In June, Scortel signed a partnership and distribution agreement with the big manifacturer McMurdo.Under the agreement, Scortel was awarded the rights for direct order of McMurdo's electronic products - AIS Class-A, AIS Class-B, AIS receiver, GMDSS Navtex, Portable VHF.

McMurdo leads the world in the design and manufacture of emergency beacons, Tracking and Monitoring solutions and Navigation Infrastructure systems for use on land and at sea.  Employing the latest state of the art technology McMurdo’s world class products and solutions are used by organisations such as the US Coastguard and the Royal Navy as well as commercial and leisure users worldwide.

McMurdo safety equipment has been responsible for saving hundreds of lives all over the world and is designed to operate reliably under the most demanding conditions.McMurdo marine equipment meet global GMDSS and SOLAS standards.

SCORTEL is a Bulgarian private company, specialized in delivery of equipment and software, system integration, engineering and consulting services for:

• Marine Communications and Navigation
• Mobile satellite communications (Inmarsat, Iridium, Thuraya, Globalstar, KVH)
• Solutions for Fleet tracking and positioning (GPS)
• System solutions - marine information systems (safety, fishing), intelligent transport systems, process control, monitoring and early warning