Established as MTN Satellite Communications in 1981, MTN has upheld its reputation as a premier satellite network integrator for over three decades, garnering numerous accolades in technology, engineering, and customer service. With headquarters spanning the United States, Brazil, Spain, and Norway, MTN has demonstrated unparalleled professionalism and innovative engineering, serving nearly 4,000 customer locations globally across maritime sectors including cruise lines, commercial shipping, private yachts, offshore platforms, enterprise clients, and other maritime applications. Additionally, MTN has provided vital support to various satellite operators, government entities, and strategic operations throughout North and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
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ABB Marine & Ports
ABB Marine & Ports is a pioneering maritime organization, which is transforming the industry through electrical, digital and connected solutions. ABB’s innovative technologies are redefining the future, bringing new levels of reliability, efficiency and sustainability to shipping and making our ports and terminals safer, greener and more productive.
ABB offers an extensive portfolio of integrated marine systems and solutions that improve the flexibility, reliability and energy efficiency of vessels. By coupling power, automation and advisory, proven fuel-efficient technologies and services that ensure maximum vessel uptime, ABB is in a unique position to improve the profitability of our customers’ businesses throughout the entire lifecycle of a fleet.
BLRT Repair Yards
A group of ship repair yards located in the Baltic States (Estonia and Lithuania) and Northern Europe (Finland) - incorporated by BLRT Grupp – the largest industrial holding in the region of the Baltic Sea, boasting a rich history and significant industrial heritage. Their mission is to ensure the seaworthiness and performance of the world fleet through a wide range of ship repair services and green solutions to assist with compliance with industry regulations and decarbonization targets.
BLRT REPAIR YARDS in figures:
- over 270 maintained vessels per year
- over 1000 qualified employees
- 7 docks
* 235m x 45m, the largest floating dock in the Baltics
* 265m x 70m x 7.1m, one of the largest drydocks in Northern Europe
* A new 180-metre-long floating dock
BLRT Grupp continually invests in ship repair yards' equipment and infrastructure to enhance their capabilities and competitiveness. The focus is on adopting innovative solutions and technologies that align with the evolving needs of the maritime industry, particularly in fostering sustainability and efficiency.
Brax Shipping
Brax Shipping, established in 1982 and located in Gothenburg, Sweden,
is a team of shipbrokers specialized in the sale & purchase and chartering
of: Ferries, Ropax:es, Cruise ships and Roro:s
We can also offer newbuilding programs in
the Ropax-, and cruise segments. Projecting and design fully tailored to the preferences of
the Client.
Carus
Carus is a global supplier of information technology to the travel and transport industry. We design, build and support systems critical to the operation and sales of ferry and cruise businesses around the world.
Our objective is to take care of the full 360 degrees of the passenger journey;
Carus’ reservations system meets the demands of today’s fully digitalised ferry operations, providing mobile reservations, self-service check-in and boarding as well as digital cabin keys and lounge access control.
Carus’ onboard solution supports the management of all onboard services; fine-dining, bars, cafes, and retail.
And our range of port automation smooths the journey on approach to and within the port.
Carus’ clients operate throughout the Baltic, Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, Africa, and Australia. Our clients represent every aspect of the passenger vessel industry and operate virtually every type of vessel, proving the versatility and flexibility of our solutions.
Damen
Family-owned Damen Shipyards Group has been in operation for over ninety-five years and offers maritime solutions worldwide, through design, shipbuilding, conversion and ship repair and related services.
For the waterborne public transport sector, Damen builds both standard and custom vessels for its clients all over the world. This includes numerous examples of full electric and hybrid vessels.
For Damen, however, the ferry is just one part of the solution. We support our clients with a range of services spanning the lifecycle of the vessel. This includes providing everything from early planning, concept development, feasibility studies, financial solutions and more necessary to successfully commence a ferry service.
Our offer also includes the production and installation of the infrastructure you need to operate a safe, reliable and efficient service, covering everything from a jetty to a cutting-edge, automated charging system. With your service up and running, we remain on hand to help keep your operation in optimal condition, minimising your downtime.
