In December 2007 Transas Marine UK received the prestigious order from cruise company Saga Shipping to install and commission a Navi-Sailor 3000 Dual ECDIS on boat board one of its vessels – The Saga Ruby.

Whilst the Saga Ruby mainly operates in the Mediterranean, she will depart from Southampton early in the New Year on a major cruise around the world.

The contract represents a significant investment for Saga, and it was awarded to Transas after an extensive market analysis was carried out with the company looking at every aspect from installation, training to service. Some of the major contributory factors that helped in securing the contract for the systems to be installed on the Saga Ruby was the fact that Transas Marine UK was able to offer Saga not only excellent service due to the Transas service network, but a training package for crew members utilising the Simulator and classroom facilities available in the Transas UK Portsmouth office.

Transas UK have supplied a fully type approved system using the tried and tested Navi-Sailor 3000 ECDIS-I software which is an up-to date product resulting from Transas’ long standing experience in the field of marine navigation devices and software. The installation and training will in the future lead to the implementation of the Saga Ruby being able to operate paperless while navigational.

The Navi-Sailor 3000 ECDIS has been developed to meet the requirements of the SOLAS Chapter V and IMO resolution and holds certificates from DNV and BSH.