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Published on July 16, 2024 - 03:47 GMT

The International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) proudly celebrates today the 45th anniversary of the IMSO Convention coming ...

The International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) proudly celebrates today the 45th anniversary of the IMSO Convention coming into force. From its inception on 16 July 1979 the International Maritime Satellite Organization (or INMARSAT as IMSO was …

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Published on June 25, 2024 - 10:04 GMT

Iridium Contingency Exercise

Iridium successfully demonstrated its capability to restore the Safety Voice, Safety Messaging, and SafetyCast services in case of a catastrophic failure in their primary Gateway in Tempe, United States of America. Iridium Safety Voice, Safety Messaging, …

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Published on June 19, 2024 - 19:08 GMT

Inmarsat Contingency Exercise in Burum, the Netherlands

The Director General of IMSO, Mr. Laurent Parenté and the Head of Operational Services, Mr. Halil Keskin visited the Operational Backup Centre (OBC) in Burum, the Netherlands, where Viasat/Inmarsat demonstrated the efficiency and effectiveness of their …

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Published on June 10, 2024 - 19:38 GMT

IMSO attends IMO’s Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR)

The International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) is participating in the 11th session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications, and Search and Rescue (NCSR). The NCSR Sub-Committee focuses on …

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Published on May 17, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

IMSO Celebrates International Day for Women in Maritime 2024

The International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) proudly participated in the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) annual event celebrating International Day for Women in Maritime. This significant event, held at the IMO headquarters in London, …

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Published on May 4, 2024 - 14:55 GMT

IMSO Director General Strengthens Maritime Cooperation by Attending the IMO Regional Meeting in Barbados

Left-right: Mr. Laurent Parenté, IMSO Director General, Mr. Carlos Salgado, Head, Latin America and Caribbean Section of the IMO Technical Cooperation and Implementation Division, Honourable G. P. Ian Gooding-Edghill, Minister, Barbados Ministry of Tourism …

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Published on April 18, 2024 - 19:00 GMT

IMSO Director General addresses safety at sea in a lecture at the IMO International Maritime Law Institute’s 35th Anniversary ...

IMSO Director General, Mr. Laurent Parenté delivered a lecture at the 35th anniversary event of the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMO-IMLI), in Malta. The lecture focused on IMSO’s contribution in enhancing safety at sea through its oversight …

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Published on April 15, 2024 - 00:18 GMT

Today marks the 25th anniversary of a pivotal moment in maritime history

Today marks the 25th anniversary of a pivotal moment in maritime history: the transformation of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO), as it is known today in its oversight and monitoring role alongside the establishment of Inmarsat Ltd. …

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Published on March 28, 2024 - 17:30 GMT

IMSO joins ceremony to open new GMDSS ships bridge simulator at Warsash Maritime School

IMSO’s Director General, Mr. Laurent Parenté and Head of Operational Services, Mr. Halil Keskin attended a ceremony at Warsash Maritime School on 28 March 2024, to officially open a new Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) ships bridge …

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Published on March 27, 2024 - 14:09 GMT

Inmarsat Contingency Exercise and Public Services Committee meeting

On 27 March 2024, IMSO observed a successful demonstration of Inmarsat’s contingency process to recover Inmarsat-C GMDSS services in the event of an outage in the Atlantic Ocean East satellite region. It is a requirement for all mobile satellite providers …

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Published on March 21, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

Iridium Contingency Exercise and Public Services Committee meeting

This week, Iridium LLC successfully demonstrated their capability to restore their maritime safety services according to the requirements of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) to IMSO’s Director General, Mr. Laurent Parenté. IMSO’s Head …

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Published on February 27, 2024 - 17:30 GMT

Over 600 maritime Search and Rescue Operators from 88 countries learn how to make better use of the LRIT system to save lives at ...

IMSO joined forces today, 27 February 2024, with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the Brazilian Maritime Operations and Protection of the Blue Amazon Command (COMPAAz) to deliver training to Search and Rescue Operators from 88 countries …

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Published on February 19, 2024 - 16:48 GMT

Visit to Telespazio Fucino Teleport

IMSO Director General Laurent Parenté, along with the Head of Operational Services, Mr. Halil Keskin and Technical Officer, Mr. Philip Lane were hosted by Inmarsat/ViaSat for a site visit to Telespazio Fucino Teleport for a live demonstration of Inmarsat’s …

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Published on February 14, 2024 - 17:00 GMT

Togo visits

IMSO Director General Laurent Parenté receives Mr. Valery K.A Kpade, Chargé d’Affaires a.i and Mr. Tchonda Kossi Hemou, First Secretary of Togo High Commission, at IMSO Headquarters, London (14 February 2024).

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Published on February 9, 2024 - 14:12 GMT

LRIT training for Search and Rescue Operators – 27 February 2024

IMSO is pleased to announce that a special training session to familiarise Search and Rescue Operators from across the world with the functions and use of the Long Range Identification and Tracking system (LRIT) will be held virtually on the 27th February …

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Published on November 17, 2023 - 11:12 GMT

49th session of the IMSO Advisory Committee

The forty-ninth session of the IMSO Advisory Committee took place from 13 to 16 November 2023 in London at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), where the Headquarters of the Organization is located. The Committee witnessed pivotal discussions and …

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Published on November 2, 2023 - 11:34 GMT

IMSO Director General meets with the Minister of Transport and Logistic Services of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2 November 2023 IMSO Director General Laurent Parenté meets with His Excellency Engineer Saleh bin Nasser AlJasser, Minister of Transport and Logistic Services at IMSO Headquarters, London (2 November 2023). Share this news, choose your platform!

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Published on October 19, 2023 - 16:30 GMT

Fourteenth EUTELSAT IGO, IMSO and ITSO Tripartite Meeting

The Fourteenth Tripartite Meeting of the Heads of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT IGO), the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) and the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) took …

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