Subsidiary Radio Holland will keep its name but will have a fresh new logo, while Imtech Marine & Offshore was relaunched under the name RH Marine.
René ten Brinke, RH Marine Group CEO, comments: “The rich heritage of the founding companies, Van Rietschoten & Houwens, dating back to 1860 and Radio Holland dating back to 1916, played a key role in the new naming. With both companies’ initials being RH, it made sense for us to integrate those letters into the new naming and implement a new, sharp and colourful branding for RH Marine Group, Radio Holland and RH Marine.
“Our fleet of brands, including Radio Holland, RH Marine, Van Berge Henegouwen, Venteville, Techsol Marine, Elkon, Schiffbau-/Dockbautechnik and Tess, will all keep individual names and branding styles and focus on their key specialist areas, technology expertise and target markets to deliver customised, flexible solutions which closely align RH Marine Group, formerly known as Imtech Marine, was introduced at the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam this week.
Following the recent acquisition by Parcom Capital and Pon Holdings, Imtech Marine will now be known as RH Marine Group.
with customers’ requirements. In a sense, this is a new start and we’re looking forward to the future,”he said.
In addition, Radio Holland has been appointed by Cassens & Plath to conduct magnetic compass replacement services, in all of the countries where Radio Holland is based. Thanks to past successful collaboration, these services, for compass types 11, 12 and 21, are now assigned to Radio Holland exclusively for all the related entities.
Radio Holland has also launched the Online Airtime Advisor Tool, as well as new satellite communication packages at Europort 2015.
These initiatives are aimed at providing help in promoting maritime broadband penetration and implementation by simplifying the selection process.
The new ship-to-shore packages are claimed to standardise VSAT, Fleetbroadband, Iridium OpenPort, IT hardware and installation. With the new Online Airtime Advisor Tool, it is possible to find out which package is most suited to particular needs by answering six simple questions.
“High speed internet access at sea is now an affordable service and Radio Holland can provide a true maritime communication one-stop-shop. As a one-stop-shop, Radio Holland provides the airtime, equipment, installation and tools & services through the reliable and global Radio Holland service network,”said Radio Holland’s manager GTAC and connectivity, Nikos Yocarini.