Tag: connectivity onboard

Ship managers and operators need to keep promoting efforts targeting both the physical and the mental health of crew onboard, experts of a dedicated panel on crew welfare argued during the last SAFETY4SEA Forum.

Fast-paced technological advancement is a reality in the past few decades, making the exact ways, in which business transformation is going to take place, impossible to predict.

Marlink announced that it has completed the acquisition of the satellite communications business of Hellenic Radio Services (HRS). The acquisition enhances local service and customer support, while increasing choice for ship owners to adopt Marlink’s smart network solutions to digitalise their vessel operations.

Marlink published a report on the current status and future outlook for satellite capacity and connectivity based on vessel activity in the polar regions. The report finds that demand for high-quality data connectivity in the polar regions is set to increase.

Chee Hong Tat, Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Transport and Finance, announced that MPA Singapore and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) signed an MOU in mid-August 2022 to develop 5G mobile network capabilities in the maritime domain to enhance digital connectivity in the Port of Singapore.

Data usage on commercial maritime vessels has jumped more than threefold since 2019, according to new communications analysis by Inmarsat, that underlines the shipping industry’s reliance on digital connectivity to enhance operating efficiency and crew welfare.

P&O Maritime Logistics will help ease pressure from customer supply chains by ensuring there is a faster cargo turnaround, enabled by its Multi Carrying Vessels (MCVs) that now can carry containerised cargo. In partnership with Unifeeder, P&O Maritime Logistics will increase connectivity across the Red Sea between Port of Jeddah and Port Sudan.

While it is only one aspect of the highly complex seafarer welfare puzzle, connectivity is taking an increasingly central role at the heart of discussions about seafarers welfare.

Using internet today is like breathing air. While you cannot see it around, it is of outmost importance for the proper function of everyday activities. Of course the seafaring profession does not remain unaffected, as the increasing digitalization onboard, provide many benefits, as well as drawbacks.

Connectivity onboard and accessing the Internet is a fundamental right that nobody should be deprived of. With seafarers spending most of their lives crossing the oceans, being away from their families and their loved ones, can have a negative impact on their overall wellbeing. However, with these issues in mind it is important to identify and analyze the potential dangers that the use of internet can have, especially on ships.