Reederei Claus-Peter Offen Selects FleetBroadband from Stratos for Entire Fleet of 122 Commercial Vessels

September 27, 2011

Stratos Global has been selected by Reederei Claus-Peter Offen (CP Offen) to provide Inmarsat FleetBroadband airtime services for its entire fleet of 122 commercial vessels.

CP Offen, based in Hamburg, is one of the world’s largest suppliers of modern commercial ships, including 122 container vessels, tankers and bulkers. CP Offen vessels are chartered by all of the world’s largest operators.

By ensuring reliable broadband connectivity at sea, FleetBroadband from Stratos will help CP Offen vessels achieve optimal performance, improved business operations and increased crew productivity.

On the CP Offen fleet, Stratos is fully integrating FleetBroadband with AmosConnect – its sophisticated maritime communications application – to improve management of all interoffice communications. The integrated Stratos offering also improves crew welfare by deploying AmosConnect with Stratos ChatCards. The crew-communications solution enables personnel at sea to stay in contact with home via calling and private email at affordable, flat global rates. The solution’s high functionality helps retain qualified seafarers by providing an easily manageable, separate account for each crewmember.

“Moving to FleetBroadband from Stratos ensures our vessels can benefit from the most advanced business and crew applications, while meeting the growing demand for bandwidth, in a highly cost-effective manner,” said Ascan Roosen, Head of CP Offen’s IT Department. “Stratos is providing excellent service and is acting as a true partner in this important technology conversion.”

Stratos President and CEO Jim Parm said, “We are grateful for the opportunity to provide CP Offen with our reliable FleetBroadband airtime services and maritime applications expertise. Our proven solutions will help these vessels meet all of the communications requirements of today’s most demanding shipmanagers.”