Nationwide Automatic Identification System to begin USCG operational test & evaluation Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed core capability development of the Nationwide Automatic Identification System (AIS) and delivered it to the U.S. Coast Guard to begin formal government testing prior to deployment. Nationwide AIS will provide a more comprehensive view of vessels bound for…
exactEarth Ltd., a leading provider of satellite AIS data services, announced the successful launch of the exactView 1 (EV-1) satellite aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle. EV-1 is carrying an advanced second generation AIS detection payload which is expected to significantly enhance vessel detection and tracking performance especially in areas of denser shipping traffic. The…
The number of pirate attacks have fallen sharply in the first half of 2012, led by a drop in Somali piracy, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) global piracy report revealed today, but warned that these numbers were offset by a worrying increase of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea.…
IN FIRST semester of this year, IPC II had booked the pre-tax profit of Rp. 1.405 trillion, increasing 44.92% from the same period last year (Semester I 2011) which was of 970 billion. Such profit gain, according to RJ Lino, the Managing Director of IPC II was calculated from total income of Rp. 2.991…