Navy Rolls Out Littoral Combat Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission Package

A ceremony to mark the rollout of the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission module for the littoral combat ship (LCS) was held at Naval Base Point Loma.

The Program Executive Office for Littoral and Mine Warfare, Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Space and Naval Warfare Command (SPAWAR) and Space and Naval Warfare Systems, San Diego, hosted the event. According to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisitions, Anne Sandel, this is the third mission package to be released for use with the LCS class of ships. The other two packages are the mine and surface warfare mission modules. The LCS can be configured to deploy with any one of the three interchangeable mission modules typically within 96 hours depending on the nature of the mission. The new mission module package offers new technologies, such as a new unmanned surface vehicle (USV), the vertical takeoff unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV), new dipping sonar and towed array sonar devices.

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Chongqing Marine breaks into Japan-China market

Shanghai: Chongqing Marine Shipping has announced that it is to extend its existing Pusan-Taicang/Jiangyin loop to include Kyushu later this month.

The service, which is the first for the company in the Japan-China market, will boast additional calls at Moji and Hakata making it the first direct service to Japan from Jiangyin. The move follows in the footsteps of companies such as Pan World Logistics Co, Centrans International Marine Shipping and Qingdao Marine Noah’s Ark Shipping which all recently became players in this market. The new Chongqing Marine Shipping fixed-day weekly service will deploy a 332teu vessel following the port rotation: Moji (Wed), Hakata (Wed), Taicang (Fri/Sat), Jiangyin (Sat/Sun), Pusan (Tue), Moji.

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Orbit’s OrSat Antenna Successfully Completes Extensive Global-Ku Coverage Tests

Completely independent and hands-free, OrSat performs flawlessly; OrSat is presented at SMM and Monaco 2008.

Netanya, Israel – Orbit Technology Group, a well established leader in the field of advanced mobile satellite communication and tracking antenna systems for marine, air, rail, and other ground applications, announces another milestone for its Marine Mobile Satellite Communication System – the OrSat.  Having successfully completed a rigorous field test onboard a ship that traveled from a north western European port, through the Mediterranean Sea, Suez Canal, Indian Ocean and up to Yokohama, Japan – and then back, OrSat demonstrated flawless connectivity throughout the voyage, with seamless roaming between satellites on the rout. Throughout the entire trip, personnel onboard enjoyed uninterrupted, full satellite communication connectivity via Internet, engendering enthusiastic responses from the crew – all without having to change or replace any parts in the system throughout the voyage, and without any other human intervention.  The OrSat is now ready for use as a Global-Ku Satcom system, the only antenna system in the world that has been both fully tested on the global rout and also Type-Approved by all satellite companies that cover this route. In addition to being ready for Global Ku satellite coverage, OrSat offers the largest gain possible for an antenna enclosed inside a 1.28 m radome.  This highly efficient, service oriented, mature and proven system continues to build on its uniqueness and customer satisfaction record, with hundreds sold worldwide.  OrSat distinguishes itself through sophisticated and innovative design – simple to operate, with plug-and-play architecture and unmatched cost effectiveness.

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