Tag: GPS

The U.S. Maritime Administration informs that there have been reported GPS interference incidents in various locations around the world, especially in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. 

On January 2, 2020, some models of FRUNO GPS or GMDSS devices with built-in FRUNO GPS experienced the ROLLOVER phenomenon, which caused a lot of trouble for many ships, reports Capt.Zhaoqingwei, Marine Safety Manager at DASIN SHIPPING PTE LTD.

The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) announced an around $1.2m investment in safe navigation in the Middle East Gulf.

In December's Be Cyber Aware at Sea, Phish and Ships explains the dangers of GPS spoofing and how can the shipping industry protect its GPS technologies, in light of automation development within the industry.

Ships have reported an increasing number of cases of significant GPS interference and jamming in recent months. The geographic areas with more than one reported incident include the eastern and central Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, and multiple Chinese ports.

Multiple instances of significant GPS interference have been reported worldwide in the maritime domain, says US MARAD.

The US Coast Guard (USCG) switched off the last Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) signals after more than 25 years of service on June 30, due to the GPS that provides sufficient positional accuracy.

After AMSA revealed intentions to shut down its radio beacon differential global positioning system (DGPS) service, it has now noted that this will not impact the accuracy of satellite positioning or safe navigation.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing US agencies to test whether critical infrastructure systems are vulnerable in case of disruption or manipulation of satellite-based global positioning system services (GPS).

Knowing exactly where you’re sailing and where to sail next is the most important part of a vessel’s navigation which can be accomplished by the use of GPS. Yet, what happens when your GPS gets spoofed? GPS spoofing, often leading to GPS outages, causes major disruptions to the shipping industry impacting safe navigation, leading to paralyzed shipping lanes, collisions and untraceable attacks.