Transas Marine Pacific & local representative win contracts to supply & install Vessel Traffic Management Systems (VTMS) for Samarinda and Banjarmasin ports. In addition to this, Transas will upgrade the current VTS system in the Semarang port with a fully redundant AIS Base Station T214…
CONSOL Energy & Port of Pittsburgh unveil a state-of-the art broadband network designed to Improve efficiency & safety on Inland waterways.Aboard its newly refurbished river fleet vessel, the M/V Safety Pledge, CONSOL Energy Inc. and the Port…
KVH Industries, Inc., is implementing a detailed four-part strategy aimed to bring a variety of economical & convenient content services to mariners for the first time. Martin Kits van Heyningen, President and CEO of KVH Industries, gave…
Iridium's 'Test Your Satellite Phone Week': May 26 - June 1, 2013.Now in its seventh year, the annual Test Your Satellite Phone program was established by Iridium to support first responders, emergency workers, government agencies and anyone…
G2 Crew Services, the J/V between Griffin and GAC, teams with iVitta to provide a cell phone SIM that covers more than 1,000 ports worldwide.'Web access on board vessels remains the exception rather than the rule and most crew rely on text…
A majority of seafarers have no internet access available to them on board: IAPH recognizes Montreal for providing free WiFi access in the port.According to a 2013 research of SIRC (Seafarers accommodation on contemporary cargo ships) cited by ITF “very few seafarers have access to internet…
Harris CapRock has completed fleet installation of its managed communications solutions onboard 33 Royal Caribbean Cruise vessels.Since the start of the project, the company has removed 48 legacy antennas, installed 86 new ones in ports all around the world and procured more than 59…
RigNet, provider of remote communications solutions to the oil and gas industry, has installed an iDirect Series 15100 Universal Satellite Hub in Adelaide, Australia.The installation will allow RigNet to extend its services to Australia and the Asia Pacific region…
KVH Industries, Inc. report that demand for broadband connectivity is increasing among service providers in the oil and gas industry.KVH's exclusive mini-VSAT Broadband service is delivered by an interlaced network of 14 Ku-band satellite…
TE SubCom contracted by Chevron to connect the Jack & St. Malo offshore facility with an undersea fiber optic communications system in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Jack & St. Malo fields are located approximately 280 miles south of New Orleans…
RigNet, Inc., specialitsts in managed remote communications signs reseller agreement with Norwegian maritime & offshore infotainment company SnapTV.'We are at a point in the oil and gas industry when media management systems, including those for crew welfare…
Nils S. Andersen, Maersk Group CEO in Q & A session with members of Chinese social media network Sina Weibo.During the CEO's recent visit to China, he engaged with Maersk employees, industry professionals, students, and general public in a new way - through Sina Weibo…
KVH TracPhone V3-IP goes fully global for commercial mariners as it pairs up with integrated Iridium OpenPort Broadband Service.Coinciding with the introduction of its new TracPhone® V3-IP satellite communications system, KVH Industries…
Tsunami warnings issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency and other weather service providers will be sent to vessels via NYK's 'e-missions' system. The warnings are intended to allow affected vessels to determine the best course of action…
KVH's new maritime terminal features integrated CommBox Modem with built-in network management functionality.As part of its commitment to bringing reliable, fast, affordable broadband connections to mariners, KVH Industries, Inc. has introduced…