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Grimaldi to install Marlink VSAT
(July  3  2009)
- Marlink reports that it has signed a new multi-vessel VSAT contract with Italian shipping company the Grimaldi Group. >>more

FB150 commercial operation begins
(July  3  2009)
- Inmarsat has confirmed that its new FleetBroadband 150 (FB150) service is now live and passing commercial voice and data traffic on the network, as of the start of July. >>more

Port-IT updates maritime antivirus system
(July  3  2009)
- Dutch maritime technology company Port-IT has launched an updated version of its Maritime Antivirus Service. >>more

Trinity House signs three-year deal with SELEX
(July  3  2009)
- SELEX Communications has been awarded a three-year contract by The Corporation of Trinity House, the official General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales and other British territorial waters (with the exception of Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Northern Ireland). >>more

SAM releases navigation display system
(July  3  2009)
- A new type-approved Navigation Data Display (NDD) system for selective presentation of individually arranged conning-type data has been introduced by SAM Electronics. >>more

Orbit and Furuno in support agreement
(July  3  2009)
- Maritime satcom antenna manufacturer Orbit Technology Group has signed an agreement with Furuno to provide support for Orbit's Advanced Service Centre (ASC) system in Denmark and Sweden. >>more

Teledyne completes Turkish Coast Guard contract
(July  3  2009)
- Teledyne TSS has completed the delivery of a set of eight of its SG Brown Meridian gyrocompasses to the Turkish Coast Guard, making a total of 22 now supplied. >>more

Consilium agrees display deal
(July  3  2009)
- Consilium has agreed a deal with Hatteland Display for the supply of a range of products that will be used in Consilium's navigation systems. >>more

SingTel to increase VSAT coverage
(June  26  2009)
- Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) has signed a transponder purchase agreement with satellite operator Asia Broadcast Satellite Limited (ABS) to extend its VSAT coverage capability. >>more

Bluewater Ship Management installs procurement software
(June  26  2009)
- Marine Software has agreed a deal to supply its fleet procurement system to Bluewater Ship Management, which currently manages ten RoRo vessels operating in the Mediterranean, between Italy and Turkey. >>more

Transas launches updated simulator
(June  26  2009)
- Transas has released the latest version of its navigational simulator NTPRO 5000, with new features for specialised training applications. >>more

Indian operators in positioning technology deal
(June  26  2009)
- Veripos is to provide medium to long-term GNSS positioning products and services for four Indian DP vessel operators, for use in their respective domestic and international offshore operations. >>more

L-3 and STX partnership deal
(June  26  2009)
- L-3 Offshore has signed a teaming agreement with STX Engine, the subsidiary of South Korea’s STX Group, to collaborate in the provision of a number of electronic and mechanical systems. >>more

Ship loading efficiency system from Honeywell
(June  26  2009)
- Honeywell has released Terminal Manager, a distribution-automation system designed to help process manufacturers more safely and efficiently load and unload ships and other vehicles in bulk-liquid terminals. >>more

Globalstar reaches financing agreements
(June  18  2009)
- Globalstar has announced that it has entered into agreements to raise up to $55 million in a registered direct offering of stock and Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes, part of a $738 million financing package aimed to fund its next generation of satellites. >>more

Chinese production for C2SAT antennas
(June  18  2009)
- Swedish VSAT antenna manufacturer C2SAT has entered into a licence agreement with Shanghai based Xinguo IT to produce its stabilised antenna systems locally in China. >>more

iDirect and Uplogix in satcom remote management deal
(June  18  2009)
- Satcoms technology provider iDirect, a VT Systems company, has announced an agreement to resell the Uplogix range of secure remote management (SRM) systems for satellite communications, typically used in VSAT installations. >>more

Mespas releases latest software version
(June  18  2009)
- Mespas reports that it has released version 5.12 of its fleet management software system, mespas R5. >>more

Thermal imaging camera type approved
(June  18  2009)
- The Voyager II thermal imaging camera from FLIR Systems has received final American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) type approval, and is now is pre-approved for use on a variety of ABS classed ships. >>more

New partnership in fuel optimisation
(June  18  2009)
- Kongsberg Maritime has reached an agreement with Marorka whereby the two companies will work together on new systems for fuel consumption optimisation in the maritime industry. >>more

ENCTrack offers new options in chart licensing
(June  15  2009)
- Navigational chart distributor Datema Delfzijl has launched a new 'pay-as-you-sail' ENC distribution system that will, for the first time, allow users to pay for chart licences starting from the time that the vessel enters the chart coverage area, and not from the time that the cell is opened for voyage planning. >>more

COM DEV launches satellite AIS subsidiary
(June  15  2009)
- COM DEV International has established a subsidiary company, exactEarth, for the purpose of offering space-based Automatic Identification System (AIS-S) data services to maritime authorities around the world, following the successful completion of one year's operation of a test satellite carrying the service. >>more

SNCM agrees VSAT deal
(June  15  2009)
- Marlink has announced a new five year VSAT agreement with SNCM, which will include installations on eleven of the French ferry company's vessels. >>more

Speedcast and Globe sign Ku-band agreement
(June  15  2009)
- SpeedCast, with partner Eutelsat, has entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Globe Wireless to enable Globe to provide Speedcast’s Ku-band broadband maritime service. >>more

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