Internet is not a luxury anymore; it is a necessity just like food etc. With internet reaching every part of the globe, shipping industry is also untouched by this revolution. A sailor knows the true importance of being connected to the outside world. Hence we did some research and took suggestions from fellow sailors about the companies who are offering this facility. Many companies who don’t have true internet facilities, are coming up with such facility as, this has become a necessity nowadays.
Let’s read about the internet facility onboard first:
Companies Offering Internet Facilities on ship
Company Name
|
Type of Service
|
Maersk
Line |
Unlimited,
Through Wifi |
Wilhelmsen
Ship Management |
|
Sea Team
Management |
|
Mediterranean
shipping company |
|
Northern
Marine Management |
|
NYK
|
|
Eastern
Pacific Shipping |
Paid
|
Torm
shipping |
|
Fleet
Management |
Few
Fleets |
Gear
bulk |
|
Scorpio
ship management, |
2hrs/ a
day |
Wallem
Ship Management |
Some
Ships-VSAT |
Global
Offshore |
|
Anglo
Eastern |
Telemar
Services |
Malaysia
International Shipping Corporation (MISC) |
|
Eaglestar shipmanagement.
|
Through Wifi |
With maritime labor convention in effectiveness, the owners of the ships have to provide a proper means of channel of communication to the seafarers. For instance most of the company nowadays provides you with the personalized email account with password. So, privacy is always maintained. And some companies have come with capped internet usage, and some with unlimited as well.