GNV
GRANDI NAVI VELOCI (GNV) is one of the leading Italian shipping companies operating in the fields of coastal navigation and passenger transport in the Mediterranean Sea. The company was founded in 1992 and the first ship, the MAJESTIC, was launched in 1993.
GRANDI NAVI VELOCI owns 19 ships and operates shipping connections to Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Tunisia, Morocco, France and Albania. As well as passenger services, the GRANDI NAVI VELOCI fleet is committed to the development of Motorways of the Sea routes: seaborne transport represents a cheaper alternative to traditional road transport and provides a worthwhile solution to environmental issues linked to the intensive use of motor vehicles on our road networks.
Hogia Ferry Systems
The Hogia Group is a Swedish standard software supplier with 600+ employees, going on our 40th year in the business. Hogia is showing continuous and long term growth in terms of product offering and global presence and we offer a unique range of business critical products for the travel and transport sector. Internationally, Hogia provide ferry operators with reservation and ticketing systems, advanced real time passenger information systems and terminal operating solutions for ports.
One of Hogia Ferry System’s key strengths is integrations, as we see this as a way to the future. With our extensive BOOKIT API, the integration possibilities are nearly endless. Today it is used for ticket machines, mobile check-in, web booking engines to name just a few. An important objective for Hogia Ferry Systems is to develop solutions that will enable the ferry operators to improve the traveller's experience, from booking to informed arrival at the final destination.
We work in partnership with the operators and our systems are designed to reduce the people-power needed to provide the services, enabling key staff to focus on delivering the very best passenger experience.
Interferry
Interferry is the only international shipping association representing the worldwide ferry industry. With more than 230 corporate and individual members from 35 countries, the association acts as a voice for all aspects of the ferry sector including owners, operators, ship designers, shipbuilders, equipment suppliers and manufacturers, government agencies, classification societies and maritime professionals.
Interferry has two primary functions:
(1) Communication and networking. In part this is achieved through the annual conference.
(2) International regulatory and policy issues. Through its Brussels office Interferry represents the industry at the IMO and the European Union.
Lloyd's Register
Trusted maritime advisors, partnering with clients to drive performance across the ocean economy.
Lloyd’s Register is a global professional services company specialising in engineering and technology for the maritime industry.
Our Marine and Offshore business is a leading provider of classification and compliance services to the marine and offshore industries, helping our clients design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and environmental compliance.
In the drive for efficiency in the ocean economy, our Maritime Performance Services enable businesses to reach their full potential – now and into the future.
Our Digital Products let the data speak for itself, combining modern digital tools with deep technical expertise.
Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education.
All of this helps us stand by the purpose that drives us every single day; working together for a safer world.
Macgregor
MacGregor enables sustainable global maritime and offshore operations by maximising efficiency in cargo and load handling. With decades of experience, a global presence, and a strong portfolio of innovative technologies and services, MacGregor creates lifetime value to its customers.
MacGregor solutions are designed to perform with the sea, helping the customers enhance safety, reduce environmental impact, and optimise operational efficiency from newbuilding to upgrades and modernisations.
Quvia
Quvia is the first AI-powered Quality of Experience (QoE) platform for ships, planes and remote sites. It helps customers operate complex connectivity environments where network conditions are variable and constrained. The platform brings together two core capabilities that support visibility and control across connectivity and digital operations:
• Network Intelligence: Quvia measures and monitors connectivity performance and QoE in real time, providing an independent, holistic view of the network and how it impacts end-user experience across applications and services. This enables more informed decisions around connectivity, performance and cost.
• Network Orchestration: Quvia integrates multiple service providers, satellite orbits and terrestrial networks into a single, vendor-neutral environment, acting as a unified performance layer above existing connectivity infrastructure to intelligently orchestrate network behavior and deliver the best possible QoE, even in the most challenging and remote environments.
With Quvia, customers improve operational efficiency, manage connectivity costs and create new value above the network.
R&M Group
R&M Group is a global provider of individual and turnkey solutions for interior outfitting on board of all types of ships. The extensive portfolio comprises all interior design services along the entire value chain, including consulting, engineering, design, planning, implementation and production of new builds, conversions and repairs.
