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KVH Industries and Transas announced today a strategic relationship designed to ensure vessels at sea receive affordable, timely updates of mandatory electronic chart data

Crewtoo online social network dedicated to seafarers, has now followed the March 2014 introduction of its jobs board with the launch of a redesigned website

KVH Industries announced that it has acquired Videotel, a producer of high-quality training films and e-Learning services for the commercial maritime industry

Crewtoo, the seafarer social network operated by KVH Industries has been named the most popular maritime website

KVH Industries, Inc, introduced the TracPhone V3-IP terminal for its mini-VSAT Broadbandsm service.

Latest network expansion supports mariners with fast, affordable broadband service in important shipping and oil and gas regions

Boatracs mini-VSAT Fleet Management Solution Boatracs and KVH report that they are to work together to deliver a communications service for small to medium sized businesses in the commercial workboat and fishing markets.Sold through Boatracs, the Boatracs mini-VSAT Fleet Management Solution includes a TracPhone V3 (to be called the Boatracs mini-VSAT V3), as well as Boatracs' fleet management platform, Boatracs BTConnect.BTConnect is a web-based solution that integrates message and mapping functionality, and includes features such as route planning.Other software products like BTForms, an electronic forms system that automates vessel data collection, can also be included. The new service will be made available and supported through KVH and Boatracs' dealer network."We are very excited to partner with an innovative top-tier company like KVH to integrate the award winning TracPhone mini-VSAT Broadband system with Boatracs' software solutions for the commercial maritime market," said Irwin Rodrigues, president and CEO of Boatracs."With increased regulatory compliance reporting and heightened competition, the needs of our customers have evolved dramatically over the past few years. We're seeing a growing need for simple yet highly effective integrated solutions that drive operational efficiencies, vessel productivity and compliance.""The Boatracs mini-VSAT Fleet Management Solution meets these requirements in an affordable package ...

New Asia-Pacific region headquarters featuring a showroom, test centre, and training centre KVH has announced the opening of its new Asia-Pacific region headquarters in Singapore featuring a showroom, test centre, and training centre for partners and customers.The new facility includes a demo and training lab where KVH partners and customers can observe the company's TracPhone, TracVision, and CommBox products in action, and examine possibilities for integrating shipboard applications with KVH's mini-VSAT BroadbandSM network."This region is critically important to maritime commerce around the globe, and we feel that it is important to have permanent staff and facilities here to ensure the best service for KVH customers and partners," says Kits van Heyningen, KVH's chief executive officer."KVH's mini-VSAT Broadband satellite communications network and TracPhone, CommBox, and TracVision systems offer tremendous benefits to the ships, large and small, that operate in these waters. We look forward to serving mariners not just in Singapore, but throughout the Asia-Pacific region."Source: The Digital Ship