Communication System Redesigned

Chemgas, the pioneer in transporting liquid gases over inland waterways and sea is modernizing their fleet’s onboard communication system with Peplink. Chemgas has been serving major petrochemical providers since 1960 with operations in western Europe and the North Sea and are the leader in the industry.

Each Chemgas vessel has multiple workstations on board but only one is equipped with a SIM card to access the Internet. Previously crew members would have to queue up in order to update their route information and communicate with head office. The inability for crew members to work simultaneously meant work was not being done efficiently and updates were not being sent and received in a timely manner.

As part of their plan to renew all their workstations, they decided to reconsider their communications system as well.

Seamless Alway-on Internet

A Pepwave MAX BR1 IP55 was fitted with a SIM card and an Pepwave AP One AC Mini connected via Ethernet extends the WiFi signal to cover the vessel.

The Pepwave MAX BR1 IP55 is flexible- when fitted with a 3G SIM card, it provides connectivity for inland vessels.

For sea-going vessels, connection reliability is raised to another level. The MAX BR1 IP55 is set to use VSAT as the primary WAN connection and 3G for automatic failover. Having seen the improvements in productivity and connection reliability, Chemgas has decided to equip all 40 of their vessels with the same setup, keeping the entire fleet in line with the digital age.