Mobile connectivity provider KVH reports that it has reached an agreement with marine technical services company Kilo Marine to deliver the latter’s digital offering.

The year 2020 marked by the Covid-19 pandemic has turbocharged the need for digitalisation and virtualisation in shipping, regardless of the size and type of ships, according to a panel discussion at Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual 2020.

Inmarsat has switched on its most powerful satellite to date, GX5, providing additional capacity to Europe and the Middle East on the Fleet Xpress Ka-band high-speed broadband service designed for the maritime industry.

Castor Marine, a leading Global VSAT Network Operator, announced its acquisition of the activities of SeaVsat, a maritime satellite internet provider based in Lelystad, the Netherlands.

Marlink Group company Telemar has scooped a five-year vessel service contract with Germany’s NSC-Group to provide its fleet with in-person and remote service support for bridge navigation equipment.

South Korea’s KSS Line has signed up for Hyundai Global Services’ (HGS) smart ship solution which will be powered by Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress and digital solution Fleet Connect.

What makes an innovation initiative successful? Good ideas and the ability to apply new technology are obviously important, but many initiatives still fail to yield the desired commercial gains.

UAE’s Elcome International, provider of maritime systems, has established its first service center in Europe in Spain.

The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) has launched a Specimen Directions for Virtual Hearings that can be adapted and customised to suit the circumstances.

Shipowner HMM has opened a new Fleet Control Centre located at its R&D facilities in Busan, South Korea.