Trade Arabia News Service reported that AP Moller Maersk has signed a contract with Marlink for a large scale retrofit of Inmarsat FleetBroadband across its Maersk Supply Service and Maersk Tankers Fleet.
As per report, the 2 year retrofit program is believed to be the largest in the history of maritime satellite communications with over 150 vessels being converted to FleetBroadband in the first phase. The vessels will be equipped with Thrane & Thrane Sailor 500 terminals.
The order covers vessels operating in all parts of the world. The first vessel in commercial service to be fitted with FleetBroadband and was the ‘Maersk Challenger’, a Maersk supply service vessel. The program includes the possibility for a second phase to convert up to another 150 vessels operated by the Danish shipping group.
Mr Peter Faurhoj of Maersk Supply Service said that “We are dedicated to crew welfare and installation of the relatively small FleetBroadband terminal ensures that we can offer internet to our crews by this autumn.”
He said that “The installation of the FleetBroadband terminals have been outsourced’ to the crews, on all our vessels and have received an installation pack with a computer, Lan Switch, radome mast and fittings. Feedback from the vessels has been that it was easy to do the job and they are very happy. At present the record installation took 3 hours so we can conclude that ‘size matters.”
As per report, the 2 year retrofit program is believed to be the largest in the history of maritime satellite communications with over 150 vessels being converted to FleetBroadband in the first phase. The vessels will be equipped with Thrane & Thrane Sailor 500 terminals.
The order covers vessels operating in all parts of the world. The first vessel in commercial service to be fitted with FleetBroadband and was the ‘Maersk Challenger’, a Maersk supply service vessel. The program includes the possibility for a second phase to convert up to another 150 vessels operated by the Danish shipping group.
Mr Peter Faurhoj of Maersk Supply Service said that “We are dedicated to crew welfare and installation of the relatively small FleetBroadband terminal ensures that we can offer internet to our crews by this autumn.”
He said that “The installation of the FleetBroadband terminals have been outsourced’ to the crews, on all our vessels and have received an installation pack with a computer, Lan Switch, radome mast and fittings. Feedback from the vessels has been that it was easy to do the job and they are very happy. At present the record installation took 3 hours so we can conclude that ‘size matters.”