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Marten upgrades to ORBCOMM’s dual-mode tracking service

Marten taps ORBCOMM for tech upgrade

ORBCOMM, a provider of electronic logging devices and IoT technologies, announced Tuesday it has inked a deal with refrigerated truckload carrier Marten Transport (NASDAQ: MRTN).

The Rochelle Park, New Jersey-based tech provider said Marten has started replacing 3G wireless service that begins sunsetting this year with its dual-mode technology. The asset-tracking technology utilizes satellite and cellular connectivity, which are both managed on the ORBCOMM platform.

The enhanced service provides...

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Analysis: ORBCOMM buyout – short odds on a bidding war?

The track and trace of a satellite firm (and why it matters to logistics)?
‘Detour risk’
Well, first off, the de-listing of Internet-of-Things firm ORBCOMM via a buyout may take a detour.
It received a $1.1bn bid, including net debt, on 7 April – the deal was disclosed the following day – from private equity house GI Partners. But so far that’s where the good news for its shareholders may end if the …

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Maritime set to help vaccinate the world

Dominating the past year’s news has been the pandemic, mainly about the social distancing and lock-down regimes in various countries, but also the heralded way out of the Covid nightmare has been the development of vaccines that will mitigate the viral effects.

Those vaccines were delivered in record time and have been disseminated amongst the populations of a few countries, either by truck directly from the manufacturing centres or by air for speed of delivery. This has been particularly true...

https://container-news.com/maritime-set-to-help-vaccinate-the-world/

Big premium on sale of ORBCOMM didn’t catch everyone by surprise

Michael Walkley, an analyst at Canaccord Genuity, had a target of $13 on the share price of ORBCOMM (NASDAQ: ORBC). He raised it from $11, and he says it was well above what other analysts were projecting. It also looked that it might be overly bullish given that the price of the electronic logging device and IoT provider was firmly stuck below $8.

On Thursday, that $13 price wasn’t realized when it was announced the company was being sold for $11.50 per share. But in the announcement of its...

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News Alert: ORBCOMM being acquired by private equity firm in $1.1B deal

ORBCOMM (NASDAQ: ORBC), a leading provider of ELDs and other Internet of Things (IoT) technology, is being acquired by private equity company GI Partners. 

The price for ORBCOMM is $11.50 per share. That is a significant premium over the closing price Wednesday on the Nasdaq of $7.57 per share. The company’s 52-week high is $9.25 per share, recorded on Jan. 21. The roughly 52% premium over the current share price is in the ballpark of the 50% premium over the 90-day volume-weighted average share...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/news-alert-orbcomm-being-acquired-by-private-equity-firm-in-1-1b-deal

Orbcomm reports fourth-quarter loss of $14.8M

Orbcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBC) on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $14.8 million, with a per-share loss of 19 cents.

The 19 cents per-share loss for the fourth quarter was largely the result of a $11.7 million loss on debt extinguishment, Orbcomm said. Adjusted to extinguish debt, the loss was 4 cents per share. 

“While the pandemic caused significant disruption, we showed our resilience,” Marc Eisenberg, president and chief executive officer of Orbcomm, said during the company’s...

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Ports are at the heart of supply chain digitalisation

Ports and terminals are at the centre of the digitalisation process in the container shipping industry, as one of the integral parts of the supply chain. The improvements on their operational efficiency, the increase in their security and safety and the enhancement of the connection between their digital tools with shipping lines’ technology systems have been at the forefront in the digital transition of the industry.

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The Daily Dash: DOT unveils autonomous plan; LTL volumes still strong

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, the U.S. Department of Transportation has laid out its strategic plan for safely deploying autonomous trucks and passenger vehicles. Plus, less-than-truckload volumes stayed strong in December and XPO has identified who will lead its logistics spinoff.

DOT lays out an autonomous plan

The U.S. Department of Transportation has released a long-awaited strategy for deploying autonomous vehicles on...

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ELD provider ORBCOMM jettisons high-priced debt for new capital structure

ORBCOMM, a major supplier of electronic logging devices and other telematics solutions, is entering 2021 with a significantly different balance sheet than it has been carrying in recent years.

Last month, the company announced it had reached a refinancing agreement with a group of banks led by JP Morgan Chase. The $200 million refinancing was done as a private transaction. 

As a result, Orbcomm’s previously publicly traded debt has been retired and no longer carries a rating from S&P Global...

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