Op-Ed: Connectivity and the seafarer
By Kristin McGillicuddy, Senior Marketing Manager, Commercial & Leisure Maritime Before you begin reading this, stop and grab a pen and a piece of scrap paper. Really do it. We promise it
By Kristin McGillicuddy, Senior Marketing Manager, Commercial & Leisure Maritime Before you begin reading this, stop and grab a pen and a piece of scrap paper. Really do it. We promise it
Advances in digitalization and connectivity at sea—and the resultant explosion of vessel data—emphasize the need for standardization, collaboration and secure maritime-optimized solutions, says Kirstie Williams, Regional Head of Development, GTMaritime. Advances in
Inmarsat Maritime, which is now a Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) business, has introduce a new Fleet Reach coastal LTE service for maritime connectivity, which brings uninterrupted high-speed broadband to merchant, offshore, energy and fishing
Beloit, Wis., based Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, is giving its customers in the U.S. defense industry access to LiFi, an ultra-secure mobile wireless technology that
Oyster Bay, N.Y., headquartered Sealift Inc.’s owned fleet of six U.S.-flag containerships relies on services from Inmarsat to meet crew connectivity requirements at sea. In 2021, Sealift extended its existing agreement with
Norway’s Solstad Offshore is to be one of the first offshore service vessel operators to trial SpaceX’s StarLink LEO satcom service. Back in September 2022, the company completed the migration of its
Ben Palmer, president of Inmarsat’s maritime division, examines the global trends driving bandwidth uptake in shipping and introduces upcoming Inmarsat solutions that promise to unleash the full potential of maritime connectivity. The
Middletown, R.I., KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), has been awarded a U.S. Coast Guard contract worth a potential $69 million that will see it supply the next-generation satellite communications solution for the
By Richard Smale, Maritime Specialist, OneWeb Despite the investment in new technologies and the acceleration of a digital era for shipping, many vessels can still only provide basic communication access for seafarers.
Among eight significant just-agreed amendments to the ILO’s Maritime Labor Convention 2006 (MLC) is one that makes providing onboard crew connectivity a requirement for ship owners. The new MLC amendments come at