Pacific Basin to install Inmarsat’s NexusWave on five ships.

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Hong Kong-headquartered Pacific Basin Shipping, one of the world’s leading owners and operators of modern handysize and supramax dry bulk ships is to install Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave fully-managed connectivity service on board an initial five ships.

Pacific Basin is prioritizing enhancements to both crew and business communications aboard its growing fleet as part of a connectivity and digitalization strategy that also supports fuel efficiency and emissions reporting.

Inmarsat says that, through its unique network bonding technology, NexusWave ensures crew and business applications are always connected by dynamically adjusting traffic routing to maintain a seamless experience. Pacific Basin will use thenspeeds, unlimited data, and global coverage of NexusWave to enable uninterrupted ship–shore audio and video conferencing while providing seafarers with a consistent, home-like internet connection.

With unlimited data and the upcoming integration of the ViaSat-3 network, NexusWave will support Pacific Basin’s digitalization strategy well into the future, while providing cost certainty.

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