AMI and Kelvin Hughes Limited agree terms to expand their areas of cooperation in South East Asia.
Prudent shipowners and managers, particularly those with large fleets, should be making plans to ensure a successful transition to ECDIS, or risk being left with a narrower choice of equipment and a tight schedule to make sure it works.
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Customers are impressed by the enhanced capabilities of Kelvin Hughes radars achieved by upgrading their software, which in some cases exceed the performance criteria of special-purpose radar for the detection of pirates, ice and oil spills.
Last year the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) distributed check data in the form of two fictitious electronic navigational charts (ENCs) that allowed mariners to check aspects of ECDIS operation and gave manufacturers such as Kelvin Hughes the opportunity to remove any inconsistencies.
Kelvin Hughes and KH Charts have moved their Ilford, Essex UK operations to a new facility in Enfield, UK.