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MaxSea Technical Training for Resellers in Bidart, France

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In March 2015 a MaxSea technical training session was given to resellers in the MaxSea International Headquarters in Bidart, south of France.

The MaxSea Regional Sales Manager for France, Sandrine Abadie attended the event, as well as the MaxSea Technical Trainer Thierry Callède.

MaxSea technical training in Bidart, France
Thierry Callède (centre back) with MaxSea resellers who attended the training

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Thierry Callède, longtime MaxSea technical trainer, led a technical presentation of MaxSea products, focusing in particular on the Professional TimeZero range of software products: MaxSea TimeZero ECS and PLOT.

MaxSea technical training in Bidart, France
Regional Sales Manager for France, Sandrine Abadie, with attendees of the MaxSea Technical Training

This was a good opportunity for our distribution network to learn about the new features available in the software and of course, to brush up on their understanding of how to integrate TimeZero software with compatible FURUNO hardware, such as the NavNet 3D, NavNet TZtouch and a range of their radars and sounders.

We would like to thank our partner network, which throughout the years has succeeded in making our software the leading solution on the boating and fishing markets.

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MaxSea Tales from the Field: Hamburg, Germany

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Last month, MaxSea Inside Sales Representative Irina Kuca, had the opportunity to visit two MaxSea distributors located in Hamburg, Germany: HanseNautic and Furuno Deutschland.

Day 1: Hansenautic

On her first day, Irina visited HanseNautic, a long-time partner of MaxSea. The HanseNautic store is located besides the biggest harbor of Hamburg. During her visit Irina answered the employees’ questions and provided training for MaxSea customers.

The HanseNautic store front
The HanseNautic store front
Hansenautic and Irina Kuca
Hansenautic employees Jens Rupprecht and Nils Nohr
HanseNautic store
The MaxSea TimeZero installation at HanseNautic

In the evening, Hansenautic employees Jens Rupprecht and Nils Nohr took time to show Irina the Hamburg harbour. Coincidentally, the the 7th largest cruise ship in the world, the Queen Mary 2, was docked there. The day ended with a typical “German” dinner: schnitzel with French fries.

Queen Elizabeth II
Irina Kuca pictured with the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship

Day 2: Furuno Deutschland

The next day, a meeting with John Dempsey, Ruediger Engel and Claus Frederiksen from Furuno Deutschland was scheduled. Furuno Germany greeted Irina with a nice welcome message, which was placed on the screen at the entrance. John Dempsey introduced her to the whole crew of Furuno Germany.

Furuno Germany with Irina Kuca
Irina Kuca with John Dempsey and Kai Thiede

The two day trip to Germany was successful and Irina together with MaxSea are looking forward to work with Hansenautic and Furuno Germany for many years to come.

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The MaxSea-WASSP Seminar in Barcelona

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Last week, MaxSea and ENL (Electronic Navigation Limited) co-hosted a training seminar event in Barcelona. Over 46 distributors and partners attended from 21 different countries around the world in order to learn more about MaxSea TimeZero software and the WASSP multi-beam sounders.

Dates: August 26th – 30th, 2014

Speakers: Iker Pryszo (MaxSea), Phil Seyb and Nick Fogarty (ENL)

Programme:

MaxSea-WASSP seminar

The Classroom Training

The Group Sales Manager at MaxSea, Frédéric Algalarrondo gave an introductory speech, welcoming all the particpants to Barcelona, and explained the schedule of the week.

Iker Pryszo then spent one day giving a technical training session on TimeZero Coastal Monitoring, a turnkey surveillance system that can be configured for a range of commercial applications, such as for ports, harbors or oil rigs.

On the second day, Iker presented MaxSea TimeZero PLOT, which is designed for commercial fishing and can now be integrated with WASSP multi-beam sounders, resulting in an extremely effective and powerful fishing aid. The MaxSea WASSP Module is required for this software-hardware integration.

The third day of classroom training was a techical training on the WASSP multi-beam sounders, presented by Phil Seyb and Nick Fogarty.

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The Welcome Dinner

After the first day of training, all the seminar attendees plus the MaxSea Naval staff enjoyed a dinner together. Some people stayed out later than they should have, but the details of this night are highly confidential and cannot be publicly disclosed…

MaxSea-WASSP Seminar Dinner
This was only the beginning…

Onboard Training

The last part of this seminar took place on the MaxSea boat. Attendees were invited to board at the Barcelona marina and see the installation of WASSP multi-beam sounder integrated with MaxSea TimeZero PLOT in action.

