Imtech Marine improves crew welfare
Imtech Marine announced that ship's crews will have access to PressReader as a new value-added service to its satellite communications portfolio.
Read moreImtech Marine announced that ship's crews will have access to PressReader as a new value-added service to its satellite communications portfolio.
Read moreESA will improve the identification and tracking of seafaring vessels anywhere on Earth from 2018 under a public-private partnership with LuxSpace and exactEarth of Canada
Read moreThe Republic of the Marshall Islands issued a letter to advise that the United States Coast Guard Navigation Center has issued an Advisory Notice stating that a number of GPS users have recently reported system outages.
Read moreThe ICCT has showed interest in improving our ability to assess ships' carbon footprint. Therefore, ITCC teamed up with researchers at the University of College London on a novel way around those limitations using the Satellite Automatic Identification System (S-AIS). S-AIS is a tracking system used to identify and locate vessels. The IMO International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, passed in the aftermath of the sinking of the Titanic, now requires that every ship larger than 300 gross tons be equipped with an S-AIS transponder that transmits ship identification, speed, and location every few seconds. This almost continuous stream of data enables researchers to calculate ship speed and therefore CO2 emissions with greater resolution and confidence. The data also offer an improved picture of shipping routes across the globe. The initial results of this research indicate that ship speeds are substantially lower than previously thought and that in-use ship efficiency varied greatly even within individual ship types. Ship movement in August 2011, as recorded by the Satellite Automatic Identification System (S-AIS). The velocity of the dots in the video reflects ship speed. The onboard S-AIS transponder electronically transmitted ship information, location, and speed to satellite, which monitors and tracks ship locations ...
Read moreThe ICCT has showed interest in improving our ability to assess ships' carbon footprint. Therefore, ITCC teamed up with researchers at the University of College London on a novel way around those limitations using the Satellite Automatic Identification System (S-AIS).
Read moreMaritime applications are set to benefit from the first satellite launch of the EU Copernicus programme on 3 April, from Kourou, French Guyana.
Read moreIridium announced it has formally submitted a comprehensive application to the IMO through the US for the provision of mobile satellite communications in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
Read moreKVH Industries, Inc, introduced the TracPhone V3-IP terminal for its mini-VSAT Broadband service. The maritime VSAT antenna now comes with the smallest and most integrated belowdecks equipment - KVH's new Integrated CommBox Modem (ICM), a streamlined unit that includes an IP-enabled antenna control unit, built-in CommBox Ship/Shore Network Manager, and ArcLight spread spectrum modem with IP voice capability, Ethernet switch, and Wi-Fi connectivity. All of the TracPhone V3-IP's belowdecks equipment is built in to a single 2U enclosure. The system is on display and available to order at the Sea Asia conference and exhibition in Singapore this week. KVH's new TracPhone V3-IP costs less, is easier to install, and provides reliability. The system's completely integrated design offers a simple alternative to the complexity inherent in competing maritime VSAT systems, which typically require a local technician to configure a full rack of hardware from different third-party manufacturers of modems, antennas, controllers, switches, adapters, and servers. It also makes the advanced features of KVH's best-of-breed network management solution, the CommBox Ship/Shore Network Manager, available to every TracPhone V3-IP customer without an additional hardware investment. With a compact antenna dish that is just 37 cm (14.5") in diameter, the TracPhone V3-IP brings sophisticated ...
Read moreKVH Industries, Inc, introduced the TracPhone V3-IP terminal for its mini-VSAT Broadbandsm service.
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