Transas Group

Transas is a world-leading developer and supplier of a wide range of software, integrated solutions and hardware technologies for the aviation and marine transportation industry, including both onboard and shore-based applications.

Transas’ experience comprises over seventeen years of expertise in the field of design, development and manufacturing.

The company was founded in 1990 (For company history year by year click here) to provide the most advanced marine navigational systems that could be run on standard PCs. Over the next thirteen years Transas grew rapidly because of the commitment to supply customers with the highest quality products at competitive prices. Currently, the number of Transas employees worldwide exceeds 1,200 people, while Transas products are being distributed and supported by a vast network of representative offices in some 110 countries. The international activities of Transas are coordinated through the group of offices located in Russia (St. Petersburg), USA (Seattle), UK (Portsmouth), Germany (Hamburg), Sweden (Gothenburg), China (Shanghai & Hong Kong), Pacific region (Singapore), Greece (Piraeus) and Turkey (Istanbul). Thus, the company is recognized as truly international, since on a day-to-day basis Transas uses its internal expertise from all over the world to satisfy the needs of its customers in different countries to the same high standard of quality.

International Transas Headquarters. Cork, Ireland

International Transas Headquarters. Cork, Ireland

Central Office, St. Petersburg

Central Office, St. Petersburg, Russia

In July 2003 the International Transas Headquarters was established in Cork, Ireland. This move became a logical consequence of the company’s ongoing expansion into international markets. Being a perfect example of a modern, flexible marine IT company with a global reach, Transas now profits from the beneficial development conditions for IT businesses in Ireland.

Transas pays the utmost attention to satisfying its customers’ needs throughout the whole life cycle of purchased products. Transas Service Centers, manned by certified engineers, are located in ports along all major shipping routes to offer first-class technical service support to Transas clients on a worldwide basis.

Transas Products

The Transas range of high-technology marine products includes:

  • Marine onboard equipment, complex integrated onboard systems;
  • Electronic cartography;
  • Training simulators;
  • Coastal surveillance, waterside security and VTS systems;
  • Fleet management and Crisis management systems;
  • Transas Aviation – products for the airborne industry.

Transas offers technologically advanced solutions for Maritime security services, Shipping companies and ship operators, Naval and Coast Guard organisations, Training and educational centers, Port and harbor administrations, Governmental, municipal and local authorities and administrations, Environmental services and institutions, as well as OEM partners.

Product certification

All Transas products are designed in full compliance with international requirements set out for manufactured types of equipment, including those

  • IMO
  • STCW
  • SOLAS
  • MARPOL
  • DNV (Norway)
  • Germanisher Lloyd and BSH (Germany)
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK)
  • France Telecom and Bureau Veritas (France)
  • Russian Register of Shipping and The Maritime Administration of the Ministry of Transport (Russia)

This compliance is confirmed by classification societies in many countries. All the development and quality control procedures are carried out in accordance with the ISO-1994:9001 standard.

Facts

  • Transas marine onboard equipment is successfully used on more than 10,000 commercial ships and yachts, as well as vessels of different class in 100 countries;
  • Over 3 million vector electronic charts in Transas proprietary TX-97 format have been distributed to users throughout the world. Transas chart collection consists of more than 14,000 charts;
  • More than 10,000 vessels worldwide are equipped with Transas ECDIS. Transas confidently retains 30% of the world market in this field;
  • More than 1,700 Transas simulators are installed in 300 training and simulator centres in 70 countries (e.g., Meriturva Maritime Safety Training Centre, Finland, Makarov State Maritime Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia, California Maritime Academy, USA, Calhoon M.E.B.A. Engineering School, USA, Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM), Malaysia, etc.). For many years Transas has been confidently holding 30% of the international commercial maritime simulation market.
  • Transas shore-based Vessel Traffic Management Systems function successfully in more than 100 ports worldwide;
  • Onboard equipment is supplied to Russian and foreign aircraft operators, sales coming to hundreds of devices. Company specialists have installed about 100 integrated onboard AMMS systems, including the installation onboard Russian President’s helicopters;
  • Over 200 aircrafts are equipped with Transas Terrain Awareness and Warning System;
  • Transas helicopter simulators are the main technical aid for training flight personnel for the civil aviation of Russia; contracts for the procurement of 24 airbourne simulators have been signed, and for the moment 6 integrated simulators have been manufactured and supplied to the clients. Transas is projecting, constructing and equipping the greatest helicopter simulation training centre in the world for JSC Gazpromavia.

Today, Transas is a modern 21st century group of companies, looking forward to using its valuable expertise and innovation to contribute both to the development of today’s industry and to the training of those who will be on watch tomorrow. Thus, fully complying with the definition of the company’s slogan: Transas Sets the Standard.