Marlink is supporting Simon Møkster Shipping with flexible allocation of Starlink LEO bandwidth across its fleet.
The pooled bandwidth model enables Simon Møkster to deploy LEO internet bandwidth where it is most needed, supporting simplified connectivity for business applications and crew welfare services.
Simon Møkster Shipping completed a fleet-wide upgrade of its hybrid network solution to Sealink NextGen in May of 2024, accelerating the company’s digitization program.
Adopting the pooled model for LEO internet services provides benefits including:
- Pooling of bandwidth between vessels in the same fleet enables capacity to be allocated to assets depending on deployment
- Baseline flexibility to use best effort LEO internet for crew welfare services and guaranteed bandwidth VSAT for business applications
Simon Møkster Shipping is a leading provider of modern, high-specification support vessels to the offshore energy sector, operating 15 vessels designed for operations in harsh weather conditions. From its head office in Stavanger, Norway, it mainly operates in the North and the Barents Seas with approximately 500 employees in onshore and offshore roles.
The company was among the first operators to deploy a Marlink hybrid network solution and has progressively upgraded its fleet to ensure high quality and reliability, treating its vessels as floating offices. Reflecting the increased cyber risk that can occur with the use of LEO internet solutions, the Sealink NextGen solution comes with EDR and UTM cyber solutions as default standards.