Buenos Aires shipowner Empresa Naviera Petrolera Atlántica SA (ENPASA) has adopted Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave connectivity service across two of its tankers, the Recoleta and Caleta Rosario.
Sources indicated on 8 October 2026 that the deployment uses NexusWave, described by the provider as a fully managed, bonded multi-network connectivity service, and that the work is intended to bolster both digital operations and crew communications aboard ENPASA’s vessels.
The vessels named in the report are described as large tankers. The source says the installation reinforces ENPASA’s stated commitment to operational excellence, digital transformation and crew welfare.
ENPASA is listed in the report as a longstanding Inmarsat customer since its founding in 2001. The account also identifies Inmarsat Maritime as part of Viasat.
Key facts from the report:
- Owner: Empresa Naviera Petrolera Atlántica SA (ENPASA).
- Vessels: Recoleta and Caleta Rosario.
- Service deployed: NexusWave, a fully managed bonded multi-network connectivity service from Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company.
Operational intent
The announcement frames the NexusWave roll-out as a measure to support ENPASA’s operational and digital ambitions. The report links the connectivity upgrade explicitly to improvements in operational performance and in the quality of crew communications.
Any change to connectivity arrangements of this kind will be judged by operators against measurable outcomes such as system availability and the robustness of multi-network bonding; the report presents the deployment as part of a broader digital transformation effort by the owner.
Partnership continuity and context
The report stresses continuity in the commercial relationship between ENPASA and Inmarsat, noting ENPASA’s long association with the satellite operator dating back to 2001. It identifies Inmarsat Maritime as a Viasat company, placing the NexusWave service within that corporate framework.
The deployment on Recoleta and Caleta Rosario is presented as one element in ENPASA’s ongoing fleet-level approach to technology and crew welfare, according to the report.
Taken together, the items in the report underline a trend among owners to refresh vessel communications with managed, multi-network services. The reports account of 8 October 2026 records the deployment without offering further technical detail or commentary from the operator or supplier.
The announcement will be of interest to ship operators following developments in bonded multi-network connectivity and to seafarers for whom improved shipboard communications are often a material change to day-to-day life at sea.
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