The company had chosen Marlink’s high bandwidth global Sealink VSAT solution for its entire shuttle tanker fleet since 2011.
The latest contract extension and upgrade enables Teekay to benefit from remote operations and support crew welfare, and includes a significant bandwidth increase to support even more connected applications on board, the company said.
The increased Sealink VSAT capacity is already live across the Teekay shuttle tanker fleet. In addition, Teekay has chosen the Marlink solution for three newbuildings.
Teekay will be provided with ample bandwidth for crews to stay in touch with friends and family ashore and a faster, more flexible platform for day-to-day vessel and business operations, Marlink claimed..
“Sealink VSAT is integral to Teekay’s ability to provide efficient vessel operations in support of our global customer base,” said Deborah Sloan, contracts specialist, Teekay. “Marlink’s network has proven itself to be both reliable and versatile, competitively meeting the high-end needs of our technology focus on board. Sealink enables our ships to leverage connected applications that improve our operational capabilities so securing our partnership with Marlink while upgrading the bandwidth is a natural step for us.”
“Teekay’s shuttle tanker fleet is one of the most advanced in the world, but in order for Teekay to optimise its investment in on board technology, robust, reliable and flexible VSAT connectivity is a must,” said Tore Morten Olsen, Marlink’s President Maritime. “We are committed to our position as Teekay’s global VSAT partner and looking forward to continuing to exceed the high-end communication requirements of the Teekay fleet.”
In another move, Teekay has launched a new project - the Teekay 360 Experience!
This is a library of 360 videos depicting the world of Teekay. A variety of videos ranging from engine room tours, projects at shipyard and aerial footage has been introduced.
“We created this project in hopes of bringing the vessels – and the experience of life at sea - to the people”, the company said. “We want to give those who never have the opportunity to visit a vessel a glimpse into what that experience is like.”
The videos are available on Google Chrome – it is the only browser that supports 360 video. When viewing on a computer, click and drag the screen around to see all angles. Watching on a phone? Simply move your device around or use your finger to scroll over the screen.