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Turnkey Upgrade to Electronic Chart Display

Display and Information system Upgrade Completed Onboard the USNS Bob Hope and the USNS Brittin.

U.S. Marine Management, Inc (USMMI) a part of Maersk Lines Limited has awarded a contract to The GBS Group in January 2021 to provide a complete turnkey upgrade to the Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) onboard the USNS Bob Hope and the USNS Brittin.  The contract includes purchase of all materials, removal of the existing ECDIS, and installation, testing, and commissioning of the new ECDIS. 

GBS continues to excel in the design, build, installation, test, troubleshooting and maintenance of machinery control, automation, navigation & steering control, and related systems for the U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, U.S. Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and multiple commercial operating fleets.  We are leveraging our engineering experience across these customers and have become very unique. Few companies in our industry are capable of developing full-scale, fixed price ship control system designs from end-to-end as well as providing vital engineering support to ISEA and fleet engineering agencies. We continue to utilize our highly skilled workforce and company resources on all tasking to meet the needs of every fleet we serve.