exactEarth has signed an agreement with MDA to provide advanced Satellite-AIS data services as part of MDA’s recently announced Dark Vessel Detection (DVD) program for the Government of Canada. The DVD program is intended to detect and identify vessels that have switched off their AIS transponders and are engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

BW Group and Miros have launched a new joint venture to provide the shipping industry with a new standard in vessel performance optimisation.

Orbcomm has announced that Global Ocean Security Technologies (GOST), a provider of marine security, tracking, monitoring and video surveillance systems, has selected Orbcomm’s next-generation satellite IoT technology to upgrade its global vessel tracking and security systems.

Cambridge Pixel, a developer of radar display, tracking and recording sub-systems is supplying its SPx Server technology and Maritime Display Framework (MDF) software to Sea-Kit to enhance the operation of its Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs).

Satcom Global has announced another extension to its Aura VSAT maritime communications network, with the addition of two new satellite beams: Astra 4a Nordic and SES-12 IOR.

Hurtigruten has revealed that a cyber-attack back in December 2020 may have affected passengers’ personal information, such as names, dates of birth, passport numbers and passport expiration dates. Customers' email addresses, mailing addresses, and/or phone numbers might also have been affected by this incident, the cruise line has announced.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Ship Data Centre have agreed to share the data of about 180 MOL’s ships in operation targeted for MOL’s FOCUS Project through IoS Open Platform (IoS-OP), the ship IoT data sharing platform promoted by ShipDC.

Ocean Infinity and MMT have announced an acquisition that brings together MMT’s expertise in marine surveys and data analytics and Ocean Infinity’s robotic technology and operational expertise.

Kongsberg Digital has signed a partnership agreement with OrbitMI to add its maritime intelligence, compliance, vessel tracking and vessel performance software applications to the Kognifai Marketplace.

F-drones, a Singapore-based start-up developing large scale autonomous drones for maritime logistics, has announced its success in raising its seed capital. The round was led by ship manager Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS).