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January 14 2011
 
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Details of BP VSAT deal confirmed  
- HarrisCapRock Communications has released details of the VSAT contract it agreed with oil giant BP last year, revealing that it has signed a 39-month contract to deploy its SeaAccess solution onboard BP's tanker fleet. >>more

 

Varada Marine in fleet-wide VSAT deal  
- Ship Equip and Varada Marine has signed a contract whereby Varada will install Ship Equip VSAT systems across its entire fleet of Offshore Supply Vessels. >>more

 

Tidewater to conduct ABS software trial  
- Tidewater Inc, owner of 396 vessels serving the offshore energy industry, is to conduct a trial of fleet management software from ABS Nautical Systems. >>more

 

BASS and SIS end turbulent relationship  
- After years of disagreements and legal wrangles, Norwegian software companies BASS and Star Information Systems (SIS) have parted ways after the companies confirmed that BASS has completed the sale of its 34 per cent stake in SIS - with statements on both sides suggesting that the relationship between the parties had become particularly strained. >>more

 

Integral agrees USCG deal  
- Integral Systems has been selected as the prime contractor on a five-year, $10 million IDIQ (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) contract with the US Coast Guard to equip its large cutter fleet with VSAT communications technology, including routers and modems from iDirect Government Technologies (iGT). >>more

 

Simulator upgrade for Dutch college  
- Dutch maritime training college STC-Group has signed a contract with Kongsberg Maritime for the supply of upgrades to its simulator installations. >>more

 

New applications for Iridium transceiver  
- Iridium reports that it has certified the first Iridium 9602 Short Burst Data (SBD) Transceiver-based partner devices, which should open up new applications for tracking assets such as cargo and ships via the company's satellite network. >>more



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