised Safety Organisations" (RSOs). But who audits the auditors ? ? The IMO has provided model-training courses for ship and shore staff. Different Flag States are auditing this training in different ways and to differing standards creating inefficiencies in the system. Why? ? What special equipment, if any, can be fitted to ships at reasonable cost to improve security? ? Will the world's ports be ready? How will some governments view approvals of port security plans from other flag states? ? What happens when the Alert System is activated? How is the response co-ordinated in International waters? This is a unique opportunity to question the leading shipmanager and one of the world's truly global security organisations on the questions that really matter in ship security. Do join us on Friday, 28th November at the Little Ship Club, where we will follow the seminar with a cocktail reception. The invitation is attached - please rsvp to mark.stokes@vships.com. Best regards Martin Stafford Managing Director V.Ships Consulting Tel : +44 141 243 2435 martin.stafford@vships.com Please see following press release from Simrad UK [Relevance:International] France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications completes its range of prepaid cards for the Inmarsat network with the "Opti-time" Scratch & Phone card Paris, 18 November 2003 France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications has completed its range of Scratch & Phone prepaid cards by launching the Opti-time card, for use in all Inmarsat digital satellite handsets: Inmarsat-Fleet, -Mini M, -B and -M.. Catering for the private call requirements of seafarers and staff at remote sites not covered by conventional networks (land line, GSM), the new Opti-time card extends the existing range of prepaid cards: the "Classi-Call"(1) card and the "Universal Happy Hour"(2) card. The Opti-time Scratch & Phone card offers users particularly good call terms, enabling them to talk longer with their family and friends for the same price. The ideal solution for handling employees' private communications Scratch & Phone prepaid cards are an effective call supervision tool for firms and other organisations which have to manage site workers (oil rigs, mines), merchant navy crews, or military contingents. They allow "business" and private calls to be clearly separated, considerable reductions in the costs of handling private calls, and greater control of the organisation's communications budget. A single tariff, with extra minutes depending on the time of day of the call The Opti-time Scratch & Phone card offers a single price per minute, whatever the number called(3) and per-second billing. The user also enjoys longer call times by choosing the time of day for their call: depending on the time slot - Off-Peak or Happy Hour - the user gains extra minutes (up to more than twice the original time), allowing them to stay on the line longer. Cards for Inmarsat systems Peak (normal tariff) Off-Peak Happy Hour Mini-M and -Fleet 20 min 22 min, or 10% more talk-time 30 min, or 50% more talk-time. Inmarsat B 20 min 30 min, or 50% more talk-time 50 min, or 150% more talk-time. An easy-to-use card Scratch & Phone cards use a confidential 12-digit code which the user obtains by scratching the back of the card. This code gives access to the Scratch & Phone voice server, reports the minutes remaining, and transmits the call to the chosen number. A tone warns the user one minute before talk-time is used up, and again ten seconds before cut-off. Simple to top up: Virtual Card or Rechargeable Card To make the supply of cards easier and cut delivery times and costs, the Opti-time card is available in the Virtual Card format (the confidential code is sent to the customer by secure e-mail, without the card) or in the Rechargeable Card format: the user keeps the same confidential code and simply orders a top-up for the card from customer services on + 33 556 22 32 31. -------------------- (1) The "Classi-Call" Scratch & Phone offer works with all Inmarsat voice systems: -A, -B/-M, -Mini M or -Fleet, with three different time formats: 5, 20 or 60 minutes, usable at any time. (2) The "Universal Happy Hour" Scratch & Phone offer works with Inmarsat -B/-M, -Mini M or - Fleet systems, providing calls of either 20 or 60 minutes at a very competitive price (0.99$/min) from 11:00 pm to 03:00 am UTC. (3) Calls to land-line or GSM networks. *** France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications is a France Telecom subsidiary marketing mobile satellite services (Inmarsat, Thuraya, Iridium). France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications has a highly active distribution network abroad (100 distributors) and three subsidiaries (GloCall in the Netherlands, France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications Gmbh in Germany and TDCom in France). The business clientele has a strong proportion of customers in the maritime sector (navy, merchant navy, pleasure boating, cruises, fishing), media and NGO, security, construction, oil & gas and transportation sectors. In 2002, France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications' activities accounted for sales of 174 million euros (in 2001, the company had a turnover of 111 million euros). France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications has a global market share of 20% for Inmarsat (n°3 Inmarsat operator), 22% for Thuraya (n°1 Thuraya operator) and 14% for Iridium (n°2 Iridium operator). Internet site: www.francetelecom-mobilesat.com Customer services: +33 556 22 32 31 Inmarsat Inmarsat is the leading global satellite mobile communications network for professionals, who need to be able to communicate from anywhere, and particularly from areas where there is no fixed or mobile telecommunications infrastructure. Implemented in 1982, the Inmarsat network is accessible on land, sea, or in the air, thanks to 4 geo-stationary satellites (plus 5 backup satellites) situated 36,000 km above the equator, each covering a section of the globe: East Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and West Atlantic Ocean. The number of Inmarsat customers is approximately 300,000 world-wide. Inmarsat is the only satellite network today that offers mobile Internet access services and packet mode data transmission, for all land and maritime regions of the world. In addition to the current 144 kbit/s (shared channel) transmission speed, Inmarsat will be offering high speed (512 kbit/s) transmission with its fourth generation satellites, to begin operating in 2004. Internet site: www.inmarsat.com Press