Happy Holidays from Boatracs!
Greetings,
As the end of the year approaches, we want to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a very happy holiday season and a prosperous new year. We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to the maritime industry, and look forward to working with you in 2011!
As always, we welcome your comments and ideas - email us at enewsletter@boatracs.com
The Boatracs Team
CUSTOMER PROFILE: UNITED TUGS USING BT FORMS TO IMPROVE VESSEL COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPLIANCE
Tom Dantin, Vice President of Operations for United Tugs, Inc. is forward thinking when it comes to running the company better, and communications is no exception.
"At United Tugs we're always looking for better ways to communicate with our vessels," says Dantin. "Because of the ever expanding requirments put on us by regulators, customers and our own safety management system, we were desperate to find a real time solution to sharing information with our offshore vessels that are beyond cell phone service."
Boatracs and BT Forms are helping United Tugs exchange information needed for compliance more efficienctly.
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CASE STUDY: USING BOATRACS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TO INCREASE CATCH YIELDS
Boatracs is participating in a pioneering program to address yellowtail bycatch by the scallop fishery on Georges Bank. This ground-breaking program, designed and led by the School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the SMAST Fisherman’s Steering Committee, has proven that real-time satellite communications systems can be effectively used to reach target harvest yields for the scallop fishing industry as well as meet conservation guidelines.
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