Maritime Reporter, August 2005

<BODY> <div> SeaWave LLC completed an agree- ment with Maritrans to outfit its fleet of 15 vessels with the SeaWave Integrator F55T solution featuring the Remote Management Suite. The Integrator F55T is designed to be a flexible, easy-to- operate, and inexpensive solution that provides the benefit of high speed data, MPDS, voice and fax at least cost, as well as alternative satellite and cellular GSM mediums. Maritrans, with a diverse fleet of four tankers and 11 tug/barge units, has unique communications needs. The company needed a reliable and flexible voice and data communications system which allows them to perform tasks and remotely monitor each vessel from the home office, removing the responsibili- ty from onboard personnel. Maritrans also expressed the need for a complete crew solution that utilized multiple com- munication mediums, including Inmarsat and GSM. "SeaWave provides more than a com- munications solution," says Mike Donato, Director of IT Services, Maritrans, Inc. "The system has virtual- ly eliminated onboard administration by providing a Remote Management Suite (RMS) that allows IT operations to be controlled from shore." SeaWave's Remote Management Suite is a value-added package that places vessel IT control back onshore. By doing so the crew onboard the vessels can concentrate on the jobs they are trained and paid to perform. Using SeaWave RMS, Maritrans now can track each vessel from the home office, remotely maintain and repair vessel sys- tems, launch applications and transfer files both to and from the vessels. "The goal for Maritrans was to save time and money while permitting the people onboard the vessel to concentrate on their daily responsibilities," said Tim Green, Manager of Sales for SeaWave. "Additionally, they no longer have to wait for system repairs or dispatch key personnel for on site repairs." SeaWave Billing nearly eliminated onboard administration for Maritrans. The invoices and the onboard communi- cations usage report clarify communica- tions charges for each user. By remov- ing the burden from Maritrans to track and charge individual and operational usage they have virtually eliminated communications administration both at sea and on shore. Circle 12 on Reader Service Card August 2005 33 Circle 258 on Reader Service Card calls now up to 33% cheaper With Xantic ChatCard, home is already just a phone call away. And now we have scrapped our 30 second connec- tion fee, your call will be up to 33% cheaper*. This means for example that the 500 units on your prepaid card add up to 50 minutes of chatting over Inmarsat-B, -M, Fleet and mini-M during Xantic’s Happy Hours (20.00 to 06.00 UTC weekdays and throughout Saturday and Sunday). ChatCards work on every Inmarsat voice satellite terminal... Isn’t there someone waiting to hear your voice? www.xantic.net * Ranging from 33% on 1 min call to 10% on 5 min call. Now I get even longer on the phone with Daddy! Mar.Rep.114*254chatcard.indd 1 19-07-2005 13:17:59 Communications Maritrans Choses New Fleet Management Solution "IT issues are now resolved from shore, rarely involving anyone on board my ship. The SeaWave system benefits us because we no longer have to wait for someone to fix our problems. As a result, downtime has been in effect eliminated and my crew can focus on the jobs they were trained to perform." — Captain Rick Ialucci, Maritrans Telenor, Thuraya Ink Agreement Telenor Satellite Services and Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company announced that Telenor will begin offering Thuraya products and services throughout Telenor's global distribu- tion network. Established in 1997, Thuraya is a regional mobile satellite system that provides satellite telephone services to a region covering 110 countries in Europe, North, Central Africa and large parts Southern Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia. Under the terms of the distribution agreement, Telenor now offers ThurayaDSL Services, in addi- tion to Thuraya's standard handheld satellite communications services. Circle 13 on Reader Service Card MR AUGUST 2005 #5 (33-40).qxd 8/4/2005 8:53 PM Page 33 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>