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MARLINK RENEWS ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT KAISEI
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09 September 2010 by tidingsadmin
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SMM, 7th - 10th September 2010, Hall B6, Stand 112
In line with this year's SMM theme 'protecting resources and the environment' Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, announces its support of Project Kaisei for a second expedition. The project has been created by the Ocean Voyages Institute of California to seek viable solutions to the growing problems associated with marine debris in the North Pacific Gyre, which can then be developed for all oceans of the world.
Marlink will provide the airtime for the project, which will allow it to communicate its findings through the Internet via Marlink's WaveCall(TM) VSAT service. WaveCall(TM) will be using Ku-band which will facilitate voice and Internet broadband even in the remote areas that Project Kaisei will operate.
Tore Morten Olsen, CEO, Marlink was keen to point out the importance of the mission, "Marlink is one of the largest providers of satellite communications to the global shipping industry. It is therefore vital that we support and encourage projects such as Kaisei in the important research needed to make the world's shipping lanes safer and ecologically viable for the shipping operators, their crews and passengers. All of whom are ultimately our customers."
For the last two years, the Ocean Voyages Institute has conducted expeditions to the North Pacific Gyre as part of its ocean cleanup initiative. The Gyre is a remote and inaccessible area created by four major ocean currents and spans much of the Pacific, between California and Asia. This area, once a healthy oceanic ecosystem, is now home to a large concentration of toxic plastic proliferation.
Mary T. Crowley, President of the Ocean Voyages Institute and Co-Founder of Project Kaisei, commented, "This problem is happening in all the world's oceans. We are dedicated to finding solutions to this urgent issue. It is important to increase education and awareness to halt the flow of these materials into our global ocean, as well as initiate clean up to help the ocean recover.
The success of our missions at sea and our ability to communicate our findings and results to the world in real time has been a direct result of the generous contribution of satellite communications provided to us by Marlink. Marlink's support has been an indispensable asset in our global outreach, and highlights their dedication to the health and wellbeing of the ocean environment and our planet."
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