Inmarsat starts a collaboration with Rainmaking’s Trade and Transport Impact (T&TI) and Bluetech Accelerator, to create initiatives that directly support start-ups focused on IoT and big data innovation in the maritime, ports and logistics supply chain.
Specifically the programs will fund, boost and mentor start-ups that aspire to develop applications that aim to harness IoT and big data focusing on safety, efficiency and sustainability.
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Inmarsat will partner with those start-ups to find a route to market via its global, high-speed satellite communications infrastructure that connects over 160,000 ships and yachts, as well as ports, road and rail networks across the world.
Moreover, the Trade and Transport Impact program, that was launched by Hamburg-based Rainmaking, will enable the connection of leading factors in technology, as Inmarsat and Wartsila.
In addition, the Bluetech Accelerator, which is sponsored by the Portuguese Government, will take on six business partners -among is Inmarsat- to opt for and finance the first batch of winning start-ups, which will be chosen in the last quarter of 2019.
From enhancing safety to improving operational efficiency, emerging digital technologies such as machine-learning and IoT are set to become increasingly important in the day-to-day running of shipping and logistics companies and vital to improving throughput at the world’s largest ports.
Ali Grey, Senior Director of Digital Incubation at Inmarsat commented
Unlocking the full benefits will require fresh perspectives on both long-standing and looming challenges. Start-ups are good at spotting opportunities that more established players miss, so it is important for the industry’s future that we offer a helping hand to nurture innovation.
Finally, the first business partners to join Bluetech Accelerator are two Portuguese shipping groups, Portline Group and ETE Group, the two largest Portuguese ports are Port of Sines, in the south of the country and Port of Leixões, in the North of Portugal and two digital and robotics companies are Inmarsat and Tekever.
