Höegh Autoliners has signed a five-year agreement with Norway’s SGM Technology to equip its entire fleet with PntGuard™, a system designed to help crews detect GPS disruption and manipulation. The agreement places GNSS resilience within the operator’s wider digital operations strategy, with the technology covering existing vessels and newbuildings entering service during the contract period.
GPS interference has become a practical operational concern for commercial shipping, particularly in areas where jamming and spoofing incidents can affect navigation and other systems that rely on accurate positioning data.
Under the agreement, PntGuard™ will provide vessels with positioning information designed to remain reliable when GPS signals are disrupted. The system also gives crews an immediate warning when interference or manipulation is detected.
Höegh Autoliners said the decision was driven by the need for technology to deliver a direct operational benefit rather than simply add another system onboard.
“We want technology to make shipping safer and more reliable, not just more advanced,” the company said in its announcement.
The five-year arrangement covers the company’s current fleet as well as future newbuildings that enter service during the contract period. That gives the agreement a fleet-wide scope rather than limiting the technology to selected vessels or new tonnage.
For ship management teams, the issue extends beyond navigation equipment. Reliable positioning data can support safe vessel operations, while early detection of interference gives crews information they can use when assessing the reliability of onboard systems.
SGM Technology also described the agreement as a partnership focused on GNSS resilience across commercial shipping. PntGuard said on LinkedIn that it was “proud to partner with Höegh Autoliners in strengthening GNSS resilience across their fleet.”
