December 2008 Torm Shipping chooses IN THIS ISSUE VSAT for entire fleet satcoms Following an approximately six-month long trial aboard the Torm Vita, GlobeRydex, Rydex version 8, released - 5 Torm Shipping is to install SingTel’s newly launched VSAT system across its Why we moved from VSAT to FleetBroadband - 100-strong fleet, as Singtel looks to expand its market base Varun Shipping - 8 High-speed, small antenna - orm Shipping has installed on each vessel as SingTel's GMVSAT business productivity by agreed a contract to part of the service, for ship- core infrastructure is man- enabling its ships to mini-VSAT at Vadero Ship TTimplement to-ship and ship-to-shore aged over its ConnectPlus become seamless exten- Management - 10 SingTel's Global Maritime voice communications. Internet Protocol Virtual sions of the shore-based Satellite repositioning for global Fleet- Very Small Aperture Ter- Claus Usen Jensen, Private Network (IP VPN), office." minal (GMVSAT) service Torm Shipping's executive which will provide Torm "It will also improve Broadband to cause service outages - 10 aboard its fleet of 100 vice president, technical with an additional level of crew welfare by allowing ships, which will provide seafarers to undertake always-on broadband con- online distance training software nectivity for the Danish and stay in touch with shipping group on a loved ones while at sea." Canada’s largest dry-bulk worldwide basis. "This multi-million dol- company to implement IMOS The deal follows a trial lar contract demonstrates software system - 16 period that began in the Torm Shipping's confi- summer of 2008, which dence in SingTel to deliver Shipdex - predicting the costs of also marked the first cus- world-class ICT solutions. electronic documentation - 18 tomer deployment of this We are excited to be a part- Special report from Digital Ship’s new SingTel service. ner in helping them second Shipdex conference: The trial featured the achieve their goals." including Grimaldi Group, installation of a 2.4m Intership Navigation, Finnlines, SeaTel stabilised C-band Expansion and Höegh Autoliners antenna on the deck of the SingTel has further sig- Torm Vita, one of the latest Torm vessels will now enjoy 256 kbps connectivity nalled its intention to pur- electronics and additions to Torm anywhere in the world sue expansion plans Shipping's fleet. beyond its Asia-Pacific navigation The system allows for base by supplementing broadband connectivity division, commented: security for the network this Torm deal with a OSG installs data management with speeds of up to "VSAT opens the doors for monitoring and perform- teaming agreement with technology from Datatrac - 26 256kbps, on a global basis, the future. We can now ance management of its Becker Marine Systems with automatic beam ensure better communica- GMVSAT systems. Communication, to jointly Danish shipowners sign up for switching built in and tion between vessel and Bill Chang, SingTel's offer services to the global ECDIS - 27 unlimited data usage office, but not least executive vice president of maritime industry. included in the deal. between vessel and home." business, noted: "SingTel's Under the agreement, Korea to launch maritime satellite - 28 Torm will also have "We now have to think GMVSAT solution will Becker Marine Systems SingTel's Session Initiation in new work routines both enable Torm Shipping to Communication (BMSC) Balancing technology and integrity - Protocol (SIP) telephones in the office and onboard." reduce costs and boost continued on page 2 Dr Andy Norris - 30 The Maritime Communications Experts™ Dualog® Connection Suite™ features RemoteConfig: Directly manage onboard system configuration. 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SingTel will look to offer BMSC's Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Thomas Mueller, BMSC managing Vol 9 No 4 umc.connect portnet ship to shore service Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. director, added: "SingTel, with its cutting- in more than 80 seaports worldwide. "This teaming agreement seeks to bring edge integrated solutions and superior Digital Ship Limited With umc.connect portnet, vessels satellite, GSM and terrestrial wireless satellite and terrestrial coverage in Asia, is 213 Marsh Wall close to the shore can reduce costs by solutions together to provide maritime an ideal partner to chart new oceans of London E14 9FJ, U.K. switching their satellite broadband con- companies with an innovative one-stop opportunity." www.thedigitalship.com nections to SingTel's land-based WiFi or ICT experience that will transform the "We look forward to working together to