Inmarsat C is a satellite-based communication system used in the maritime industry for two-way data messaging, distress alerting, and maritime safety information (MSI). It is a key component of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and operates through the Inmarsat satellite network, providing global coverage except for the polar regions.
Overview
Supported Models
1. Cobham (Sailor)
- Popular Models: SAILOR 6110, SAILOR 6120 (Distress version)
2. Furuno
- Popular Models: Felcom 18, Felcom 19, Felcom 250 (FleetBroadband but with Inmarsat-C functions)
3. JRC (Japan Radio Company)
- Popular Models: JUE-85, JUE-87
4. Thrane & Thrane (Now Cobham)
- Popular Models: TT-3020C, TT-3026C
Available Ports
UAE
- Jebel Ali Port (Dubai)
- Port Rashid (Dubai)
- Dubai Maritime City (DMC) (Dubai)
- Khalifa Port (Abu Dhabi)
- Zayed Port (Abu Dhabi)
- Fujairah Port (Fujairah)
- Khor Fakkan Port (Sharjah)
- Port of Sharjah (Khalid Port)
- Hamriyah Port (Sharjah/Damen)
- Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Ports / Saqr Ports
OMAN
- Port of Salalah (Southern Oman)
- Port Sultan Qaboos (Muscat)
- Port of Sohar (Northern Oman)
- Duqm Port (Central Oman)
- Shinas Port (Northern Oman)
- Khasab Port (Musandam Peninsula)
India
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) – Maharashtra
- Mumbai Port – Maharashtra
- Chennai Port – Tamil Nadu
- Visakhapatnam Port – Andhra Pradesh
- Kolkata Port – West Bengal
- Paradip Port – Odisha
- Kandla Port (Deendayal Port) – Gujarat
- Cochin Port – Kerala
- Tuticorin (V.O. Chidambaranar) Port – Tamil Nadu
- Mormugao Port – Goa
- New Mangalore Port – Karnataka
- Ennore (Kamarajar) Port – Tamil Nadu
- Port Blair – Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Mundra Port – Gujarat
- Hazira Port – Gujarat
- Krishnapatnam Port – Andhra Pradesh
- Dhamra Port – Odisha
- Kattupalli Port – Tamil Nadu