contacts: Cathy Excoffier Annie Hurley France Telecom Press Office i&e Consultants +33 1 44 44 93 93 +33 1 56 03 14 89 cathy.excoffier@francetelecom.com ahurley@i-et-e.fr For Immediate Release November 18, 2003 MAJOR KOREAN ORDERS FOR SAM ELECTRONICS Hamburg-based SAM Electronics has received new orders worth approximately US$6m from South Korean yards for a further 13 NACOS integrated navigation command systems. Worldwide sales of systems, which incorporate radar-controlled trackpilots, Ecdis and other proprietary sensors, now exceed 900 configurations. The new commissionings comprise Series 35-4 systems for five 95,000-gt container vessels being built by Daewoo for delivery to Norddeutsche Vermogen in 2005-6; the systems are also to include VDR and AIS units in addition to Lyngsø Marine automated monitoring and control assemblies. Similar 35-4 systems have also been designated by Daewoo for three 84,000-gt crude oil tankers under construction for Naviera F Tapias and completion in 2004-5, while Hyundai Heavy Industries is to fit systems to a series of five 85,000-gt container vessels due to be delivered to Cosco Container Lines next year. C-MAP BECOMES A DISTRIBUTOR OF SINGAPORE ENCs The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore - MPA and C-MAP Norway AS signed an agreement during the 2nd International ECDIS Conference in Singapore, appointing C-MAP Norway as an Official Distributor of the Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) produced by the MPA Hydrographic Department. Vessel safety is a prime concern of the MPA as safety of navigation is an important element of the overall safety of vessels using the extensive harbour facilities in Singapore. A further concern is the safety of navigation of vessels using the Singapore Straits, which has one of the highest vessel traffic densities in the world. The MPA supports the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Hydrographic Office (IHO) in the development, test and implementation of ENC data in ECDIS systems. The MPA has been a pioneer in the development of Electronic Navigational Charts and is today one of the few Hydrographic Offices that offers complete ENC coverage of national waters, supported by an updating service. The waters of Singapore are subject to continual change due to the forces of nature shifting the sandbanks. As a result, the MPA surveys the Singapore waters continually. Once the new survey data is collected it is transferred into a chart database, and thereafter the data is updated on weekly basis. Captain Wilson Chua, Chief Hydrographer of the MPA Hydrographic Department, has been an advocate of the use of official ENC data on vessels in order to improve safety of navigation at sea. The agreement with C-MAP is a step in increasing the availability and use of Singapore ENC data. Mr Tor A Svanes, President & CEO of C-MAP Norway AS has emphasised the importance of being able to offer ENC data of Singapore waters to many of C-MAP's customers who sail regularly through the Singapore Strait. In addition, the continual availability of new and updated nautical data from the MPA would interest customers who wish to obtain chart updates online using the C-MAP Real Time Updating Service. # # # For further information please contact: Tor A. Svanes, President & CEO C-MAP Norway AS, Tlf. + 47 51464700 or Capt. Wilson Chua, Hydrographer, MPA of Singapore, Tlf. +(65) 6375 1223 PANAMA CANAL MAKES KEY INVESTMENTS IN RADAR AND FLOATING EQUIPMENT ADDITION OF STATE-OF-THE-ART RADAR SYSTEM; NEW LAUNCH VESSEL PURCHASED -- TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY ACP PANAMA CITY, Panama, November 25, 2003 - The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced today two key investments - both part of the Canal's permanent modernization program. The ACP has purchased an advanced new meteorological radar system and will build a new launch vessel, making the Canal safer, faster and more efficient. The launch will be constructed in Panama by the ACP. The ACP's new meteorological radar system, model DWSR-8501S-9, was manufactured by Enterprise Electronics Corporation and is valued at more than a million dollars. The new radar will provide the Canal's Meteorological and Hydrological Section with cost-efficient and state-of-the-art information to make atmospheric predictions. This will help to control Canal water levels, to monitor rain in the Canal Watershed and to plan water spills at the Canal's dams. Despite updates to the existing unit, which operated since 1983, maintenance costs encouraged the ACP to purchase the new radar system, which has been installed at Engineer's Hill in Panama City. "This new system provides better and safer service to our worldwide customers and ensures the well-being of Panamanians living near the Canal's lakes. We continue to predict weather conditions and resulting water levels," said Agustin Arias, Engineering and Projects Director. "Everything we do revolves around customer service, efficiency and safety." Never done before, the ACP's Industrial Shipyard Division is constructing an aluminum launch vessel, a boat used to transport Canal linehandlers to ships navigating the Canal. The launch is 50 feet long, 15 feet wide, and powered by two Deutz 653 horsepower motors, generating a maximum speed of 22 knots. The launch will be used to deliver as many as 30 linehandlers to ships using the Canal, assisting as the cargo and passenger vessels are towed or use their own power to journey through the Canal's locks, lakes and Cut. The launch complies with all international requirements for shipbuilding and its construction is being inspected by the Bureau Veritas of Panama. "We take every opportunity to educate and transfer skills to our employees - we want them to be the most skillful and efficient in the world," said Manuel Benitez, Industrial Services Director. "Building this vessel in Panama will give ACP employees unique opportunities to grow and learn. We are doing the same thing with several locomotives recently purchased from Mitsubishi, again reinforcing our commitment to developing the best possible skill set for our employees." Recent improvements in Canal efficiency are the result of the ACP's permanent modernization program, with projects such as: the widening of the Gaillard Cut, the acquisition of new locomotives and the rehabilitation of the locomotive tracks, the implementation of a sophisticated navigation system - AIS, the addition of new tugboats and the deepening of Gatun Lake. These projects increase efficiency and reduce Canal Waters Time, which lead to increased capacity. About the Panama Canal