Nuremberg, Februar 27, 2017

The German Weatherdock AG was awarded a further time with a big order by an important Asian Government for supplying a fleet tracking and monitoring system.

By using the Weatherdock’s vmsTRACK system mounted on the fishing vessels, the local Department of Fishery is able to continuously track and observe all small and bigger non-coastal fishing vessels in their EEZ and beyond in offshore areas. With such a high level proofed system the Government does the next important step to work against illegal, unreported and unlicensed fishing (IUU).

Reliable, proofed
and certified quality

The vmsTRACK system was tested hard and intensive by the Department of Fishery and finally convinced with best performance figures such as transmission range and reliability. The devices are transmitting continuously in a pre-set time interval to bring up a real-time-image of the area to headquarter.

„After awarding Weatherdock for the first batch of tracking units for the coastal fishing vessels we tested a lot, very hard, very intensive to make sure that these German position transmitter are full compliant to given standards to be the best solution for our country and our needs before awarding Weatherdock the second time with the next batch for the non-coastal fishing vessels” the customer said.

Safety of Fishermen included

Every vmsTRACK unit mounted on a vessel has got an additional “push to alert” button that triggers a standardized AIS SART emergency message which can be received by every vessel or coastal station in the vicinity to help immediately with the rescue.
“For us it is very important that the customer is totally convinced about the product and he has a good feeling with his decision. Delivering reliable technologies on the highest possible level which follow the existing rules and fit the given specification is the goal we want to achieve.” says Alfred Kotouczek-Zeise, CEO and Speaker of the Board of Weatherdock.

The delivery will be finished by April 2017.

Weatherdock’s products are currently being presented in Indonesia. The “Marintec Indonesia 2016” trade fair, which takes place from 23 to 25 November 2016, is an international Trade Fair and Congress. The main focus of the fair is on the areas of shipping and shipbuilding.

Weatherdock’s CEO, Mr. Kotouczek-Zeise, is there to accompany our partner and to present the benefits of AIS’s innovative technologies for the maritime industry.

New products and new ideas, those are the things we’ve put in our suitcase and brought to Amsterdam.

The METS is running from 15 to 17 November and we are back again. Please visit us, you will find us in Hall 1, Stand 123.

Our team will be there to answer your questions and to show you the benefits of Weatherdock’s products. Michael Knipp, Sven Wagner, Tjeerd Bouma, as well as the CEO of the company, Alfred Kotouczek, will be happy to welcome you during the next
three days at the METS in Amsterdam.

Weatherdock is looking forward to working with the well-known ice hiker, sailor, polar explorer, expedition manager and book author Arved Fuchs.

The team around Arved Fuchs is equipped with the AIS SART emergency transmitters easyRESCUE-PRO, which are integrated into the SECUMAR lifejacket of every team member. They will take with them our devices for the new upcoming sailing expeditions in extreme areas of the world.

The fact that the Weatherdock products have been deliberately selected by such an experienced expedition manager for such extreme areas, shows the reliability and the high quality of the equipment, which can save their lives in a situation of distress.

We wish Arved Fuchs and his crew a lot of success in his next projects and we are glad to be a little part of their adventures .

Weatherdock, the most innovative global provider of VHF based tracking units, is under the 100 best midsize companies in Germany (Up to 500 employees, less than 50 million turnover). The “Best German Midsize Company Award” is the most important award a company can get.

Being under the best 100 companies is a great success for the Weatherdock AG. The Jury nomination among the best 100 in Germany is already a honor by itself.

The Jury said ‘this innovative company has opened opportunities by means of new technologies in Asia, South America, Africa and Middle East.`’

In addition Weatherdock AG is active in a wide variety of industry sectors.

Being under the best 100 was documented by an Award Celebration 20th June 2016:

The finalists and the three winners will be awarded at a big “Prize Gala Evening” 24th September 2016.

Alfred Kotouczek-Zeise, CEO of Weatherdock Cooperation “In comparison to other quite local national awards, to be among the best 100 companies for the Jury decision of the ‘Best midsize German company’ in September is a proof for our innovation in and around our development team and the world leading technology of our products. Weatherdock will continue with the economic success and will extend the dominate role in the global maritime domain awareness markets in the future”.

To realize the advantages of a product, there is nothing better than to see it in action. The most important South African television channel, public broadcaster SABC, shows a reportage informing about the use of Weatherdock’s vmsTRACK devices by fishermen in this country. “Going out to see is much safer for local fisherman”. The title of this news summarizes the purpose and results of using Weatherdock’s vmsTRACK devices.

Nothing more satisfying than knowing that our devices fulfill their goal: Save lives!

Weatherdock technology is now present in the whole world. From the shores of South Africa to the ones in South America and in the seas of Asia and Europe. Weatherdock offers its technology for locating objects and boats in different fields of navigation. We share this video so that you can see, in a practical way, how our technology works for local fishermen in South Africa. You can find more information about this product by following this link …

Both ROBINSON CLUBs on Fuerteventura have introduced the latest tracking technology to increase the safety of their water sports customers.

To achieve this, they have now the AIS-based tracker easyPOSALERT from Weatherdock.

This allows the local stations to watch the water sports fans and intervene in case of an emergency or an unexpected situations, solve problems or save lives!

The ROBINSON Club Fuerteventura thanks to this decision is now a pioneer in this field.
The company Weatherdock from Nuremberg has realized this project together with ROBINSON CLUBs. The cooperation and the installation ran this week excellent.

In the picture you can see the head of the service department of Weatherdock, Max Schuster, along with the management of the water sports station of the clubs in Fuerteventura.
The management of the club and guests are excited about the possibilities this new security features.

Weatherdock was nominated in Germany for the award “Grand Prix of Small and Medium Business 2016”. The importance for a company of this nomination was defined as follows from the President of the Bavarian Parliament, Barbara Stamm: “Anyone who has been nominated here, has already experienced only through this selection an award the first order”.

The first award ceremony organized by Oskar-Patzell Foundation took place in 1995. The “Grand Prix of Small and Medium Business” is according to a study by the isw Halle / S. done in autumn 2010, the most important German prize in the economic sector.

Five competition criteria evaluate the companies that appear in this list:

1. Total development of the company
2. Creation and protection of jobs and traineeships/apprenticeships
3. Innovation and modernisation
4. Commitment to the local region (corporate citizenship)
5. Service, customer focus, marketing

Such criteria distinguishes the profile of a responsible and competitive company. It is a honor for Weatherdock to be part of this list.

For more information about this award, please visit www.mittelstandspreis.com.

Personal AIS beacons of Weatherdock for the team of Sea Watch. Sea Watch presents itself on its website as a “growing team of dedicated volunteers from Europe “  which is  closely involved in the project organization and implementation.  “The team includes Captains, doctors, mechanics, lawyers, social workers, journalists, translators and consultants from various fields”.  All of them are involved in the rescue of refugees in the Mediterranean sea.

Weatherdock supports Sea-Watch with 15 AIS MOB personal rescue beacons easyONE, to increase the crews own safety during sometimes dangerous rescue operations.

We wish Sea-Watch all the best for their work in the future.