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Satcom Global Expands its Reach

Feb 10, 2016

Satcom Global has added marine and offshore safety and security products along with a range of enhanced engineering services to its portfolio following a full rebrand of sister company AND Group.Bringing more than 40 years’ experience in the design…

Intelsat Appoints Jacques Kerrest as CFO

Jan 29, 2016

Satellite services provider Intelsat S.A. announced that Jacques Kerrest will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, reporting to Intelsat’s Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Spengler. Kerrest will be responsible…

Developers Invited to Inmarsat’s 2016 Conference

Jan 29, 2016

Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications, is inviting application, hardware and software developers to join its growing community of technology companies at the second annual Inmarsat Developer Conference (IDC 16), being held in London (29 February – 1 March)…

BIG DATA & Maritime: The Downside

Jan 28, 2016

North P&I Club Warns on Downsides of 'Big Data' on ShipsThere is no question that the era of 'Big Data' -- and all that those two words encompass -- will be transformational in the maritime market for the coming generation. There is no stopping the data trend…

BIG DATA: First Intelsat EpicNG Satellite Launched

Jan 28, 2016

The launch yesterday of  the Intelsat 29e, the first of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites, promises to usher in a new era of 'Big Data' in the maritime sector, among others.The satellite was launched from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 vehicle…

Safety Alert: Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Jan 19, 2016

This past summer, multiple outbound vessels from a non-U.S. port suddenly lost GPS signal reception. The net effect was various alarms and a loss of GPS input to the ship's surface search radar, gyro units and Electronic Chart Display & Information System (ECDIS)…

Keppel T&T Appoints CEO for Data Centres

Jan 12, 2016

Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd (Keppel T&T) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Wong Wai Meng as its Chief Executive Officer, Keppel Data Centres with effect from 18 January 2016.As CEO of Keppel T&T's data centre division…

KVH Expands mini-VSAT Broadband Network

Dec 23, 2015

Maritime VSAT provider adds more capacity on its satellite network to support customer demand in the North Atlantic, Hudson Bay, the North Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea KVH Industries, Inc. expanded the capacity of its mini-VSAT Broadband network with two upgrades recently…

Airbus Group Sheds its Commercial Satellite Communication Business

Dec 21, 2015

The divestment, which excludes the government satellite communication business, is part of the Airbus Defence and Space strategy announced in September 2014  [Press Release] Airbus Group SE (AIR) signed with French private equity firm, Apax Partners…

Harris CapRock President Joins VF Board

Dec 18, 2015

Tracey Haslam, president of Harris CapRock Communications, has been elected to serve on the Global VSAT Forum’s (GVF) Board of Directors. The GVF Board leads the association as it continues to create greater awareness of the commercial, economic…

Chart Tile Service to Aid Charts Update

Dec 17, 2015

NOAA Coast Survey gives commercial navigation systems better tool to receive updated nautical charts.  Accessing up-to-date nautical charts on electronic systems and mobile apps is about to get easier, as developers start adopting NOAA Coast Survey's new Chart Tile Service prototype…

JRC Celebrates 100-year Anniversary

Dec 08, 2015

Japan Radio Company (JRC) has announced the reaching of its 100-year anniversary in 2015. With the passing of the private radio law in Japan in June 1915, the company was founded in December of the same year as the Japan Radiotelegraph Manufacturing Company…

Marlink Upgrades Maridive OSVs to VSAT Broadband

Dec 08, 2015

Egypt headquartered Maridive Group, an international offshore marine and oil support services provider, has chosen to migrate 24 of its Offshore Support Vessels to Marlink’s VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) WaveCall Plus services in addition to one new build vessel…

EASTMED Selects Marlink Comms

Nov 23, 2015

Greece-based Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited (EASTMED), a shipping operator servicing the energy, industrial and agricultural sectors, has chosen to install Marlink’s global VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) communication solution with L-band back-up on 20 tankers and bulkers…

Veripos Appoints Amor Head of Marketing & Product Development

Nov 20, 2015

Veripos, a supplier of high-precision GNSS positioning services to the world offshore and associated industries, has appointed Miguel Amor as global Vice-President of Marketing & Product Development.  He joins the Aberdeen-based company…

Logistics News

Panama Canal Reduces Maximum Vessel Draft for Neopanamax Locks

Panama Canal Reduces Maximum Vessel Draft for Neopanamax Locks

Maritime Drone Self-Detonates in Constanta Port

Maritime Drone Self-Detonates in Constanta Port

Oil Slips as Oman Reports Normal Operations at Key Oil Terminal

Oil Slips as Oman Reports Normal Operations at Key Oil Terminal

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SEA-LNG: LNG Bunkering is Surging

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