Authority The Panama Canal Authority is the autonomous agency of the Government of Panama in charge of managing, operating, and maintaining the Panama Canal. The operation of the Panama Canal Authority is based on its organic law and the regulations approved by its Board of Directors. For more information, please refer to the Panama Canal Authority's Web site: www.pancanal.com . The Authority's responsibility to the Panamanian people is paramount. The Canal belongs to the people and benefits from the Canal should accrue to as many Panamanians as possible. The Authority will plan its future so that it will continually contribute to the economic development and welfare of the citizens of Panama. For nearly 90 years, the Panama Canal has served as the global gateway - a pathway for the shipment of major world commodities. Since the end of 1999, the ACP assumed the responsibility for the management, operation and modernization of the Canal as well as the protection and conservation of its watershed. In the past four years, the ACP has made significant strides - shifting to a market-oriented business model focused on customer service and reliability, making major capital investments for new and modern equipment and machinery, increasing safety and operational efficiency for customers, decreasing the time it takes ships to travel through the Canal and widening and deepening sections of the waterway. An important transportation link, the Canal services more than 140 different transportation routes from every corner - it is where major trading routes of the world connect and intersect providing safe, reliable and secure passage for all vessels. ### LILLEY AND GILLIE LAUNCH THE GS620 - THEIR NEW OFF COURSE ALARM Lilley and Gillie, based on the River Tyne in the North East of England, has launched a new Independent Off Course Alarm (Heading Monitor). Known as the GS620, the new Alarm incorporates many special features to overcome the difficulties some ship's electronic engineers and ship's electricians have experienced in the past when fitting and installing the sensor of previous models to the Standard Magnetic Compass bowl. The brand new features in the GS620 include Magnetic Variation and Deviation correction, and NMEA outputs. The GS620 also allows for Bracket or Panel mounting. Improvements in the GS620 includes two features to make installation easier. 1) The sensor output can be aligned with the magnetic compass heading electronically with the GS620 controls panel. 2) The GS620 processor automatically (within limits) adjusts for the varying strengths of magnetic field found with different compasses. In addition, the 'course set' display and 'course error' displays can be set to use heading information from different sources. Graham Knight, Managing Director of Lilley and Gillie said "Despite the fact that IMO A342(IX), recommending Off Course Alarms be fitted to all ships, came into force on 12th November 1975, few vessels over 10 years old were fitted. Nowadays most Flag States and Oil Majors require these vessels to be retro-fitted with this equipment. The new GS620 will make it very simple for them to do that." The regulations require the heading input for a heading monitor to originate from a source different to that of the Heading Control System (Autopilot). On vessels fitted with only one gyro the Standard Magnetic Compass is often the only other approved source of heading information. Despite some customers requesting that the off course alarm operates from a separate small magnetic compass, for the new design Lilley & Gillie have remained with their belief that the Standard Compass should be used The GS620 is the second product within the Lilley & Gillie Transmitting Magnetic Compass (TMC) equipment range to be redesigned. The GS720 magnetic compass interface unit, providing NMEA outputs from the Magnetic Compass, has been in production since January 2003 and performing very well for customers. EDITORS NOTE Applicable Regulations: Relevant sections from ISO11674, IMOA342(IX) / MSC.64 (67) Annex 3 Heading Control Systems and IMO A.822(19) Autopilot High Speed Craft. - ENDS - STN ATLAS Marine Electronics sold to EquiVest As of November 1, 2003, equity investor EquiVest, represented by Munich-based CBR Management GmbH, has acquired from EMG EuroMarine Electronics, a Hamburg-based Rheinmetall Group company, the business operations of STN ATLAS Marine Electronics GmbH, Hamburg. The parties to the deal have agreed not to disclose any details on the price paid. The takeover by EquiVest is part of an MBO enacted by STN ATLAS Marine Electronics' Management Board. The new company will operate under the name of SAM Electronics GmbH. A leading systems supplier in the market for electrical and electronic ship and offshore equipment, STN ATLAS Marine Electronics' some 1,000-strong workforce generated sales of EUR 244 million in fiscal 2002. Following the successful restructuring of STN ATLAS Marine Electronics and now its sale, Rheinmetall has passed another milestone in its announced divestment direction. P R E S S R E L E A S E Consilium Launches New Combined Speed Log and Echo Sounder Sweden-based Consilium Navigation AB launches the new SAL T3 speed log, combining a longitudinal and transversal true speed measurement with echo sounding. The SAL T3 is the first type approved combination of speed log and echo sounder in one housing, using only one combined transducer. Using acoustic correlation technique gives the unique possibility to measure both water and bottom track speed as well as water depth with only one single transducer . This new feature, combining speed log and echo sounder in one unit , results in the need of only one hull penetration, which facilitates installation and reduces both installation and maintenance cost. The echo sounder has a range between 2 - 200 metres, which is also the depth range of the bottom track speed log, giving accurate speed over ground as well as travelled distance over ground information. The water track log measures speed through water up to 55 knots, with a minimum water depth of 2 meters beneath the keel. The modular installation consists of a separate Transducer mounted into a sea valve suitable for both single and double bottom designs, an Electronic Unit , a Log Processing Unit as well as Indicators and Displays. If combined with a rate of turn gyro the SALT3 will, in addition to echo sounding information, also display the transversal bottom track speed in the fore and the aft of the ship on the Multi Function Display. For more information, please contact Consilium Navigation AB, Box 5021, SE-131 