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Cobham SATCOM has launched its SAILOR XTR antenna platform, and introduced the SAILOR 1000 XTR Ku as the first unit in this new class of software-controlled antenna systems that integrate existing SAILOR VSAT technology with additional software and electronic capabilities in preparation for future satellite constellations in LEO, MEO, GEO and HEO orbits.

Developed and designed by Cobham SATCOM, the one-metre Ku-band antenna has a new simplified pedestal to improve antenna performance and allow simpler conversion between Ku- and Ka-bands if required. Built-in IoT data protocols such as Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and RESTful API allow the antenna to act as a self-reporting system, providing up-to-date antenna information to support preventive maintenance.

A new Ethernet port will also be included inside of every above-deck SAILOR XTR unit to facilitate additional connectivity options, allowing third party providers to integrate devices such as cellular transceivers and Wi-Fi access points. The additional data from these devices gets securely routed at up to 1 Gbps to an Ethernet port on the SAILOR XTR Below Deck Unit.

The antenna comes with a new XTR Antenna System Control Module (ASCM) with a hardware encryption key chip mounted inside. The ASCM is networked to all other modules and motors via a star network topology and only accepts Cobham-signed software, to prevent access without the private key that is programmed into the key chip.

A single coax cable is used to manage Rx, Tx and power, but can also be used transfer high-speed data from a third-party device which could be mounted inside of the antenna to below-deck, Cobham SATCOM notes.

“Through the development of SAILOR XTR, a reliable, agile and high performing VSAT solution, Cobham SATCOM has once again set the standard for the future of maritime satcom,” said Jens Ewerling, Product Manager, VSAT, at Cobham SATCOM.

“In an era of unprecedented uncertainty and technological complexity, the new advanced science underpinning SAILOR XTR will drive greater simplicity for ship owners and operators while enhancing performance. This will ultimately give them more time to focus on business-critical issues, while handing them the data necessary to identify cost-effective solutions to address and analyse a myriad of complex issues; from transparency to environmental compliance and seafarer welfare.”

Cobham SATCOM says it has already successfully installed the first SAILOR 1000 XTR Ku on the M/V Pearl Seaways, operating in Scandinavian waters for owner DFDS.

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Satellite data company Spire has expanded its range of maritime weather services with the addition of historical weather data sets, including information on 10 years of weather activity across the globe.

Spire’s historical data, like its forecast data, is gridded with uniform 12km resolution. The company says that the dataset could be used to create AI driven models with a 1:1 match of forecast data sets, to analyse past performance and assess future performance for any location.

Spire’s Maritime Weather team is launching six new products combining historical and forecast variables providing data specific to sector use cases, focused on shipping and logistics, ports and terminals, finance and insurance, oil and gas, government and security, and the environment.

“Open ocean forecasts used to be laden with errors, but now thanks to radio occultation technology, forecasts are far more accurate,” said Simon van den Dries, General Manager, Spire Maritime.

“Spire takes a customer-first approach and after analysing the challenges the maritime industry tackled in 2020, we knew the time was right to create industry-specific data solutions using real-time and historical weather.”

“The operational usage-based set of attributes highlights exactly what each customer needs and creates a smart collection of data that is tailor-made for the challenges each industry faces. It helps eliminate scattered weather attributes and supports what customers need from a maritime perspective.”

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Two accident involving 3 ships occurred at Kartal, Tuzla, Turkey, on Jun 16, both triggered by stormy wind. General cargo ship APRIL (either in lay-up or repairs) dragged anchor and started to drift towards shore, tugs took the ship under control just in time to avoid grounding.
Ro-ro HASAN SISIK (in lay-up or decommissioned) broke off her moorings and drifted onto berthed general cargo ship BORAS (reportedly decommissioned). Understood HASAN SISIK was taken back to her birth or to anchorage, it’s not clear. In both cases, no severe damages were mentioned, no injures.
Passenger ro-ro ship HASAN SISIK, IMO 7811446, GT 3714, built 1979, flag Turkey.

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Kartal sahil bölgesinde demirli bulunan HASAN ŞİŞİK isimli Ro Ro gemisinin halatını kopararak başka bir gemiye yaslanması üzerine KURTARMA-2 Römorkörümüz ve KIYEM-3 hızlı tahlisiye botumuz ivedilikle olay bölgesine gönderildi. @UABakanligi @selimdursun06 pic.twitter.com/hvG0WDDpnY

— KEGM (@kiyiemniyet) June 16, 2021

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