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

Maritime satcoms equipment manufacturer Intellian says it will be offering visitors to its stand at Nor-Shipping this week the lowdown on how to reliably use big data to upgrade their shipping operations. 

Inmarsat has marked the first anniversary of the introduction of FleetXpress with the news that more than 10,000 ships have committed to use the high-performance maritime communications service.

A lack of cyber security onboard vessels can act as backdoor for hackers to get into onshore corporate systems.

In the current fluid ship transaction market owners are being offered a very practical solution to the issue of bringing satellite communications systems onboard that are easily transferred and at a competitive price.

Cobham is introducing a new super-light 60 cm antenna for high throughput broadband for all types of vessels.

It will be obvious to anyone working in maritime in 2017 that we are living in an era of fast-moving change.

Digital solutions provider Transas has signed a partnership agreement with Satcom Global to add integrated connectivity to its THESIS (Transas Harmonized Eco System of Integrated Solutions) unified platform for digital operations on ships and...

The maritime industry is willing, but not yet ready to fully embrace smart shipping given the current market downturn.



Australia-based SpeedCast International, a leading global satellite communications and network service provider, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Harris CapRock of the US in a cash transaction valued at $425m.