05 NACKA , Sweden. Marketing Department, Tel: + 46-8-563 051 00, Fax: + 46-8-563 051 99 E-mail: Hakan.Wahlstedt@consilium.se Home page: www.consilium.se B&N Nordsjöfrakt AB signs up with BASS for delivery of SAFIR and EasyInfo B&N Nordsjöfrakt AB has signed an agreement for delivery of SAFIR for optimizing the administration of reporting according to the chapter 9 of the ISM code. Furthermore B&N has purchased BASS EasyInfo to process all ship/shore documents. B&N Nordsjöfrakt AB is installing SAFIR and Easyinfo in their office at Skärhamn on the island Tjörn North of Gothenburg, Sweden. The two applications are to be implemented on all vessels owned and under management by B&N Nordsjöfrakt. "We have been in a long process of finding our ultimate solution for onboard reporting and ship-shore document management and we are now looking forward to start using the two BASS applications. These systems will assist us in standardising the way we distribute and update our manuals and other regulative documents. The unique code structure in SAFIR will give instant pin-pointed statistics on which areas we should focus on in our continuous safety and loss prevention work. ", Says Mr. Marko Vikman, Safety Manager, B&N Nordsjöfrakt. In SAFIR, all incident and inspection reports are entered onboard the ships and automatically transmitted to the office via the BASS Replicator and B&N's e-mail system. Full analysis, feedback and experience transfers are dispatched back to the ships in the same manner. EasyInfo is the ultimate tool to keep track of, and manage all manuals, instructions and external documents that are distributed to the fleet Alarms go off if a report is not written in time and the office can monitor if a manual revision is received and read. These two applications have proven to make the vital Safety/Quality tasks onboard as well as for the shore based Safety/Quality personnel significantly more efficient. "A 25% efficiency gain on is not un-usual in fleet operations where SAFIR and EasyInfo are implemented", says Geir Michaelsen, Regional Manager Europe, BASS. About B&N Nordsjöfrakt (www.bn.se) B&N Nordsjöfrakt AB specializes in industrial shipping and offers customers tailor-made freight and logistics solutions, particularly in the forest products and steel industries. B&N operates and manages 25 vessels. The "Total Transport Concept" stands for close and proactive cooperation, in which shipping services provide a base for a wider system of transport and logistics services. B&N also operates in the icebreaking/offshore sector and supplies tonnage, crews and ship-management services. (www.bn.se) About BASS (www.bassnet.no) We are a leading Integrated Maritime Solution supplier providing high quality with innovative solutions and excellent customer services for the maritime industry worldwide. Its software solutions cater for shipping companies' needs in respect of fleet administration and operations, planned maintenance, document management, inventory control/purchasing safety and quality management, crew and HR management, and accounting/finance. Media Contact: Kelly Low BASS Tel: +60 3 7490 6414 Fax: +60 3 7490 6881 Email: Kelly.Low@barbership.com www.bassnet.no USCG Marine Safety Office Miami Utilise PurpleFinder(r) as part of Voluntary Long-Range Identification and Tracking Program Pole Star Space Applications Limited, industry leader in maritime fleet tracking solutions, today announced that it had successfully completed a four-month program of long-range identification and tracking of Florida / Caribbean operators with the United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Miami (MSO Miami). The program, which is entirely voluntary, relies on Pole Star's existing client base allowing MSO Miami special access to ship location information obtained as part of the company's regular commercial PurpleFinder(r) Reporter service. The MSO Miami program is now to be expanded to include more regional operators. Pole Star's Purplefinder(r) Reporter is an Internet-based solution and utilises the participating ship's Inmarsat-C GMDSS system to provide near-global, two-way, real-time ship location information and logistical messaging. Use of this information aids maritime domain awareness, through the ability to: · Locate and track the positions of vessels USCG intends to provide additional protection due to the nature of trade, cargo, or intelligence received. · Readily identify vessels that have a "shared commitment" to help maritime security initiatives by providing near real time information on their positions. · Focus security resources and measures on vessels for which limited information is available. · Aid emergency response and port mobilization in the event of terrorist events. Pole Star's CEO, Darrel Sheinman stated, "This initiative with the United States Coast Guard has been a test-case in bringing together a group of our commercial customers to voluntarily provide their ship location information to a port-state Administration, in this case the Marine Safety Office Miami." He continued, "Maritime security is high up on every agenda, including Pole Star's, and MSO Miami program forms a major component of our overall business strategy to support national maritime security initiatives." He concluded, "The fact that this project is to be expanded demonstrates that such a collaborative approach to maritime security provides key operational benefits to Administrations such as MSO Miami and indeed to participating carriers." Capt. Jim Watson, MSO Miami Commanding Officer said on the project background, "Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 the Coast Guard and other security agencies have been actively pursuing Maritime Domain Awareness which our Commandant, Admiral Collins, has referred to as the "centerpiece of our maritime security initiatives." He added, "Now, USCG Captains of the Port nation-wide are attempting to maintain a real-time plot of vessels that have submitted a Notices of Arrival forms and / or participate in voluntary programs such as the one between MSO Miami and Pole Star." He summarised, "The extent of Pole Star's existing commercial operation was core to our utilization of PurpleFinder(r). Basically we needed to track ships and when we approached the carriers using Miami we found they were already using PurpleFinder, the need for collaboration was obvious." Editor's notes: About Marine Safety Office Miami: MISSION STATEMENT: We will strive to uphold our responsibility to provide world-class quality service to the American public, the maritime community, and our fellow Coast Guard personnel. We are