World’s leading fleet of dredgers to retrofit and install newbuilds with Iridium’s Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
Hamburg, Germany, September 5, 2022 /CNW/ — Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM announced this today Jan De Nul Group, a leading maritime construction and civil engineering company, is the latest fleet to choose Iridium’s Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) solution. By adopting iridium® GMDSS, Jan De Nul, continues its commitment to ensure the safest operating environment for its staff. Iridium GMDSS is the world’s most advanced and only truly global GMDSS solution, enabling rapid emergency response and the only GMDSS service to currently offer integrated voice services.
Iridium exhibits at the SMM Hamburg September 6th to 9th in Hamburg, Germany. Visit the team in Hall B6, Stand 313.
Jan De Nul owns and operates a large, diverse and modern fleet of dredging and offshore installation vessels. Jan De Nul Group’s activities ensure that ship traffic is possible, the depth of rivers and canals is maintained, existing ports are expanded and new ones are built.
“Jan De Nul plans to roll out Iridium GMDSS on all retrofit and new build ships,” said Nils Crabeel, Communication & Network Officer, Jan De Nul Group. “Having LRIT and SSAS in one terminal alongside GMDSS is an important benefit – as are both secure and non-secure voice capabilities.”
Developed by Iridium partners Lars Thranethe LT-3100S is the first Iridium GMDSS terminal. A small and lightweight system, the LT-3100S is an affordable option for any vessel requiring satellite communications, where it can serve as the primary onboard communications solution or purely as a GMDSS system.
“Jan De Nul is an industry powerhouse and we are honored that they are equipping their fleet with Iridium GMDSS,” said Wouter Deknopper, Iridium vice president of shipping. “Iridium GMDSS, due to its…
