SRT Marine receives new UN contract

SRT Marine Systems advised the market on Friday that it received a contract from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to supply a package of specialist AIS Class B transceivers and communication devices, satellite AIS data and a vessel tracking display system.

The AIM-traded firm said the equipment supply element would be completed in the current financial year with the supply of S-MDA satellite AIS data ongoing.

It said the project was supported by the ‘Counter Piracy Trust Fund to Support Initiatives of States Countering Piracy off the coast of Somalia’.

The system would be used primarily to enhance safety at-sea and fight piracy activities, as well as to track and monitor small local fishing boats in Somalia and assist with safety and prevention of illegal, unregulated and unlicensed (IUU) fishing.

SRT said the AIS Class B transponders were specifically designed for deployment on small fishing boats and were enabled with SAT-Trak technology which enabled their transmissions to be reliably received and relayed by satellites equipped with AIS receivers to the monitoring station, thus enabling reliable long range tracking across the Somalia EEZ and globally if required.

“SRT have been the global leaders in AIS technologies, products and systems for over a decade,” said CEO Simon Tucker.

“Whilst a small project, we are delighted to have the opportunity to work with the FAO to help another nation build their maritime domain awareness and management capabilities.”