committed to actively protecting South Florida's fragile and unique ecosystem. As the Coast Guard's Center of Excellence, we will take the lead in Cruise Ship safety. We will provide the best customer service to our U.S. Merchant Mariners and the public. We will diligently seek continuous improvement of our ports and waterways. Working in partnership with industry and by maintaining open communications, we will continue to embrace our 200 year tradition as the premier maritime safety service. About Pole Star Space Applications Limited: the privately owned and corporately funded UK company behind PurpleFinder(r). It was incorporated early 1998, now employs 23 staff, and is based in London with a regional office in New Zealand. Recognising the importance of local support, it operates through a global network of established Distributors and partners including Kelvin Hughes Ltd. With a business concentrated on delivering Internet-based applications to support predominantly maritime long-range identification and tracking and SOLAS XI-1/6 compliant ship security alarm systems, their extensive client list includes Naval entities, National Flag and Port-State Control Administrations, and a significant number of 'blue-chip' commercial shipping companies. About PurpleFinder(r): a highly effective yet inexpensive efleet informatics solution used by the maritime industry to locate and communicate with ships throughout the world in a secure and reliable manner. It is utilised by over 500 major ship owner / manager / chartering organisations, and National Maritime Administrations, operating over 5000 ships. About the DSAS ship security alert system: a self-contained unit consisting of a compact integrated Inmarsat/GPS transceiver, power management unit and back-up batteries, constructed within a ruggedised polycarbonate enclosure in turn protected by a stainless steel casing, and having multiple external alert activation points. Of portable dimensions, the DSAS unit is easily installed, and with no visible external antenna the unit does not resemble typical Satcom equipment, therefore with such a degree of concealment is likely to escape hijacker/terrorist attention. SOLAS XI-2/6 requires [DSAS] ship security alert systems be carried on ships as in two phases over the 2004-2006 timeframe. For further information please contact: Julian Longson VP Business Development Pole Star-PurpleFinder, Tel : +44 20 7313 7400, e-mail : longson@purplefinder.com web: www.purplefinder.com ---- MISSION'S PHONE CARD CAN BE USED ON SHIPS The Mission to Seafarers has developed a new phone card that can be used on shore and on ships. Until this development, calling from a ship required a different kind of card often not easily available to seafarers. Ken Cornforth, the Mission's North Tees chaplain responsible for the breakthrough, says the new generation of The Mission to Seafarers phone card will enable seafarers to call home from both land lines on shore and via satellite from ships. "This is a fantastic new development and I believe it is a world first," said Ken. "Our existing international card is very popular and enables seafarers to call home from any shore line while in port, but the technology is quite different when using ship satellite systems." To combine both technologies on one dual-purpose card, the Mission cooperated with Millennium Communications, which produces the existing Mission to Seafarers card, and Xantic, a premier satellite communication provider. Xantic made it possible for seafarers to use the card over its platform in both Burum and Perth Land earth Stations via a special access code. The cards should be available this month. "It has taken a lot of technical research and negotiation," said Ken, "but it is a giant step towards easy communication for seafarers. It will mean a great to deal know they are no longer quite so isolated. A lot of seafarers already use the Mission card and they will now have the means in their pocket to call home from their ship." END The Mission to Seafarers (formerly The Missions to Seamen) is a missionary society of the Anglican Church. It cares for the practical and spiritual welfare of seafarers of all races and creeds in 300 ports throughout the world. Working through a network of chaplains and staff, on average each year it makes 71,400 ship visits and welcomes 602,000 seafarers to its centres, visits 900 seafarers in hospital and helps in around 1,000 justice and welfare cases. From: Peter Pickles, press officer, The Mission to Seafarers, St Michael Paternoster Royal, College Hill, London EC4R 2RL Tel: 020 7248 5202 Fax: 020 7248 4761 Email: press@missiontoseafarers.org Pressrelease 03-11-10 For immediate publishing SAM Electronics, a.k.a. STN-ATLAS Marine Electronics, and Satpool Sweden AB are pleased to announce that they have signed a distribution- and service agreement for Sweden, commencing now. SAM Electronics sales manager Capt. Wolfgang Dickert says; By co-operating with Satpool Sweden, Sam Electronics strengthens its position and presens on the Swedish market. Satpool, with offices in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmoe, were found to be the ideal partner to us. Their technical skills and experience in the maritime market will be of great benefit to our present and future customers. Satpool Sweden's managing director, Peter Källström, says; This was really the piece of the puzzle that was missing to us. Being the number one in maritime communication and service we felt that we where ready to expand in the field of navigation. By this agreement with SAM Electronics we are able to further strengthen our position as Sweden's market leader in the field of maritime communication and navigation as well as support our customers and the market as a truly "One Stop Shop". Facts; SAM Electronics is the world's leading manufacturer of maritime electronics with an annual turnover of 250 M.Euro. SAM Electronics is the only company in the world capable of supplying from a single in-house source the following; ? Electrical Power Packages ? Electrical Drive Systems ? Automation Systems ? Navigation and Communication Equipment ? Maritime services Satpool Sweden AB is Sweden's leading provider of maritime communication solutions, hardware and service with an annual turnover of 5,5 M Euro. With service and sales offices in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmoe Satpool is always close to its customers, the maritime market. Satpools clients benefits from a worldwide service co-ordination centre, open 24h a day, 7 days a week, all year long. Satpool also represents; ? Sailor ? Skanti ? SeaTel ? Nera ? Motorola ? SAAB TransponderTech ? Inmarsat, Globalstar, Iridium and others satellite service providers. ? Satpools service engineers are approved by SMA, DNV, Lloyds, AM and GL. For more information please contact; SAM Electronics Satpool Sweden AB Mr Wolfgang Dickert Mr Peter Källström +49 40 88 25 24 21 +46 31 709 15 50 wolfgang.dickert@sam-electronics.com peter.kallstrom@satpool.se For Immediate Release November 10, 2003 For more information, contact: Susan V. Gonzalez, ABS Corporate Communications, 1 281 877 5853 or sgonzalez@eagle.org ABS NS Software Helps Secunda Marine With Cost Effective Procurement (Houston, TX---) ABS Nautical Systems (ABS NS) has taken the traditional purchasing relationship and automated it to provide shipowners and operators with a more efficient way of obtaining competitive bids and more responsive service with its eProcurement product, an extension of its Purchasing & Inventory software module. Nova Scotia-based Secunda Marine Services Limited (Secunda) is the latest operator to implement ABS NS eProcurement as part of its overall fleet management strategy. The SafeNet eProcurement solution simplifies the placing of Requests for Quotation (RFQs) via email to multiple sources. Savings flow from the automatic population of a client's SafeNet database with vendor RFQs, eliminating the need for the re-keying of prices and delivery times. SafeNet eProcurement's interaction with the SafeNet application and the user's email provides an easily managed and uncluttered method of communicating with vendors. Users can also issue Purchase Orders (POs) via email directly to their vendors. This represents a different approach by eProcurement than the competing third-party programs on the market, says ABS Nautical Systems President Jack Kitchura. "We have provided our clients with a simple, low-cost means of communicating electronically with their already established suppliers and vendors. Requests for Quotation (RFQs) and POs are exchanged directly between buyer and seller without any middleman commissions or transaction fees." The benefits from this IT solution are quickly evident. Secunda's Manager of Fleet Information Systems, Trevor Weissent, says his company has installed the software at close to 30 supplier sites, and in conjunction with the implementation of NS eProcurement, moved much of the purchase order processing functions to the individual vessels. "We regard our vessel Captains and Chief Engineers as part of our organization's management team, they just happen to manage our floating branch offices. NS eProcurement has allowed us to better equip and utilize our shipboard management personnel and provides our purchasing department more time to better source instead of process. Our plan is to double the number of supplier installations in the next month." The reduction in paperwork and administrative costs was clearly evident for Secunda, as Weissent points out. "In the first two weeks after we modified our purchasing process to increase the involvement of our vessels in the creation, approval and issuance process, we saw more than 100 purchase orders processed by our vessel managers, each representing a reduction in transaction processing at the office and significant reductions in the length of the purchasing cycle." He adds, "This improvement in cycle times is being realized at the front-end of the process too. Our eProcurement-enabled suppliers are responding to quotation requests quicker and are extremely pleased with our new paper-less relationship. It's been a win-win for us and our suppliers." Secunda began operation on the East Coast of Canada in the early 1980's. Starting with a single supply vessel, the Secunda fleet has grown into a diversified combination of vessels built around its core areas of business; offshore support, ocean towage and salvage, and subsea cable laying. With corporate offices in Nova Scotia, and locations in Newfoundland and Labrador, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Barbados, and with ships situated throughout the world, Secunda is well equipped to provide global services to its clients. ABS-NS SafeNet is one of the leading fleet management software packages available to the marine and offshore industries. It offers a fully integrated, modular approach to managing all the principal operational expenses associated with a vessel or offshore rig, ranging from crew payroll to purchasing, to maintenance and repair. SafeNet is currently installed aboard several thousand vessels ranging from tugboats to vlccs. Lagaay International cuts order processing time by integrating to TradeNet "Everybody sees the benefit of closer integration between the shipping company and the ship supplier. But until now it has been a pipe dream. Today, ShipServ's Ship Supply Management solutions have taken away the painful task of integrating Lagaay's IT systems and processes with the jungle of software systems and customer requirements out there." says Boris Noordervliet, Managing Director - Lagaay International. Lagaay International annually provides medicine and safety equipment to more than 3,500 vessels worldwide. In order to make Lagaay's medical supply process more convenient and efficient for both Lagaay and their customers, Lagaay recently upgraded their IT system, integrated with ShipServ's TradeNet, and launched the Lagaay ShipCat solution. ShipCat is an electronic catalogue, so that vessels can easily order medical supplies through TradeNet - based on Lagaay's ship-specific catalogue and innovative 'Ship's Medical Care System'. This system provides clients with updated lists of medical stock on board, and currently maintains data for more than 7,500 vessels - including medicine expiry dates and certificates. Mr. Noordervliet continues: "It makes a difference to existing and prospective customers that we can tell them that our solutions for system integration, transaction and data management are compliant with and optimized for almost any Planned Maintenance System and Purchasing System used in the industry today." To learn more about Lagaay's Ship's Medical Care System and their e-business solutions, please contact them by email at sales@lagaay.com Click here to download the ShipCat demo from the ShipServ web-site Marlink Unveils MarlinkOnline New www.marlinkonline.com Provides Customers with a Secure Site for Online Account Management. Marlink Customers Can Register Here for this Powerful Self-Service Tool OSLO, Norway and ROCKVILLE, Maryland (November 19, 2003) - Marlink today launched "Marlinkonline", a secure Web-based tool allowing customers to more directly