November 2011, Auckland, New Zealand, Vesper Marine, a leading manufacturer of innovative marine safety products, announced today plans to unveil its 2012 product line at the 2011 Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS). From November 15-17, Vesper Marine will showcase its award-winning family of safety-focused marine electronics, as well as offer international dealers and press a sneak peak at the company’s upcoming WatchMate Vision™ Class B transponder and black box AIS XB-8000 WiFi Transponder. Technology demonstrations will be given throughout the show at the Vesper Marine booth #02.230.

September 2011, Auckland, New Zealand, Vesper Marine Ltd and Astrata Group Inc are pleased to announce the signing of a new partnering agreement to deliver ground-breaking land and sea based fleet tracking solutions for customers who require precise tracking for their vessels, vehicles or people on land or at sea. Astrata’s land based tracking products combined with Vesper Marine’s marine-grade position and collision avoidance products makes this a compelling technology partnership. Behind the technology is a broad depth of customer knowledge and experience in the transportation and oil industries.

March 2011, Auckland, New Zealand – Vesper Marine, a leading manufacturer of innovative marine safety products, announced today that it has added four new partners to its growing international distribution network. The latest additions include Marine Electronics SA in Switzerland, Pochon in France who came on board last December, Electronics Marine in Chile and Al Nakheel Electronics in the United Arab Emirates. Effective immediately, all four partners will distribute Vesper Marine’s entire line of Automatic Identification System (AIS) collision avoidance technology products to an extensive reseller network, and provide marketing and technical support.

Vesper Marine - Auckland, New Zealand, has released a new French language option for its Automatic Identification System (AIS) collision avoidance product range, WatchMate. Available now for the WatchMate 850 Transponder, 750 Receiver and 670 Display, the complimentary French language upgrade for existing users can be downloaded at www.vespermarine.co.nz/firmware-upgrades on the Support Downloads page. Alternatively, it can be acquired through Vesper Marine’s French distributor Pochon and its network of outlets.