OSLO-BASED Fugro Seastar has announced that the 16,000-TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo has been fitted with Marinestar maneuvering system to assist in berthing and navigation.
The satellite aided navigation technology is based on composite GPS and GLONASS constellations and measures precise speeds at the bow and the stern together with quay distances to assist the vessel safely to the berth.
The Fugro Seastar claims Marinestar provides speed and heading information to a higher level of accuracy than conventional navigational aids such as doppler log and gyro compass.
In addition to its navigation and berthing functions, the Marinestar maneuvering system is able to measure vessel trim fore and aft trim dynamically while underway.
The same size CMA CGM Jules Verne and CMA CGM Alexander Von Humboldt, the system is being installed on five other 13,800-TEU vessels in the CMA CGM fleet.
WORLD SHIPPING
03 August 2013 - 08:23
CMA CGM Marco Polo fitted with marinestar dockside GPS navigation gear
OSLO-BASED Fugro Seastar has announced that the 16,000-TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo has been fitted with Marinestar maneuvering system to assist in berthing and navigation.
WORLD SHIPPING
03 August 2013 - 08:23
CMA CGM Marco Polo fitted with marinestar dockside GPS navigation gear
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