manage their Marlink communication accounts. Using this new self-service tool, available exclusively from Marlink, customers can set up an account that gives them online access to billing information, analysis, and a range of services available from all of Marlink's multi-partner operators including Telenor Satellite Services, France Telecom, and Iridium. Marlinkonline permits authorized users to review and analyze their monthly invoices and daily account usage, as well as print call records and invoice details. The password protected site provides customers detailed and easy-to-follow instructions to enable access to their account information. The online instructions are available in six languages including English, Dutch, German, Greek, Norwegian, and Spanish. Using this new self service management tool, customers also have access to an Online Airtime Store where they can buy and re-load prepaid cards and scratch cards, reload SIM cards, set up credit card payment options, purchase equipment, and sign up for any of Marlink's value added services. Users are also able to manage the activation and deactivation of prepaid calling cards and access codes. "Marlink's online self service tool empowers our customers to more proactively manage their communications usage and costs," said Søren Einshøj, managing director of Marlink. "Marlinkonline is a tool designed to help our customers select and order services and applications they need to more efficiently control their business communications assets." As an introductory offer, Marlink customers can sign up for the new service for free by going directly to the secure site at www.marlinkonline.com. The satellite communications company has also developed a special CD-ROM for customers to take a virtual tour of the new online site. Marlink has conducted extensive testing on its online self-service tool to enhance ease of use and security for users. The company also plans to introduce additional account management features and capabilities to Marlinkonline in the coming months. For additional information or to obtain a copy of the virtual tour CD-ROM contact Marlink's Customer Service at +32 70 233 220 or by e-mail at customer.service@marlink.com. For more information contact: Mr. Søren Einshøj Managing Director E-mail: soren.einshoj@marlink.com Phone: +47 901 39 429 Fax: +47 67 89 36 48 Customer Service E-mail: customer.service@marlink.com Phone: +32 70 233 220 (24/7) Fax: +32 2 332 33 27 Press (For More Information and Graphics) Contact: Mr. Tom Surface Manager, Media & Public Relations Phone: +1 301 838 7805 E-mail: thomas.surface@telenor-usa.com About Marlink: Marlink is one of the world's leading satellite communications integrators providing maritime and land-based customers with a variety of services - any time, any place. Marlink offers high quality solutions for optimal, fast, efficient and reliable satellite communications globally, including satellite airtime, software, terminals, traffic accounting and Point of Service Activation (PSA) services. With offices worldwide including Athens, Brussels, Dubai, Hamburg, Houston, London, Oslo, Rockville, Singapore and Tokyo, Marlink had revenues in 2002 of nearly US$ 100 million. Full Managed Service for BP Kelvin Hughes has won a contract against stiff world-wide competition to provide BP with Full Managed Service for complete range of bridge electronic equipment on 13 of their vessels. The agreement will cover all the bridge equipment from Gyros to Communications and Echo Sounders to SARTS and EPIRBS as well as RADAR and navigation systems from Kelvin Hughes and other suppliers. With a Full Managed Service Agreement, all bridge equipment is covered for service across the globe. One fax, e-mail or telephone call to the Kelvin Hughes Contract Support team will ensure that no matter what the fault or equipment it will be handled and dealt with swiftly, accurately and with total commitment. The service gives the ship owner peace of mind, one company to deal with, one invoice and a full report of all the tasks that have been performed. A Full Managed Service Agreement will entitle customers to: • Fixed price on installation of new radar equipment • A dedicated Contract Management Team to handle all service needs • Discount on Service by Kelvin Hughes engineers • One invoice per quarter resulting in lowering of administration costs • Discount on training for ship's crew • Discount on spares • Total coverage of all electronic bridge equipment In addition to the Full managed Agreement, Kelvin Hughes can also offer a Maintenance Agreement. This is a fixed price agreement that covers all the bridge equipment, or just certain parts of the bridge and is sold at a fixed annual fee. This allows for simple annual budgeting. ChartCo-Plus service Kelvin Hughes and ChartCo are launching ChartCo Plus Service, the result of a joint development between the two companies. In addition to the standard ChartCo broadcast service, ChartCo Plus delivers ship specific information that allows on-line synchronisation of the charts & publications inventory between the Ship and Kelvin Hughes' Outfit Management system. With ChartCo Plus, when there is a change to the ship's operating area, any changes required to her charts or publications, are electronically transmitted to Kelvin Hughes for dispatch and inclusion to the Outfit Management System. This approach delivers swift dispatch and effective management of updates and new editions. ChartCo Plus delivers a significant reduction of administrative overhead for the mariner. Under ChartCo Plus the ship receives updates to a comprehensive catalogue of navigational information which includes more than 10,000 charts and publications. Officers can select any additional charts and books they need, having access to all necessary information on the ship's bridge. All ChartCo standard service options remain unaltered and continue to be available under ChartCo Plus. ChartCo Plus services will only be available to those ships that use or wish to use the Kelvin Hughes Outfit Management Service. Dr Yiorgos Palierakis, Director of Charts and Maritime Services at Kelvin Hughes, comments: "The ChartCo broadcast service is well-established and appreciated by over 400 Kelvin Hughes supplied ships. Based upon our experience over the last five years, we defined a number of added-value services to complement the well-known features of the standard broadcast. These services will allow closer integration of chart outfit records on ships with those ashore. They will permit, subject to owners' approval, on-line product selection and order placement and