Are the maritime industries about to be revolutionised by smart shipping or is the sector not yet ready for the fourth industrial revolution? It is a highly emotive subject and the Parliamentary Debate at Seatrade Maritime Middle East will see six...

Inmarsat has launched a new Internet of Things (IoT) service developed in partnership with Danelec Marine which allows owners and managers to access and analyse realtime data from vessels more effectively.

Shipowners are set to spend an average of $2.5m on Internet of Things (IoT) solutions over the next three years based on the findings of a report commissioned by Inmarsat.

Inmarsat's monopoly on satelllite provision of the mandatory Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS) looks set to end with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) approving Iridium to also provide the service subject to it passing...

Inmarsat says its Fleet Xpress (FX) product is continuing to gain traction and is now fitted to 2,600 vessels and that over 10,000 ships are committed to join the service.

Inmarsat and Intellian have inked an agreement develop the next generation of FleetBroadband terminal.

Cobham Satcom has come up with a solution for link losses experienced by Global Xpress antennas that can reduce costs by installation costs by $10,000.

Ronald Spithout, Inmarsat Maritime President, describes 2017 as “the year of digitalisation”. Requests from owners and operators to connect their ships using Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress (FX) broadband service have exceeded all expectations as Inmarsat...

Fleet Secure, launched at Inmarsat’s London headquarters yesterday, is an all-inclusive, real-time, managed monitoring service, providing shipowners and managers with the cyber security protection needed to guard against malicious attack or...

Underscoring the demand for satcoms Inmarsat is increasing the number of ports where owners can install Fleet Xpress from six to 33.