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The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Global Oceans announce new partnership to map the world’s ocean floor

22 December 2021

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Global Oceans announce new partnership to map the world’s ocean floor

London, 22 December 2021 – A new partnership has been announced between The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Global Oceans. The two parties will work together to further our understanding of ocean bathymetry and contribute to the global effort to produce the definitive map of the ocean floor, complementing the goals of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/22/the-nippon-foundation-gebco-seabed-2030-project-and-global-oceans-announce-new-partnership-to-map-the-worlds-ocean-floor/

Seabed 2030 enters new agreement with the Global Multi-Resolution Topography Synthesis Project

24 February 2021

Seabed 2030 enters new agreement with the Global Multi-Resolution Topography Synthesis Project

London, 24 February 2021 – The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and the Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) Synthesis Project, operated at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, have paved the way for a future of collaborative working by entering into a Letter of Intent. The formal agreement establishes a partnership between the two projects, with the shared objective...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/24/seabed-2030-enters-new-agreement-with-the-global-multi-resolution-topography-synthesis-project/

(FAQs) New Safe ECDIS Guidance by OCIMF

19 November 2020

In a major development, the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has launched its latest information paper, which provides guidance on how to improve policies and procedures concerning the safe use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS), says an article published on their website.

What is it?

ECDIS has proven to be a very useful tool for the shipping industry, providing navigational charts and data needed for a safe navigation, while the voyage is planned easier...

https://mfame.guru/faqs-new-safe-ecdis-guidance-by-ocimf/