MaxSea WASSP onboard training
Seminar attendees
The MaxSea WASSP onboard training
The view from the boat!
Brice Pryszo, CEO and President of MaxSea
Brice Pryszo, CEO and President of MaxSea
The MaxSea Naval staff
The MaxSea Naval staff

You can view more photos from the onboard training in this MaxSea Facebook album.

We would like to thank everyone for coming to the seminar, and it was a pleasure to meet so many distributors and partners and have the opportunity to have an enjoyable and informative week together.

If you would like to learn more about the products featured in this seminar, please use the below contact details:

MaxSea TimeZero PLOT: info@maxsea.fr

TimeZero Coastal Monitoring: info@tzcoastalmonitoring.com

WASSP Multi-Beam Sounders: Fill out this contact form

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MaxSea Office Closures for Easter

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We would like to inform you that our sales department will be closed for 2 days this Easter weekend due to public holidays.

We're Closed

The dates are as follows:

– Friday April 18th
– Monday, April 21st

Please also note that Technical Support will be closed on Monday April 21st only.

Remember, you can order software, charts, modules and services 24/7, every day of the year on the MaxSea Webstore. Take a look at it here.

 

Feel free to contact us if you need any further information.

 

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US NOAA Raster and Vector Chart Updates

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Updates from March 20, 2017

We just wanted to let you know we have fresh new NOAA charts for both Raster and Vector format. There is also Block charts update only available for TZ Professional v3. Please consult the list to see which charts are involved.

Check out our Facebook page to find examples of the improvements to the charts and find out about big changes in an area near you that you may not have been aware of:
Vector | Raster

Example Screenshot of West Palm Beach NOAA Vector Chart

Chart references:

  • MWRUSAMAP10.1 NOAA Raster Charts
  • MWVSUSAMAP11.1 NOAA Vector Charts & USACE Inland Charts
  • WARUSBCMAP4.1 USA – Gulf of Mexico Block charts NOAA

 Find these charts now available in our chart catalog.

News from March 6, 2014

These US charts have been updated and are available as of March 3rd, 2014 in our Chart Catalogue:

MX NOAA Chart update


The following NOAA chart versions are now available:

NOAA Raster chart coverage (left) and NOAA Vector chart coverage (right)
NOAA Raster chart coverage (left) and NOAA Vector chart coverage (right)

Updated Information

  • Updated NOAA Vector Charts (S57): This Edition adds 71 new Vector Charts to the library as well as many other chart updates.
  • Updated NOAA Raster Charts: This new edition includes the latest chart updates that can be found on the NOAA paper charts.

Read full information about these chart updates in this PDF file.

Example of improvement to the NOAA vector charts: now buoys are numbered (right)
Example of improvement to the NOAA vector charts: now buoys are numbered (right)

NOAA charts are totally free of charge so you can download them right now, to make sure that you’re using the most up-to-date chart data available for US waters.

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MaxSea Tales from the Field: Navotas (Philippines)

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This is part of a series of short chronicles sent by MaxSea staff from different locations worldwide.

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Navotas is a city that occupies a narrow strip of land along the eastern shores of Manila Bay in Metro Manila, better known as the “Fishing Capital of the Philippines”.

MaxSea sales representative Dinh went there to meet fisherman from Frabelle Fishing Corporation*, a world-class Philippine deep sea fishing company to present MaxSea TimeZero PLOT, our best solution for commercial fishing.

MaxSea TimeZero PLOT product demoFirst, the company started by trawl fishing and then moved into purse seining. Target species were small pelagic fish like sardines, mackerel, and scads within the Philippine waters. In the mid-70s, Frabelle also started the purse seining of tuna and expanded its fishing operations beyond the Philippines into the waters of the Western and Central Pacific region.

Today, Frabelle supplies fresh, frozen and processed seafood products to the Philippine domestic market and exports the same to Africa, the Middle East, North America, Europe and other parts of Asia. Other business areas that Frabelle has ventured into includes: Marl culture; Aquaculture; Post Harvest Facilities and Services; Engineering services; Ship Repair and Shipbuilding; Real Estate and Food Trading and Processing.

