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GC Rieber to install dual C- and Ku-band VSAT
- Marlink reports that it is to provide dual C-band and Ku-band VSAT services to GC Rieber Shipping, a global operator of vessels within the subsea, polar expedition and marine seismic segments. >>more
BASS agrees contract in Swedish cluster
- BASS reports that it has won a new software contract with a company in the cluster of tanker managers on the island of Donsö in Sweden, its first contract in the area. >>more
Cooperation agreement for Japanese organisations
- Japan's National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI) and classification society ClassNK have signed an agreement that commits the two organisations to a cooperative research programme for new maritime technologies. >>more
Online freight rate exchange launched
- Linescape has launched FRESCOTM, an online Freight Rate Exchange for shipping containers used for purchasing and sales in the freight forwarding sector, and for buyers of freight services. >>more
New sims for Australian Maritime College
- A new Dynamic Positioning (DP) Operator Training Facility has opened in Northbridge, Western Australia, owned and run by the Australian Maritime College (AMC). >>more
AVEVA increases security options
- AVEVA, a producer of design software used by shipyards, reports that it has increased the choice of security options available to its AVEVA Global customers through the implementation of Microsoft's Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) standard >>more
