Global satellite communications provider Marlink has announced the signing of a new contract with US company, Hornbeck Offshore Services for the supply of communications for two of its multi-purpose support vessels.
These are the third and fourth vessels in the Hornbeck fleet to be served by Marlink.
The 'HOS Iron Horse' and 'HOS Strongline' support the oil and gas industry in exploration and production activities.
The DP-3 'HOS Iron Horse' is fitted with a variety of lifting and deployment systems including large capacity cranes. The DP-2 'HOS Strongline' is expected to be delivered shortly to Hornbeck from the shipyard.
Marlink will provide its customised Sealink systems on either C or Ku-band for the 36 month contract. The system on each vessel has 16 voice lines, VLANS for administration and crew, together with content filtering and Juniper WXC 250 accelerators which compress data to make greatest use of online time and maximising cost efficiency.
