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Inmarsat’s FleetXPress to be Installed on Crowley Maritime Vessels

May 5, 2020

Crowley Maritime Corp. will install Fleet Xpress from Inmarsat on a majority of its vessels.

The 127-year old, Florida-headquartered business owns, operates and manages a diverse fleet of almost 100 vessels, including conventional and dual fuel (liquid natural gas – LNG) container ships, tankers and ship assist and offshore services tugboats and barges.

The deal was signed following successful trials in Alaska on Aframax tanker, California, and the recently re-flagged vessel Rio Grande Express, which helped showcase the combination of high-speed Fleet Xpress on Ka-band with continuous back up from FleetBroadband on L-band, significantly enhancing stability of communications and available uptime.

All vessels covered in the agreement will install either a Fleet Xpress GX60 or GX100 terminal from Intellian and an Infinity smartbox solution that will allow the vessels to access a number of value-added services, including bandwidth control and remote user management.

With more than 8,500 installations across the globe, Fleet Xpress has emerged as the market-leading pathway to digital transformation for shipping companies in order to deliver improved vessel and fleet efficiency, boost profitability and enhance seafarer well-being.

According to Captain Rodney Jones, Director Operations Integrity with Crowley Global Ship Management, Inc., the communication needs for an operator with a variety of vessel types such as Crowley are rapidly increasing and the firm requires a level of performance and reliability that is proven and trusted, with a dedicated support network that is continuously available. Fleet Xpress meets this demand and proved very successful in the trials that were carried out on the California in Alaska and the Rio Grande Express operating in a Liner service.

Gert-Jan Panken, VP of Merchant, Inmarsat Maritime, added that this new contract with Crowley, one of the leading operators of a diverse fleet, confirms that vessels anywhere in the world and of all sizes and types can secure the operating efficiency, digitization and crew welfare gains available from Fleet Xpress with the company’s global high-speed performance, reliable coverage and 24/7 support.

 

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