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Thome Group transfers 100 ships to Marlink’s hybrid network to streamline digital operations
Leading Singapore-based ship manager transitions its managed fleet to Marlink VSAT services to facilitate a harmonised digitalisation and data strategy Marlink, the smart solutions company, has signed an agreement to provide hybrid network …
Jan 23, 2023 / Curious
Royal Wagenborg renews and extends contract with Castor Marine
Royal Wagenborg has renewed and extended Castor Marine’s Global Ku VSAT connection for multiple years. This guarantees onboard internet connectivity, readying their fleet for future safe and efficient journeys. Since 1898 the Dutch family-owned …
Feb 8, 2022 / Curious
Pacific International Lines Installs Satellite Communication For Its Entire Fleet
Pacific International Lines (PIL) is installing satellite communication, or VSAT, on its entire fleet of around 100 vessels. Singtel, Asia’s leading communications technology group, is one of the partners providing PIL with communications and …
Oct 29, 2021 / Curious
Jan De Nul contracts Castor Marine to connect entire fleet
Jan De Nul Group, a leading expert in marine construction, civil engineering and environmental projects, has moved its entire fleet of 82 vessels and jack-up barges to Castor Marine’s global VSAT and Iridium connectivity network on a long-term …
Oct 6, 2021 / Curious
Inmarsat makes Fleet LTE offshore agreement with Solstad Offshore
First major offshore vessel owner makes switch to flexible Inmarsat Fleet LTE to connect seamlessly using three networksInmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has secured a contract for its new Fleet LTE service, …
Sep 28, 2021 / Vessels
Marlink provides seamless connectivity for scientific research vessel to study ocean environment at risk
Latest Andromède Océanologie project will report on biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea using Marlink VSAT solution on a vessel supplied by long-time partner SeaOwlOslo and Paris, 13 July 2021. Marlink, the leading provider of smart network …
Jul 14, 2021 / Curious
Castor Marine acquires SeaVsat assets
Friday (Nov27), Castor Marine, a leading Global VSAT Network Operator, announces its acquisition of contracts and operations from SeaVsat, a maritime satellite internet provider at sea based in Lelystad, the Netherlands. SeaVsat provided satellite …
Nov 30, 2020 / Vessels
Telemar scoops five-year vessel service contract for NSC-Group fleet
Marlink Group company Telemar has been awarded the contract to provide in-person and remote service support for bridge navigation equipment to NSC-Group fleet of vessels. NSC-Group is already a customer of Marlink’s smart network solutions, having …
Nov 27, 2020 / Curious
Sovcomflot Chooses Maritime VSAT Solution from Orange Business Services for Its Arctic Fleet
Fleet Operations Center able to access fleet telemetry data in real timeIntelligent satellite selection always ensures high network qualityRussian shipping company Sovcomflot has chosen Orange Business Services to deploy an advanced Maritime VSAT …
Jun 11, 2019 / Curious
Torvald Klaveness Chooses Marlink solution for Integrated SatCom And IT Management
Marlink’s Sealink VSAT service and Palantir’s KeepUp@Sea platform to deliver fleet wide control for stable and standardised IT operations.Marlink and its in-house IT specialist unit Palantir are to be the preferred supplier for vessels managed by …
Jan 17, 2019 / Curious