Ship in Middle East uses FB150

An offshore supply ship has become the first vessel in the Middle East to benefit from Inmarsat's latest broadband maritime service, FleetBroadband 150.

Zakher Marine International is introducing the newest member of the FleetBroadband family to its fleet in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the increased data demands it has experienced recently.

The cost-effective150kbps service will enable the vessels to deal with data communications to and from its on-shore office and offer more flexibility when using the internet.

A further five FB150 terminals will be installed on its offshore tugs this month.
"With FB150 we know that business communication will be reliable, consistent and of the highest quality."

Kyle Hurst, maritime market manager for Inmarsat, said: "The FleetBroadband success story continues to develop, led by the global adoption of FB150.

Source: Inmarsat