The State of Norway acquitted in Rocknes case
A verdict in the court of appeal has ruled that the 2004 Rocknes accident was caused by navigational error. The State of Norway is therefore acquitted of the original NOK 580 million claims for damages made by the shipping company and 13 insurance companies.
Read more ...Updated nautical charts – Printing of charts on demand
In 2010 it will be possible to order updated nautical charts from the Norwegian Hydrographic Service. The Hydrographic Service is conducting a prototype development project for such a service, known globally as Print on Demand.
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Breakthrough on proposal of mandatory ECDIS at NAV 54
A clear majority in favour of mandatory ECDIS implementation was expressed at the recent NAV 54 meeting of the sub-committee on safety of navigation of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) maritime safety committee (MSC).
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BLAST website launched
The official website for the Bringing Land and Sea Together (BLAST) project has now been launched.
Read more ...Making it easier for navigators
Navigators now have the opportunity easily to transfer corrections published in the Notices to Mariners (Efs) to their nautical charts.
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