Tag: communication onboard

One of the industry’s largest and most technologically advanced fleets benefits from Marlink's flexible advanced media solution for viewing daily-updated crew content on board. XChange Media will connect crews on board UASC vessels to a world of news, sports and TV.

South Africa became the seventh State to ratify the 2012 Cape Town Agreement, a treatry which covers various important safety requirements including radiocommunications, life-saving appliances and arrangements, and emergency procedures, musters and drills.

Maritime New Zealand reminds that, effective 1 October 2016, changes are being made to some maritime VHF repeater channels to make space for newly allocated international services for ship tracking and data transmission.

Navarino has entered into a new agreement with Inmarsat to integrate Fleet Xpress into Navarino’s existing service portfolio. Through the agreement, Navarino will bring more than 1,200 vessels to the Fleet Xpress service over a six-year period.

SAFETY4SEEA Team met John Harrison, Vice President, Intellian at Posidonia 2016 for an interview regarding Big Data in relation to connectivity onboard.

Inmarsat Maritime’s revolutionary Fleet Xpress has unleashed the power of ‘big data’ to enhance vessel efficiency, while delivering transformational but cost-controlled connectivity to the maritime industry.

Ramform Tethys marine seismic acquisition vessel has began operations for PGS. The characteristic vessel, number three of four in the Ramform Titan class, has an extensive ULSTEIN COM delivery installed.

Marlink has signed a strategic alliance with Inmarsat which will see Inmarsat’s new Fleet Xpress service integrated into Marlink’s existing service portfolio.

Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L),has launched the Fleet One Global,a simple, cost effective service designed to offer basic voice and data connectivity to the maritime market. Fleet One Global is part of the Fleet One range of satcoms services developed for flexibility, reliability and simplicity, aimed at customers with low data needs looking for basic functionality, greater cost and usage control, with the reassurance of a trusted global commercial satellite network.

Many vessel owners are required to have ship radios on their vessels. Many of these radios are capable of sending automated messages that the U.S. Coast Guard and other search and rescue authorities rely on to locate vessels in distress. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a public notice to highlight how critical for mariners is to comply with certain marine radio rules in these automated messages.