Written by
Nick Blenkey
Cosco Tengfei has change into the primary ship within the Cosco fleet to b e fitted with an Iridium GMDSS terminal
The 5,000 automobile capability PCTC Cosco Tengfei has change into the primary vessel within the Cosco Delivery (CSSC) fleet to be fitted with an Iridium World Maritime Misery and Security System (GMDSS) terminal.
The vessel operates globally, together with on Arctic routes, and the current set up of a Lars Thrane LT-3100S Iridium GMDSS terminal helps Cosco Tengfei’s mission with really international protection, misery alert, security voice, maritime security data, and cost-effective implementation and operation. These capabilities together with Lengthy-Vary Identification Monitoring (LRIT) and Ship Safety Alert System (SSAS) help constructed into the LT-3100S, lengthen to polar waters, the place protection by the vessel’s current GMDSS answer fell quick.
“I’m glad to witness the second of the primary Iridium GMDSS system deployment on a CSSC vessel, the Cosco Tengfei,” stated Xiaofeng Guo, director of the telecom and navigation division at CSSC. “Iridium GMDSS will significantly improve her security service capabilities whereas crusing on the ocean. It additionally serves as a great demonstration that the CSSC fleet can function within the Arctic Ocean area. We count on to deploy extra Iridium GMDSS methods on these Arctic-route vessels throughout 2024.”
“This can be a main validation of the Iridium GMDSS service,” stated Wouter Deknopper, vice chairman and basic supervisor of maritime at Iridium, commented, “Cosco Delivery is the world’s largest transport fleet, and CSSC understands the worth proposition that Iridium GMDSS delivers. As CSSC’s operations develop into polar and different distant areas, Iridium GMDSS ensures that their vessels have essentially the most trendy GMDSS service accessible. Since its launch, now we have skilled an enormous enhance in vessels putting in Iridium GMDSS, together with service provider ships, navy/authorities, super-yachts, and even small leisure craft. The suggestions is common from the maritime business, that Iridium GMDSS is the evolution of maritime security companies.”