will hugely simplify administration. Additionally, ship managers will benefit from up to the minute information about on board changes to a ship's chart outfit." Haydn Jones, Managing Director of ChartCo says: "Kelvin Hughes is our leading Sales Agent as well as being the world's largest chart agent. As such, we have been pleased to work with them to produce custom services that meet their particular needs and provide added value to their customers and ours." ................. END ....................... For further information contact: Barry Morgan, Marketing Services Manager, Kelvin Hughes Tel:+44 208 501 6120 Fax: +44 208 559 8892 e-mail: barry.morgan@kelvinhughes. Total Marine Navigation Solutions Kelvin Hughes can now offer total marine navigation solutions with the introduction of a complete range of new systems to complement their existing Radar, ECDIS and IBS products. The new range includes Gyros, Internal and External Communications, Autopilots, Ships Security Alert System, Echo Sounders, and Compasses. All this equipment will allow Kelvin Hughes to offer its customers the complete one stop shop that most shipyards now prefer. In all can be integrated with the existing Kelvin Hughes Radar, ECDIS, and Harbour Approach System into consoles to suit the individual bridge layout. Kelvin Hughes have console manufacturing facilities convieniently situated at the shipbuilding centres in Europe, China and Korea. At this years Europort Exhibition in Amsterdam the Kelvin Hughes stand displayed a number of Bridge options from the full Queen Mary2 Bridge to a compact 3 display console as well as auxiliary console displaying the full range of equipment also required on today's complex bridge installation. The new equipment will all be badged under the world-renowned Kelvin Hughes brand. ................. END ....................... KHPR110304 For further information contact: Barry Morgan, Communications Manager, Kelvin Hughes Tel:+44 208 501 6120 Fax: +44 208 559 8892 e-mail: barry.morgan@kelvinhughes.co.uk 10 Radar System to Netherlands Nautical College Kelvin Hughes, part of Smiths Marine Systems, outfits the premier Maritime Training school in the Netherlands at Ijmuiden with Radar and ECDIS systems. The Nova College nautical school at Ijmuien at the mouth of the North Sea Canal is today the premier school for nautical students be they new to the sea, learning the basics of seamanship or experienced master mariners gaining knowledge of new equipment and procedures. The college has 10 Kelvin Hughes radar systems installed to teach navigators all the procedures and operating of today's modern radar. The systems are set out in realistic bridge settings with instructors controlling simulated real time ship manoeuvring scenarios, usually with two students operating each 'bridge'. The school recently installed a Kelvin Hughes ECDIS in one of the training bridges to give students experience of the new electronic chart systems which are being fitted to more and more vessels. They anticipate installing more ECDIS in the near future. ................. END ....................... KHPR110301 For further information contact: Barry Morgan, Communications Manager, Kelvin Hughes Tel:+44 208 501 6120 Fax: +44 208 559 8892 e-mail: barry.morgan@kelvinhughes.co.uk KELVIN HUGHES EXCELS IN KOREA A dramatic rise in demand for Kelvin Hughes' Integrated Bridge Systems for newbuildings in Korea has reinforced the company's position as a major player in the IBS market. This year has seen orders to supply equipment to Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries. The types of vessels involved include 35K DWT Product Tankers, 152K DWT Crude Oil Carriers and an FPSO (floating, production, storage and offloading) vessel. In addition, a follow-on order for two 49K DWT Product Carriers is particularly significant as these vessels are to be classified to Lloyds NAV1 IBS, one of the most stringent classifications. Kelvin Hughes, a part of Smiths Marine Systems, will supply the complete navigation package from it's own catalogue. The scope of supply includes Radar, ECDIS, Conning Displays, Gyrocompass, Autopilot, Track Control System, and Bridge Watch Alarm System. Furthermore, the bridge consoles will be produced in Korea to Kelvin Hughes designs. The latest generation Manta IBS from Kelvin Hughes utilises high resolution flat panel TFT displays, which have the advantage of a crystal clear picture and do not suffer from loss of focus or discolouring with age. The Manta displays may be arranged in an inter-switched, multifunction configuration, to provide a flexible operational layout and built-in redundancy. Commenting on the orders , Tim Ellis, Area Sales Manager with Kelvin Hughes said, "The new Manta bridge is a great step forward, with the flat panel displays, the sleek design, and the advanced functionality of the radar and ECDIS. Now we have our own gyro compass and autopilot to complete the package, we can really compete on even terms." ................. END ....................... For further information contact: Barry Morgan, Marketing Services Manager, Kelvin Hughes Tel:+44 208 501 6120 Fax: +44 208 559 8892 e-mail: barry.morgan@kelvinhughes.co.uk New web site for Kelvin Hughes WWW.KELVINHUGHES.COM Kelvin Hughes has relaunched its web site to provide a better service to its customers and the worldwide maritime industry. The new site is intended as an information resource for data about Kelvin Hughes, its products and services. Content is the key to an effective web presence and through the use of a content-based site driven from a central database this can be kept up to date to track changes and strategic developments within the Company. It was about eight years ago that Kelvin Hughes first launched itself onto the world wide web with an informative site. Today web users are more selective and critical of the performance of websites. They demand instant access to accurate information without sending in request forms and the subsequent wait for a reply. The aim is that every product that we sell will have an entry on the site which will include a brochure, handbook and any available installation information all of which can all be viewed or printed instantly through the browser. It is felt that the new Kelvin Hughes site will assist all those who are searching for information about the company, its products and its world-wide services. ................. END ....................... KHPR 110303 For further information contact: Barry Morgan, Communications Manager, Kelvin Hughes Tel:+44 208 501 6120 Fax: +44 208 559 8892 e-mail: barry.morgan@kelvinhughes.co.uk