KUALA NERUS: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) is developing a sea conditions forecasting application that offers five days’ worth of current, wave and ocean temperature data for use in sectors such as recreation, tourism and fisheries.
UMT vice-chancellor Prof Dr Mazlan Abd Ghaffar said work first started on the Malaysia Marine Forecast System (MFast) three years ago, and it will be the first national marine operations system that can also be used in rescue efforts, shipping as well as the oil and gas industry.
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