Container shipping giant Seaspan has completed implementation of the KVH mini-VSAT Broadband connectivity for all 107 managed vessels in its global containership fleet.

Furuno and ChartWorld have entered a cooperation agreement to promote ChartWorld’s information-overlay service to Furuno ECDIS operators and owners.

Kongsberg Maritime parent company Kongsberg Gruppen (Kongsberg) has completed the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (RRCM). RRCM will operate under the Kongsberg brand and the Kongsberg Maritime legal entity.

ClassNK has released its Cybersecurity Approach, which outlines its basic approach to ensuring onboard cybersecurity for ships.

Maritime data analytics company ioCurrents has raised $5 million in Series A-1 financing led by Imagen Capital Partners to facilitate immediate roll-out of ioCurrents’ MarineInsight data analytics platform.

Instructors and students from the Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU) and Mokpo National Maritime University (MMU) are set to use Kongsberg Digital simulator systems to train in different situations they may face onboard.

Software as a Service (SaaS) technology provider to the maritime industry, Q88 LLC has opened a new office dedicated to expanding the software development department in Kraków, Poland. 

KVH Industries has introduced the TracPhone V11-HTS, a super-fast 1 metre Ku/C-band maritime VSAT antenna, designed to deliver data speeds up to 20 Mbps down/3 Mbps to commercial maritime vessels and superyachts.

Per Martin Tanggaard, director of Nor-Shipping has warned of the growing risks of maritime and ocean cyber threat, following the ransomware cyber-attack on Norsk Hydro, the aluminium producer.

Thuraya Telecommunications Company and IEC Telecom have signed an agreement to provide Thuraya’s VSAT+ maritime satellite service to the Turkish maritime and offshore markets.