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mini-VSAT for 125 Vroon vessels
- Netherlands-based Vroon is to install KVH's mini-VSAT Broadband service as the new satellite communication solution for more than 125 in-house managed vessels in its fleet. >>more Buss Shipping to install FB fleetwide
- Vizada and Telemar report that they have signed a 3-party deal with the German IT company Buss Data GmbH, a part of the Hermann Buss Group, to provide Inmarsat FleetBroadband 250 communications systems to the company's fleet of vessels. >>more Fairplay to FleetBroadband
- Stratos has announced that it has begun the deployment of the Inmarsat FleetBroadband satellite communications service on six deep-sea tugboats in Fairplay Towage's fleet, with installations on four of the vessels already complete. >>more Grieg installs SeaSecure for crews
- Grieg Shipping Group has agreed a deal to install the CrewCommCenter software system from SeaSecure on all of its vessels, to support crew welfare. >>more Satcom terminal launched by Thuraya
- Thuraya has launched its new Seagull 5000i maritime communications system, in partnership with Addvalue Communications, a specialised marine terminal designed for small vessels and providing voice, data, SMS and fax services over Thuraya's satellite network. >>more
SCPC and TDMA together on iDirect
- VT iDirect reports that it has added SCPC Return Channel technology to its IP satellite communications system, to enable service providers to manage TDMA and SCPC networks on the same platform. >>more Canadian deal for space-based AIS data
- Space-based AIS company exactEarth reports that it has been awarded a Standing Offer to provide its exactAIS data services to the Government of Canada, with a total order value not to exceed CDN$4.7 million. >>more Maritime purchasing portal sees 3,000 vessels join trial
- Trials of a new online catalogue for ship owners, ship managers and ship suppliers to select and order their onboard and onshore stores have seen more than 3,000 vessels taking part, according to the company. >>more Transas launches Global ECDIS Training Network
- Transas is aiming to combine the simulation and onboard systems parts of its business through the launch of the Transas Global ECDIS Training Network (GET-Net). >>more Synapsis Radar and ECDIS series from Raytheon
- Raytheon Anschütz has introduced a new series of radar, ECDIS and conning systems under the name 'Synapsis', built on a new system architecture and part of its Synapsis Bridge Control series. >>more Intellian antennas add Uplogix functionality
- Uplogix and Intellian have announced new compatibility between their respective products, that should help to increase uptime of the antenna manufacturer's systems while reducing service costs. >>more Inmarsat low data rate service announced
- Inmarsat is working with SkyWave Mobile Communications to develop a new low data rate tracking, monitoring and messaging service, planned for launch in Q3 2011. >>more Thome selects MarineLink for electronic purchasing
- Thome Ship Management is to use the MarineLink eCommerce service, provided by EDB ErgoGroup, as its sole e-commerce system for its purchasing operations. >>more Orbit hits 1,000
- Orbit Communication Systems has announced that it has recently shipped its 1,000th OrSat maritime VSAT system. >>more
Globecomm integrates business units under new brand
- Globecomm Systems, parent company of Telaurus, Mach6, Evosat, and Carrier2Carrier, is to bring these separate maritime business units together under a new brand - Globecomm Maritime. >>more
SevenCs compatibility for UKHO Overlay
- SevenCs has announced that its ORCA Master Electronic Chart System (ECS) will now be compatible with the UKHO's Admiralty Information Overlay, used to import navigational updates from Admiralty to an ECDIS or ECS. >>more Boatracs to develop web-based software
- Boatracs reports that it has partnered with TransIT Solutions, a software provider for the transportation and logistics industry, to accelerate the development of a new web-based software solution for the maritime industry. >>more New Australian college completes simulator installation
- The installation of a new set of navigation simulators from Kongsberg Maritime has been completed at the new Great Barrier Reef International Marine College (GBRIMC) in Cairns, Australia. >>more Sim success for L-3
- L-3 MPRI reports that it has completed the installation of a Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator (LCHS) in the Philippines, while also gaining approval for Tanker Officer Training Standards (TOTS) training on similar simulators in Italy. >>more
Launch agreement for space-based AIS satellites
- ORBCOMM and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) have announced plans to carry the first two ORBCOMM next-generation OG2 satellites, incorporating space-based AIS detection technologies, to orbit on the next Falcon 9 launch this year. >>more New users for oil spill detection system
- Consilium reports that it has supplied its Oil Spill Detection Radar to a number of users in Europe and Asia, with deals agreed in the months following the completion of testing with the Norwegian Coastal Administration and the Norwegian Clean Seas Association For Operative Companies (NOFO) in 2010. >>more QoS guarantee from SeaVsat
- SeaVsat has announced that it has launched a guaranteed Quality of Service for offshore customers, for when multiple users are on a network at the same time but performing different actions. >>more Geolab extends positioning contract
- Veripos has been awarded a new two year general services contract by Naples-based GeoLab Srl, extending the relationship between the two companies following an earlier three-year agreement. >>more
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