Frabelle Fishing Corporation practicingFrabelle’s Master fishermen are always looking for new equipment to increase their efficiency. So, naturally, when Dinh introduced them MaxSea TimeZero PLOT, they were convinced that our software could be a very helpful tool for navigation and deep-sea fishing. Right away, Frabelle decided to equip 13 of their biggest purse seiners with MaxSea, mostly operating in Papua New Guinea. After Y&L Fishing, RD Fishing, another big actor in the Filipino fishing industry chose MaxSea!

*Founded in Navotas, Frabelle has more than 40 years of deep sea fishing experience. The vertical and horizontal growth of its fishing operations has made Frabelle Group of Companies one of the most recognized company in both the fishing and food processing industries.

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Meet the crew: the 2015 team at your service

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In 2012, we shared some pictures of our office and staff in Barcelona. Here’s an update of our staff (hover the mouse over each picture to see names and positions), the office hasn’t changed a bit:

Ferhat Dahak – Regional Sales Manager
Frédéric Brenner – Technical Support
Theo Scott – Marketing Department
Silvia Solé – Orders Department
Antoine – Technical Support
Frédéric Algalarrondo – Sales Director
Laetitia Bruckert – Sales Back Office Manager
Nadia – Accounting Department
Sandrine Abadie – Inside Sales Manager
Marcela Ureta – Marketing Manager
Irina Kuca – Inside Sales Representative

For any support request go to MaxSea Support.

For other matters, write to info@maxsea.fr or call +33 5 59 43 81 00

Find manuals, user guides and sailing tips at MaxSea Documentation.

Hasta la vista!

MaxSea Team

MaxSea sea bass fishing day out

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With the help, patience and boat of Olivier Journaux (aka Captain’OJ, an oldtime partner), MaxSea’s sales team went sea bass sportfishing a while ago. We brought you the pictures.

A very difficult weather and poor technical skills (sorry guys, we have to admit it), it was quite a challenge for the team to fish anything. Captain’OJ, the only pro on board, caught the first sea bass (a 1,5 kg piece) that was released immediatly:

First 1,5kg sea bass caught by Captain'OJ

Sales Director Frederic Algalarrondo caught the second fish, a 3,6kg sea bass also released as the team only wanted to keep one.

Second 3,6kg sea bass caught by Frederic, MaxSea Sales Director

Next fish was caught by Area Sales Manager Philippe Raba (3,5 kg):

Third 3,5kg sea bas caught by Philippe, Area Sales Manager

Fourth sample (4,1kg!) was caught by Area Sales Manager Thibault Hua:

Fourth 4,1kg sea bass caught by Thibault, Area Sales Manager

The icing on the cake was a  magnificent 5,2kg sea bass caught by Philippe (second fish of the day and of his entire life) and kept by the crew.

Fifth 5,2kg sea bass caught by Philippe, Area Sales Manager

In spite of the bad conditions, it was a wonderful and very enjoyable sail trip: Captain’OJ discovered the new MaxSea TimeZero for professional mariners (ECS) and MaxSea Sales Team put their hands on the fishing craft.

MaxSea Sales Team

Thank you Olivier for the great experience and thanks to Fred, Philippe, Thibault, Clément and Sandrine for allowing us to publish these amazing pictures of you 🙂

Here’s the same post on Captain’OJ’s blog (in french).

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Do you want to go sea bass fishing? 2012 Season is up and running! Contact Captain’OJ.

Captain'OJ

Meet the crew – MaxSea International set sails in Barcelona

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Last January, MaxSea’s spanish office moved from Madrid to Barcelona looking for some Mediterranean wellness (a.k.a. sand, sun and sea).

With 3 new recruits, we are now 9 people ensuring sales, support and marketing for the whole company (talk about multitasking!). You’ll get to see our faces IF you read  until the end.

Here´s our open space:

MaxSea International - Barcelona office 1

Here’s how we communicate worldwide, but specially with our colleagues in France:

MaxSea International - Barcelona office 2

 And here’s where some of the biggest commercial decisions are taken (a.k.a. Ze Big Boss):

MaxSea International - Barcelona office 3

If you’re still reading, you’ve deserved to peek at MaxSea’s Spanish staff:

Next time we’ll show you our crew in Bidart, France; home to development, design, training, MapMedia (cartography) and board of directors.