Tag: connectivity onboard

US satellite communications provider Viasat will acquire the global mobile satellite company, Inmarsat in a transaction valued at $7.3 billion.

Technological enablements are disrupting the shipping industry. This, in the future, may feel like it happened fast, but behind the scenes, there is a slow, almost quiet but powerful momentum changing little by little the fundamentals of how we do business, argues Mr. Nicolas Mitsotakis, Co-Founder, M2Intelligence.

Inmarsat published a new report pinpointing the impact of COVID-19 in accelerating global shipping’s digital journey.

Mr. Nicolas Mitsotakis, Managing Director M2INTELLIGENCE, Executive Director EPIDAURUS SA suggests useful tools and solutions to move forward with failures regarding communication between ship and shore.

A conference held by maritime charities for London International Shipping Week heard how the pandemic had amplified the needs of seafarers with regard to connectivity at sea.

From 30 August 2021, the EU Marine Equipment Directive (MED) requires compliance with the Bridge Alert Management (BAM) test standards IEC 62923-1 / IEC 62923-2 for new installation of GMDSS communication equipment’s placed on board SOLAS ships.

Seafarers have demanding tasks to complete onboard that require full concentration and awareness. Misuse of personal devices (mob phones, mp4 players, tablets) whilst on duty in the workplace may cause distraction with potentially serious safety implications, CHIRP warned in a recent video.

Johan Machtelinckx, Technical Director at maritime publishing experts, Witherbys, discusses how the shipping industry can benefit from online solutions and still ensure operations are secure, in light of new IMO regulations.