plan for march: March 2002 Technology for vessel engineers Computer aided navigation tools Knowledge management systems for seafarers DONE Monitoring ships engines electronically DONE A global container tracking chain? can write anyway OUR AMBITION to be the world leading information resource for maritime information technology (yeah right) GOOD ARTICLE IDEAS; G+O Tech, a seaman alarm. VESSEL ENGINEERS water monitoring: the Ashland chemical system. engine monitoring, remote engine monitoring, automation systems. What systems are available for the ship engineers? COMPUTER AIDED NAVIGATION TOOLS ECDIS from Transas, weather information, tidal information, OceanRoutes, Meteo Consult KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT Already done CRUISE SHIPS TECHNOLOGY internet cafes onboard, calling systems, VSATs nothing new THIS IS SHIT security systems BROKERS they can f* off container tracking: nothing exciting going on communications.. is there anything exciting happening? don't think so, nothing happening to the tariffs, all the systems have been covered to death nothing in communications, nothing in charts