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VIDEO: Silver Ships delivers USACE survey catamaran

Theodore, Ala.-headquartered Silver Ships has completed the construction and delivery of a 35-foot hydrographic survey catamaran to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District. The advanced vessel is specifically designed to support hydrographic surveying operations critical to USACE’s mission of maintaining navigable waterways and ensuring infrastructure integrity.

The new catamaran features a state-of-the-art hull optimized for stability and precision in surveying missions. The...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/video-silver-ships-delivers-usace-survey-catamaran/

Jamaica orders 22 Metal Shark surface interceptor vessels

Jeanerette, La., headquartered boat builder Metal Shark reports that it has booked a contract to build twenty-two welded-aluminum high-speed surface interceptor vessels for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF).

JDF has selected the Metal Shark 36 Fearless, a high-performance center console craft proven in service with multiple military, law enforcement, and first responder agencies worldwide. Procured via direct purchase, these new surface interceptor vessels will be used by the JDF-Coast Guard for...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/jamaica-orders-22-metal-shark-surface-interceptor-vessels/

Furuno helps bring crewless navigation a step closer to realization

Furuno Electric Company has been hard at work developing systems for unmanned ships as part of Japan’s Designing the Future of Full Autonomous Ship (DFFAS) Project. Furuno’s commitment to contributing its expertise to the project was underscored yet again with the fifth demonstration test of the DFFAS program. Carried out between Tokyo Bay and Ise Bay from February 26 to March 1, a distance of nearly 300 miles, the test demonstrated for the first time the viability of a comprehensive, fully...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/furuno-helps-bring-crewless-navigation-a-step-closer-to-realization/

Augmented reality for future automation

Augmented reality for future automation

Kazuma Waimatsu, director of the Marine Electronic Products Division and leading figure in the Furuno’s digital transformation project

CIRM Director Kazuma Waimatsu is a Senior Executive Officer at Furuno Electric Co. Ltd. He is  charge of Marine Electronic Products and Director of  the Marine Electronic Products Division;  Here he writes about Augmented reality for future automation. 

The number of ships crossing the world’s oceans is increasing every day...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/09/01/augmented-reality-for-future-automation/

Brix Marine delivers luxury water taxi

Brix Marine (formerly Armstrong Marine USA), Port Angeles, Wash., has delivered a new 4615-CTC luxury water taxi, Liberty National I, to Liberty National Golf Club after successful launch and sea trials in Port Angeles Harbor.

Liberty National Golf Club selected the Brix Marine design last year and will utilize the planing catamaran to transport passengers between North Cove Marina in New York City and the private club’s dock in New Jersey.

Liberty National I carries a USCG COI for 30 passengers...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/ferries/brix-marine-delivers-luxury-water-taxi/

Furuno Offers KVH AgilePlans Maritime VSAT Connectivity in Japan

Furuno Offers KVH AgilePlans Maritime VSAT Connectivity in Japan

The AgilePlans program accelerates HTS VSAT adoption as a monthly subscription with no costly CAPEX and no long-term commitment for commercial fleets

MIDDLETOWN, RI – Nov. 19, 2020 – KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), is pleased to announce that Furuno is offering AgilePlans® maritime VSAT connectivity in Japan. The KVH AgilePlans program is a Connectivity as a Service (CaaS) subscription-based model offering a comprehensive...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/11/19/furuno-offers-kvh-agileplans-maritime-vsat-connectivity-in-japan/

FURUNO Presents New Solid-State & IMO-Compliant Magnetron-Free X-Band Radar/Chart Radar

radar on ship's bridge

FURUNO presents its NEW 800W IMO Solid-State device X-band Radar/Chart Radar, and is able to offer, for the first time, a complete Magnetron-free Radar/Chart Radar Solution in both X-band and S-band with the addition of X-band models to the FAR-2xx8/3xx0 NXT Series (from next summer 2020).

No magnetron means less power consumption and no consumable part while maintaining the same level of performance thanks to deep know-how in Solid-State technologies. In other words, Solid-State NXT Radars are...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/furuno-presents-new-solid-state-imo-compliant-magnetron-free-x-band-radar-chart-radar/