The commercial satellite communication division of Airbus Defence and Space is re-branded as Marlink. From today, all maritime and enterprise satcom activities will be grouped under this brand. Marlink will pioneer highly reliable, flexible and future-proof business critical communication solutions for maritime and land customers through its established direct and indirect sales channels.
The offshore spokesperson for safety and survival experts ACR Electronics, George Poveromo, is advising commercial operators and leisure boat owners to be aware of new United States Coast Guard AIS regulations to be introduced in US waters on March 1.
Mr. Leif Kristian Weum has been appointed to the position of Managing Director of the Kongsberg Maritime Sales and Service office in Athens, Greece. Kongsberg Maritime Hellas SA is a key Sales & Customer Support office established to serve the significant number of Greek shipping companies, located in the Athens area.
Cobham SATCOM is showing its new series of Portable Manual Deploy Fly-Away VSAT antennas on service provider partner Europsat’s stand (D:31) at the BVE 2016 exhibition in London this week. The EXPLORER 3075 series comes in two variants; a KA-SAT version for EutelSat NewsSpotter and the latest model configured specifically for operation on the new Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band network.
Glider Yachts has announced that its new Glider SS18 to be launched this spring will be fitted with a complete integrated electronics system from Garmin which includes an advanced technology “Glass Bridge”.
The latest release of Kongsberg Maritime’s advanced GeoTexture software for the GeoSwath Plus line of multibeam echo sounders introduces Calibrated Backscatter data. The update positions the combination of GeoSwath Plus and the latest GeoTexture as a unique solution...
Buzz Marine has introduced a new multifunctional Hubba X4 Duo for the commercial market which provides 3G and 4G broadband using the mobile network, allowing vessels to stay in touch at low cost while up to 15 miles offshore.
Leading new boat sales and brokerage operation Boats.co.uk has announced the opening of a new facility in Marina Cala d’Or, Mallorca.
Egil Haugsdal follows Geir Håøy as President of Kongsberg Maritime. Haugsdal holds extensive leadership experience from KONGSBERG, and currently heads Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies.
Kongsberg Maritime has established a new country office in the Republic of Panama. Opened in January 2016 and situated in the ‘Canal Zone’ close to Panama City, Kongsberg Maritime Panama will service merchant fleet customers transiting the Canal...
Cobham SATCOM has developed the world’s smallest and lightest Inmarsat UAV satcom solution – the 1.45kg AVIATOR UAV 200. Redefining UAV satcom connectivity by integrating all components into one compact lightweight unit, the new system delivers Inmarsat Class 4 SwiftBroadband services in a low-SWAP package which is 76 per cent lighter than existing comparable products on the market.
Kongsberg Maritime has completed the delivery and installation of a suite of new bridge simulators for Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation.
