MarPoint Strengthens Fleet Safety with Inmarsat C and Iridium GMDSS Coverage

MarPoint Strengthens Fleet Safety with Inmarsat C and Iridium GMDSS Coverage

MarPoint enhances its product suite with Fleet Safety solutions, powered by Inmarsat C and Iridium GMDSS, providing vessels with reliable, always-on safety communications wherever they operate

Why This Matters for Maritime IT & Operations Teams

Your GMDSS terminal is the vessel’s last line of communication in distress. With today’s shifting routes and safety requirements, dual-network coverage is becoming essential. 

By offering both services, MarPoint helps you build a dual-vendor, dual-coverage safety ecosystem that matches modern operational risk. MarPoint now provides:

Inmarsat C & C-Email – The Proven Standard for GMDSS

Inmarsat C & C-Email

Inmarsat C remains one of the most trusted and widely deployed GMDSS systems in commercial shipping.

What your fleet gains:

  • Fully compliant with IMO SOLAS GMDSS requirements

  • Two-way distress, safety, and operational messaging worldwide

  • Enhanced Group Calls (EGC) for weather, navigation, and MSI broadcasts

  • Cost-effective digital messaging through C-Email

  • Ideal for vessels requiring stable, proven GMDSS coverage

For operators running predictable global routes, Inmarsat C remains a robust, mature, and dependable foundation for safety communications.

Iridium GMDSS – 100% Global Coverage, Including the Poles

Iridium GMDSS is the first SOLAS-approved service offering true global coverage, including Arctic and Antarctic waters—critical for fleets navigating northern passages or remote operational zones.

Key advantages:

  • Delivers truly global coverage, including polar regions
  • Combines voice, distress alerting, and maritime safety information in one compact solution
  • Compliant with IMO SOLAS Chapter IV standards
  • Redundant coverage ensures connectivity even beyond Inmarsat’s footprint

Iridium gives fleets a resilient safety layer that removes geographical blind spots and supports modern high-latitude operations.

Why MarPoint for GMDSS

With MarPoint you get:

  • Complete GMDSS service portfolio – Inmarsat C, C-Email, and Iridium GMDSS
  • Global, redundant coverage for uninterrupted maritime safety communications
  • Delivered via Iridium GMDSS / SAT C or equivalent terminals
  • Offered through our authorized reseller partner with proven experience in maritime safety systems
  • Simplified management of distress, safety, and operational messages

Whether the fleet has 5, 25, or 150 vessels, MarPoint ensures your GMDSS environment stays compliant, operational, and continuously supported.

Get Started Today

If you are upgrading SAT C terminals, adding redundant safety coverage, changing trade patterns, or standardizing across the fleet, MarPoint can activate the right GMDSS service for your operational needs.

  • Contact Marpoint to select the ideal GMDSS solution for your vessel
  • We’ll handle setup and activation through our reseller partner
  • Your vessel gains full GMDSS compliance and safety connectivity, anywhere in the world

Your vessel stays compliant, connected, and safe—anywhere in the world.

Get Your Vessel Fully GMDSS-Ready

Our team will help you select, activate, and deploy the right GMDSS service based on your vessel’s trade routes and safety requirements.
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