Marine Electronics News


ST Engineering Injects $66m into VT Systems

Apr 28, 2016

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that it has injected US$66m (approximately S$89m) into the capital of its US Headquarters, Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), for the repayment of bank loans…

Thome Ship Management Selects KVH Media

Apr 27, 2016

Under the agreement, seafarers will have ready access to a steady supply of the latest-release movies for fully licensed onboard viewingKVH Media Group, distributor of licensed films to the maritime market, and part of KVH Industries, Inc…

El Faro’s Voyage Data Recorder Located

Apr 26, 2016

The voyage data recorder (VDR) belonging to sunken cargo ship El Faro was found early Tuesday morning in 15,000 feet of water, about 41 miles northeast of Acklins and Crooked Islands, Bahamas, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced…

KVH Dominates Global Maritime VSAT Market

Apr 26, 2016

KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), announced that as of the end of 2015, it had shipped more than 6,000 TracPhone® satellite communications antenna systems for the mini-VSAT Broadbandsm network. This milestone reaffirms the company’s top…

Cobham, Inmarsat Enable Smart Shipping for Nanjing Tankers

Apr 26, 2016

Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), and Cobham SATCOM today announced that their partner Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company Ltd. (MCN) has won the largest Inmarsat Fleet Xpress installation project to date, with Nanjing Tanker Corporation of China…

Larson Electronics Debuts Multi-colored Explosion Proof Signal Light with horn

Apr 24, 2016

Larson Electronics released a new multi-colored hazardous location LED signal light with a 110dBA audible horn. The HAL-TL-5X10W-C-PA from Larson Electronics is a Class 1 Division 2 hazardous location LED signal stack light equipped with an…

NUS, MPA Conduct Joint Research in Ocean Governance

Apr 22, 2016

The Centre for International Law (CIL) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will be setting up a joint research programme to build up institutional expertise in ocean governance…

ASA Electronics Promotes Landis

Apr 21, 2016

ASA Electronics has promoted Mike Landis to Midwest Regional Sales Manager of their Marine Division. His new role will be to represent ASA Electronics to the entire Midwest region.Landis is receiving this promotion after being at ASA Electronics for just under a year…

Partnership Seeks to Boost Maritime VSAT for China

Apr 20, 2016

SpeedCast signs partnership MOU with Beijing Marine Communications & Navigation Company Limited to build a global maritime VSAT service for China Market SpeedCast International Limited, a global satellite communications and network service provider…

Italy Approves e-NPs, ADP as SOLAS-Compliant

Apr 20, 2016

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced that Italy now approves the use of e-Nautical Publications (e-NPs) and ADMIRALTY Digital Publications (ADP) in place of paper equivalents. This decision means that Italian-flagged…

Maldives Protects Fishery with GOST Nav-Tracker

Apr 20, 2016

GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies) announced that its Nav-Tracker 3.0 VMS has been adapted for use by the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of The Maldives to prevent illegal encroachment on protected island fisheries and preserve special areas for traditional fishing techniques…

GMT Mobile Apps for Sailors Released

Apr 20, 2016

Two new mobile apps designed for Sailors to complete required Navy General Military Training (GMT) on Records Management (RM) and Privacy and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Awareness became available April 19.PII and RM are annual GMT Standardized Core Training (SCT) requirements…

Nanjing Tankers Implements 'Smart Shipping' Connectivity

Apr 14, 2016

Largest contract to date for Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress paves the way for ‘smart shipping’ for Nanjing Tanker Corporation, with installation of Cobham’s SAILOR 60 GX and SAILOR 100 GX antenna systems across 70 ships Inmarsat and Cobham SATCOM…

A New Paradigm in Crew Connectivity?

Apr 06, 2016

Service providers have spent decades delivering services on the basis of a demand model that is in danger of being overtaken by events Despite some recent suggestions to the contrary, demand for crew connectivity remains a strong driver of the maritime communications market…

Singtel, Inmarsat Join Forces to Boost Maritime Cyber Security

Apr 06, 2016

Singapore and London, 6 April 2016: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) and Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance maritime cyber security using Trustwave’s Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution…

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