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Maritime information technology news update - SMM edition
September 13 2010

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KVH buys Virtek for $6.5m
- KVH and Virtek Communication have announced that they have entered into an agreement for KVH to acquire the Norwegian communications technology company, for $6.5 million. >>more

Evergreen completes FleetBroadband deployment
- Evergreen Marine Corp has successfully deployed the Inmarsat FleetBroadband satellite communications service on its entire fleet of 70 container vessels, following an installation project conducted by Stratos. >>more

Norbulk to install OpenPort on 70 ships
- Norbulk Shipping is to install Iridium's OpenPort satellite communication systems across its fleet of more than 70 ships, in a move to reduce its monthly ship-shore communication costs. >>more

NSC agrees fleetwide satcom contract
- NSC Schifffahrtsgesellschaft and Telaurus Communications have signed a formal agreement which will see the shipowner outfit its entire fleet with Inmarsat FleetBroadband 250 and Telaurus se@COMM software. >>more

Prestige deal for ShipServ
- Prestige Cruise Holdings has signed up to join ShipServ's maritime e-commerce trading platform, TradeNet. >>more

Fleet management software from Jeppesen
- Jeppesen has launched a new maritime fleet management information system called Jeppesen Fleet Manager, a web-based tool used to provide shore-side managers with updated passage data direct from their ships. >>more

New satcom products from Marlink
- Marlink has launched a number of new maritime satellite communications services and tools at the SMM exhibition, including GSM, software and VSAT products. >>more

Credit card crew calling from Vizada
- Vizada has developed a new Universal Card Crew Order service, to enable crew to purchase and reload private communications credit online with their own credit card. >>more

ECDIS package introduced by Kelvin Hughes
- Kelvin Hughes has launched its new ECDISPLUS service, which aims to provide a package of services for those installing ECDIS systems onboard their vessels. >>more

Sperry launches monitoring and control systems
- Sperry Marine has launched a new generation of marine alarm, monitoring and control solutions, under the VisionMaster brand. >>more

GMDSS technology launched by Thrane
- Thrane & Thrane has introduced a range of new GMDSS communication products, that will together form its SAILOR 6000 GMDSS Series. >>more

New version of bridge workstation introduced
- Kongsberg Maritime has released a forward looking bridge version of its K-Master workstation, which allows for control of navigation and manoeuvring from a single seated workstation, with systems such as propulsion, chart radar and conning display all integrated. >>more

Vessel monitoring tools from W�rtsil�
- W�rtsil� has launched a new Propulsion Condition Monitoring Service (PCMS), designed to provide real-time data and advanced analytics on the condition of a vessel's propulsion equipment. >>more

Training packages introduced by Furuno
- Furuno has launched a training and simulator solution called NavSkills, which aims to offer ship owners and training centres a full package of the services required to offer compliant training to navigators. >>more

Romanian and Chinese AIS contracts for Saab
- Saab TransponderTech has been awarded contracts by the China Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) and the Romanian Naval Authority, to supply land-based and vessel-based AIS technology. >>more


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