SOFTWARE COMES OF AGE

The author looks at the current status of software for the shipping industry and examines some of the products now available. An illustration charts one of the most elaborate examples of maritime information, an integrated system planned by Canadian Pacific Ships--one in which vessels are linked via satcoms to a central computer in a corporate-wide system.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Authors:
  • Gallagher, R T
• Publication Date: 1987-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Ocean Voice
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: No.3
  • ISSN: 0261-6777

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic vessel control; Computer programs; Fleet management; Satellite communication
• Old TRIS Terms: Shipboard computers
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00653829
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM