Boatracs Announces Fleet Wide Installation for United Barge Lines

- Inland Transportation Company Using BT Forms™ on 14 Vessels -

San Diego, California, April 5, 2011: Boatracs Inc., a leader in providing integrated communications and software solutions to the maritime industry, announced today it has completed the installation of BT Forms, an electronic forms product, on 14 vessels for United Barge Lines (UBL), the inland transportation division of United Maritime Group. The project entailed the conversion of UBL’s Master’s Daily Log into an electronic form that captains can complete with their on-board PC, providing an efficient and easy-to-use form that transmits data in a cost effective and timely manner.

"Feedback from the captains has been excellent," said Rocky Gunter, Director of Profitability & Financial Analysis for UBL. "We now have consistent and accurate vessel information and the ability to generate valuable shore-side reports for operational analytics. BT Forms is a big win for a maritime operation like ours – ease of use for our captains, streamlined operations for management and better customer service for our clients."

BT Forms is an end-to-end software solution developed to help commercial maritime operators increase operational efficiencies by converting paper forms to electronic versions that reduce the resources required for internal reporting and record keeping for regulatory compliance. With BT Forms, the vessel and shore see the exact same information. On the vessel, BT Forms uses smart forms that verify and validate complete information before transmission, reducing manual errors at the point of data collection. The hosted BT Forms web application on the shore-side can then compile the data into a variety of reports for managers.

"UBL has been a valued customer of Boatracs for 15 years, using our satellite messaging and tracking solutions as an integral part of their fleet management systems. We are pleased to deliver additional benefits to them with BT Forms, by streamlining accurate data collection on the vessel and providing enhanced reporting capabilities on the shore-side," said Irwin Rodrigues, president & CEO of Boatracs. "BT Forms is a highly flexible software solution for data communications and reporting between any vessel and its shore-side office. We are excited about the high level of interest and adoption of the product by our customers."

ABOUT BOATRACS®

Established in 1990, Boatracs is the leading provider of integrated communications and software solutions for the commercial maritime industry. Boatracs’ core offerings are built on the Qualcomm OmniTRACS® satellite solution and Qualcomm’s Mobile Computing Platform (MCP100/200 Series), providing customers the industry’s most proven, reliable, and simplest data communications solution on the market. With its products, services and 24/7/365 customer support, Boatracs increases the operating efficiencies of over 1,000 customers in the Inland Workboat, Offshore Supply Vessel, Commercial Fishing and Government Maritime markets. The company has offices in California and Louisiana. For more information, please visit us at: www.boatracs.com.

ABOUT UNITED BARGE LINES

United Barge Lines (UBL) specializes in the inland transportation of dry bulk materials, with operations based in Metropolis, Illinois. The company offers the experience, expertise and equipment necessary to expedite dry bulk cargoes to and from virtually any spot on the Ohio River, the Illinois river or the Mississippi river, St. Louis and south. UBL operates a fleet of owned towboats as well as covered and open hopper barges. As part of a larger transportation and material handling company, United Maritime Group, UBL provides an “integrated package” including movement of dry bulk product between an inland river dock and virtually any port in the world. For more information about United Barge Lines, visit: www.unitedmaritimegroup.com.

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