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September 17 2010

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Maersk agrees 200-vessel FleetBroadband deal
- Shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk is to extend its usage of the Inmarsat FleetBroadband system following the agreement of a mammoth deal that will see the systems installed aboard an additional 200 vessels across its fleet. >>more

Wilson and Gleamray to go paperless
- Shipping companies Wilson ASA and Gleamray Maritime Inc have agreed new ECDIS deals with Transas, with the aim of introducing paperless navigation aboard their vessels. >>more

Globalstar satellite launch date announced
- Globalstar has announced that October 19th is to be the scheduled inaugural launch date for six of its second-generation satellites, using the Soyuz launch vehicle. >>more

50 newbuild orders for SAM
- SAM Electronics has secured new orders to outfit 50 vessels under construction at yards in China, Germany, Italy, Korea, Netherlands and the Philippines with its new range of NACOS Platinum integrated navigation and automation control systems. >>more

Intelligent bridge debuted by Raytheon
- Raytheon Anschütz has officially launched its new Intelligent Bridge System, under the name Synapsis Bridge Control, at the SMM exhibition in Germany. >>more

iDirect protocol integrated by VSAT manufacturers
- VSAT antenna manufacturers Sea Tel, Intellian and Jotron have concluded the implementation of the OpenAMIP protocol developed by iDirect, having completed successful interoperability testing with iDirect's range of broadband satellite routers. >>more

New launch from ChartCo
- ChartCo has released PassageManager, a new addition to its oceanMaster software package. >>more

Additional ECDIS training for Singapore Navy
- ECDIS Ltd reports that it has delivered an ECDIS Quality Control training course to the Singapore Navy. >>more


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