On-Waves awarded contract with 3 major ferry companies to provide GSM services on 12 new ships
On-Waves Ehf announced today that it has been awarded contracts by 3 dominant ferry companies: Finnlines, Minoan Lines and European Sealines.
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On-Waves services enable seamless voice, SMS, Wi-Fi and Data connectivity to guests and crew while the vessel is at sea.
On-Waves has worked with Finnlines for a number of years but has been tasked with installations on six further vessels. The new Finnlines agreement covers the Finnclipper (435 passengers capacity), Finneagle (492 passengers), Finnfellow (520 passengers), Finnpartner (297 passengers), Finnsailor (129 passengers), Finntrader (297 passengers).
Three of these ferries trade between Finland and Germany, and the other three are deployed on routes within the Baltic. Mr Simeonidis reports “Finnlines chose us because of our reliability. It has already tested our network and is happy with our services. The company knows that we are not an opportunistic firm; we are here to stay.”
The agreement with European Sealines covers the F/B Bridge with a passenger capacity of 900, which links Italy and Greece. The F/B Bridge is a well equipped modern vessel that offers a wide range of onboard facilities. The ship is equipped with stabilizers to counteract rough weather conditions and offer utmost comfort.
The fleet wide contract with Minoan Lines covers 5 vessels which operate between Italy and Greece: Europa Palace (2034 pax), Ikarus Palace (1632 pax), Olympia Palace (2034 pax), Knossos Palace (2310 pax), Festos Palace (2310 pax).
These 3 agreements may include additional vessels in the future.
“We are delighted to offer our industry-leading maritime GSM and Wi-Fi services to the guests and crew of 3 major ferry companies”, said Constantin Simeonidis, CEO for On-Waves. “To have earned the trust of worldwide companies such as Finnlines, Minoan Lines and European Sealines is a great endorsement of the reliability of our maritime GSM service”.
ABOUT ON-WAVES EHF
On-Waves is the maritime GSM and CDMA service provider for Iceland’s national telephony provider, SIMINN, a company with 1,800 employees and over 500 GSM and CDMA roaming agreements. On-Waves has constructed a next generation all-IP maritime mobile phone network that is fully compliant with GSM Association and CDG maritime standards and regulations. On-Waves currently provides service to over 80 vessels across cruise, passenger ferry and mega-yachts segments with a significant backlog for additional vessels. On-Waves also offers its services to the merchant marine, offshore Oil & Gas and fishing industries to enhance crew welfare at sea.
Information & Contact:
www.on-waves.com
email : info@on-waves.com
ABOUT FINNLINES
Finnlines is a leading shipping operator of ro-ro and passenger services in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.
Listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finnlines is a part of the Grimaldi Group, one of the world’s largest operators of ro-ro vessels and the largest operator of Motorway of the Sea in Europe for both passengers and freight.
Information & Contact:
www.finnlines.com
email: info.fi@finnlines.com
ABOUT MINOAN LINES
Minoan Lines is one of the dominant passenger ferry companies in Greece, sailing between Piraeus and Crete and in the Adriatic Sea.
Information & Contact:
www.minoan.gr
email: info@minoan.gr
ABOUT EUROPEAN SEALINES
European Sealines is a Greek shipping company, based in Athens, offering good quality passenger ferry services in the Adriatic. European Sealines offers regular ferry crossings between Italy and Greece.
Information & Contact:
www.europeansealines.com
email: info@europeansealines.com
