The number of sites and connectivity services utilising the SES Skala Global Platform has more than doubled year-on-year as an increasing number of global service providers have utilised SES’s managed connectivity services delivered via the platform.

Digital shipping platform Sea/ has partnered with predictive intelligence company Windward to deliver a solution that allows customers to increase efficiency in pre-fixture negotiations by streamlining compliance and due diligence processes.

Wärtsilä Voyage has entered into a strategic partnership with Microsoft to accelerate its efforts towards industrialising IoT for shipping through a highly scalable cyber-secure platform.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has introduced a cloud-based artificially intelligent (AI)-powered contract intelligence platform provided by Evisort into its contract ecosystem.

Maritime software firm ShipNet has added a web tool to its commercial management solution.

METIS Cyberspace Technology has signed an agreement with data and analytics firm Spire Global.

Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) and Samson Rope have agreed to collaborate to provide seafarers with on-demand access to Samson’s set of online courses in rope handling, inspection, fabrication, and installation.

Navis has expanded its suite of terminal operating system (TOS) solutions, delivering enhanced capabilities to further digitise cargo flows, enable more efficient decision making, and provide better integration and collaboration within the supply chain ecosystem.

ABS has integrated its My Digital Fleet risk management platform with AVEVA’s PI System operational data management platform.

Intellian’s C700 Iridium Certus terminal has been approved for use in Japan. The C700 is the first Iridium Certus terminal to be approved for the Japanese maritime market.