Active Shipping’s Nordic Thunder vessel. Photo: Active Shipping.

Active Shipping is teaming up with Marlink and Marlink’s regional partner Ozsay Satellite Communications to boost the operational capabilities on its vessels, which comprise oil tankers and bulk carriers. Active Shipping will install Marlink’s Sealink Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) service combined with the XChange digital solutions platform.

Active Shipping will run the Sealink VSAT Data Allowance service to ensure sufficient bandwidth is delivered to its vessels while enjoying the benefits of full control and monitoring of the data transfer between ship to shore, with the option to top-up data if more is required any time during the month.

Additionally, Active Shipping will roll-out the XChange Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) solution, enabling crew on-board to access the internet and call friends and family via Wi-Fi from their own smartphones, tablets and laptops. IT staff on-shore will use the XChange Universal Remote Access solution to access remotely and act in real-time on the ship network, without the need of a dedicated fixed Internet Protocol (IP) address.

Marlink will also configure a Virtual Private Network (VPN), to securely connect Active Shipping vessels to the company’s shore-based IT and network infrastructure.