STENA
Renews major maritime communications agreement with MCP

DEC, 08.2008
 

Maritime Communications Partner (MCP) announced the renewal of a major 4-year management contract with the world-leading ferry operator, Stena Line for the deployment of maritime communications solutions onboard 16 passenger ferry vessels including 2 new super ferries. Services covered by the contract, which lasts until 2013, including GSM and GPRS.

Stena Line also confirms future partnering with MCP to streamline dedicated wireless solutions to ship staff and unique SMS-driven marketing solutions to passengers. “Today, 95% of its GSM business comes from voice and SMS, but we are seeing an increased volume of data traffic”, says Hans Bjorkborg, managing director, Stena Line IT Services AB.

• Every year Stena Line carries over 16m passengers on its Scandinavian, North Sea and Irish Sea routes. The company's route network consists of 18 strategically located ferry routes around Ireland, Britain, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland and Germany. Routes are serviced by fast ferries, traditional combi-ferries, RoPax-ferries for freight and passengers and pure cargo ships.