In addition, the insulation of surfaces and piping systems are among our core competencies. The calculation and design of insulation for thermal and acoustic applications as well as noise and vibration protection, accommodation systems (walls, floors, ceilings, doors, wet units and prefabricated cabins) the construction and installation of sanitary facilities and furniture complete our portfolio.
Through many years of experience and expert knowledge, we create quality, reliability and the highest possible comfort. Adherence to deadlines and compliance with all relevant regulations create safety for shipyards, owners as well as our employees and suppliers.
RINA
RINA is a multinational company that helps clients build strong, successful businesses.?
Through a global network of over 5.800 talented professionals, operating out of 200 offices in 70 countries, we support market operators across the entire lifecycle of their projects, whilst assisting them in renewing their products, technologies and services.
RINA provides a wide range of services across Marine, Certification, Energy, Infrastructure & Real Estate and Industry sectors and is a member of key international organizations and an important contributor to the development of new legislative standards.
Regarding the Marine business, RINA is a founding member of IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) and operates on behalf of 123 flag authorities. We provide services throughout the complete ship lifecycle. Ship classification has been our core business from the beginning, and today it makes RINA one of the top-ranking marine classification societies in the world.
Decarbonisation will be driving the shipping sector for years to come, and RINA plays a proactive role in this evolution, bringing our multidisciplinary skills to the industry to build a sustainable future. We work with designers to verify compliance with the applicable rules of dual-fuel vessels and of novel concept designs incorporating new fuels such as hydrogen or ammonia, allowing for an increase in efficiency and performance which equates to fewer emissions.
Our SERTICA Suite includes applications such as real-time fleet performance management (SERTICA Performance) and a paperless electronic logbook (SERTICA Electronic Logbooks). SERTICA optimises companies’ business within maintenance, procurement, HSQE and crewing, providing a modular system to simplify operations and optimise performance. Our team constantly performs scouting for innovative digital solutions to support ship owners and managers in facing the new challenges of their business.
Technical competence, attention to quality and focus on innovation are the pillars that allow us supporting companies to demonstrate the added value of their fleet.
Speedcast
Speedcast is a leading communications and IT services provider, delivering critical communications services to the Maritime, Energy, Mining, Media, Telecom, Cruise, NGO, Government, and Enterprise sectors. The company leverages its global network platform to provide fully connected systems that harness technologies and applications to transform what remote operations can achieve. With the world’s most comprehensive network, Speedcast enables faster, seamless pole-to-pole coverage from a global hybrid satellite, fiber, cellular, microwave, MPLS, and IP transport network with direct access to public cloud platforms. The company integrates differentiated technology offerings that provide smarter ways to communicate and distribute content, manage network and remote operations, protect and secure investments, and improve the crew and guest experience. With a passionate customer focus and a strong safety culture, Speedcast serves more than 3,200 customers in over 140 countries.
Stena RoRo
Stena RoRo sets the standard in the RoRo- & RoPax market. With the solid know how combined with its intuitive feel for innovation and for the demands and requirements; Stena RoRo takes the market forward. Innovators of the RoRo-concept, building RoRo- and RoPax tonnage, supplying tailor-made solutions - all over the globe. The fleet of Stena RoRo are chartered out to first class operators around the world.
All through the organization there is an entrepreneurial way of working and an intrinsic will of taking customer satisfaction to a new level. Thanks to its commercial and technical approach and long earned experience; Stena RoRo follows their customers - all through the value chain.
That's what Stenability is all about, Stena RoRo's trademark.
We are the operators first choice when it comes to ship supply.
Telenor Maritime
Telenor Maritime, headquartered in Arendal, Norway, has been a leader in secure maritime connectivity standards & services since 2004. We connect over 100 shipowners and more than 60 million people worldwide through 500+ installations on vessels and offshore platforms. In addition to reliable connectivity, we deliver advanced digitalization solutions that enable seamless data collection, integration, and actionable insights to optimize performance and operations. As part of Telenor Group, we leverage extensive resources and expertise to shape the future of maritime communications.
UME Shipping
UME Shipping is a privately held shipping and logistics company founded by professionals with decades of hands-on experience in the maritime world. We’re here to deliver clearly, reliably, and with long-term purpose. From chartering and operations to port agency and logistics support, our work is shaped by the principles we started with: honesty, consistency, and doing things the right way every time.
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