Ship Equip and Varada Marine has signed a contract to install SEVSAT on their whole fleet off Offshore Supply Vessels.
Varada Marine who has its head office in Kristiansand, Norway has announced plans to become “one of the largest offshore support vessel companies in the world”, and has under way an extensive new building program at ABG Shipyard Ltd in India. Deliveries off the SEVSAT system will commence in step with the new building program and the first system has already been delivered to the yard.
“We are very happy that Varada Marine has chosen SEVSAT from Ship Equip for their entire fleet” CSO Gilles A. Gillesen says in a comment. “It confirms what we have worked hard to establish, that Ship Equip is able to handle large fleets of vessels, and this seems to be established in the market too.”
Sales Manager Sindre Alnes who negotiated the contract says that “Varada Marine will have a worldwide connection plan based on the Ku-band SEVSAT product with initially 128Kbps/128Kbps speeds and 4 telephone lines, including a prepaid Crew Calling setup on selected lines”
“Ship Equip was chosen after a thorough evaluation of price and coverage says Technical Director and COO Kjell Eivind Karlsen. In particular good coverage in Brazil was a requirement that was of great importance along with of course otherwise a well-established worldwide coverage and service organization.
About Ship Equip:
SHIP EQUIP GROUP is the fastest growing maritime broadband provider worldwide. The C-band or Ku-band solution SEVSAT and TVRO from Ship Equip give ships cost efficient solutions for internet, telephony and television. We have installed more than 2500 stabilized antennas all over the world, and have extensive experience in supporting our equipment in demanding maritime conditions.
The head office is situated in Ålesund, Norway with offices in Oslo, Houston, Seattle, Singapore, Shanghai, Reykjavik and Rotterda.
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Source: Ship Equip , January 17, 2011