mobile networks. way they do business," said Titus Yong, develop flexible and cost effective managed PUBLISHER The agreement also looks at providing SingTel vice president of satellite. communications services that will empow- Stuart Fryer umc.global network customers with 2G, 3G "SingTel is excited to work closely with er our customers to achieve their goals." DS EDITOR Vizada reports that it is now offering the Paul Jolley and Roger Adamson have Rob O'Dwyer: Tel: +44 (0)20 7510 4940 Iridium 9555 voice handset as part of its founded a new maritime business devel- On Waves GSM contract email: [email protected] portfolio of satellite communications services. opment agency, under the name Jolley Applied Satellite Technology Roger. Mr Jolley and Mr Adamson have for Brittany Ferries CONFERENCE PRODUCER / Ltd (AST) has announced the acquisi- a long background in maritime informa- CONSULTING WRITER tion of Capricorn Satellite tion technology communications compa- www.on-waves.com Karl Jeffery: Tel: +44 (0)20 7510 4935 of South Africa, nies such as and email: [email protected] Communications Infonic, Rydex which will be renamed AST South Inmarsat, and hope to apply this experi- On Waves has been awarded a fleetwide ADVERTISING Africa following completion of the deal. ence for clients of the new venture. contract to provide mobile phone services Ria Kontogeorgou: Tel: +44 (0)20 7510 4931 Otesat-Maritel has launched a new to Brittany Ferries' passenger ships. email: [email protected] website, with updated information about www.vizada.com The agreement covers 8 vessels and is www.satcomms.com special offers and products and other fea- expected to be extended to include addi- www.otesat-maritel.com PRODUCTION tures, such as a download function for www.jolleyroger.org tional vessels in the future as they are Vivian Chee: Tel: +44 (0)20 8995 5540 terminal equipment activation forms. introduced. The On Waves services will email: [email protected] include voice, SMS and data connectivity. Brittany Ferries operates vessels from EVENTS nine ports, linking four countries: France, Diana Leahy Engelbrecht the UK, Ireland and Spain. Last year, the Tel: +44 (0)118 931 3109 email: [email protected] company carried 2.66 million passengers, 773,000 cars and 235,000 freight vehicles. CONSULTANT WRITER François Seminel, Brittany Ferries IT Dr Andy Norris (navigation) director, commented : "The reliability of On- [email protected] Waves' maritime GSM services have already been proven successful, and we are DIGITAL SHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS willing to offer a consistent level of high GBP £150 per year for 10 issues standard customer service on all our vessels, Subscribe online at to demonstrate our commitment to quality." www.thedigitalship.com "We are very proud to participate by or contact Stephan Venter on offering our maritime GSM services to the [email protected], passengers of Brittany Ferries," added tel +44 (0)20 7510 4937 Constantin Simeonidis, CEO of On Waves. Paul Jolley and Roger Adamson, founders of maritime consultancy JolleyRoger UPCOMING CONFERENCES "To have the trust of a well know com- CYPRUS pany like (Brittany Ferries) which operates Grand Resort, Limassol Furuno and JRC join JSAT Mobile between UK, France, Ireland and Spain is a February 3-4, 2009 great endorsement of the reliability of our SHIPDEX www.stratosglobal.com offering Inmarsat broadband mobile maritime GSM service and we are highly Maritim Hotel, Reichshof, Hamburg satellite services, including honoured to participate into Brittany February 10, 2009 Stratos has announced that Furuno and FleetBroadband, later this year. Ferries commitment to bring the best of Japan Radio Co. (JRC) have become share- "The addition of Furuno and JRC as the mobile technology to their recurrent holders in its new Japanese communica- shareholders is further proof that JSAT travellers." Printed by tions joint venture, JSAT MOBILE MOBILE is dedicated to providing the On-Waves has also recently agreed a The Manson Group Ltd Reynolds House Communications Inc. Japanese market with the latest mobile deal with Windstar Cruises to provide 8 Porters' Wood Furuno and JRC will each assume a 10 satellite services and strong local sup- mobile phone services aboard the vessels Valley Road Industrial Estate percent share in JSAT MOBILE. port," said Stratos president and CEO Jim Wind Star and Wind Spirit, having previ- St Albans Stratos formed the joint venture com- Parm. ously installed the system on the Wind Surf. Hertz AL3 6PZ pany JSAT MOBILE in August, with part- JSAT MOBILE president and CEO Kei The service is to be available on the Wind U.K.