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Hapag-Lloyd to use Inmarsat’s NexusWave with unlimited data on global fleet
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has secured an agreement with Hapag-Lloyd to deploy NexusWave across its global fleet, following successful onboard trials of the fully managed bonded connectivity service. A long-standing Inmarsat customer for almost 25 years, Hapag-Lloyd began evaluating NexusWave in 2024 as part of its broader digitalisation roadmap and Strategy 2030 ambitions. The company sought a future-proof connectivity platform capable of supporting increasingly da
3 hours ago2 min read
Meeting the growing cyber threat - discussion at People Tech Maritime Athens
Photo courtesy Loukas Michalitsis Speakers from A M Nomikos TWMA, Hellas Confidence, KPMG Greece and Ulysses Systems discussed the growing maritime cyber threat, preventing attacks permitted by company staff, hacker AI, cybersecurity for OT, space and GPS, and using models Over the past few years, we have seen attackers learning more about shipping, said Yiannis Sofianidis, IT Director and CISO - A.M. Nomikos Transworld Maritime Agencies (TWMA) , speaking at a cybersecurity
3 hours ago6 min read
Motivating effort to improve vessel performance - from People Tech Maritime Athens
Christos Papandreou, CEO & Founder, Blue Autonomy To achieve vessel performance, first you need to measure performance and decide what to change. Then you need experts who can drive this change, working with the crew and operations staff. Christos Papandreou explained : Improving vessel performance can be more a motivational challenge than a technical one, said Christos Papandreou, CEO & Founder, Blue Autonomy, and a former fleet performance engineer with Athenian Sea Carri
3 hours ago5 min read
“FortiBleed” hack impacts 250 maritime firms with Fortinet firewall passwords leaked, says Cydome
Major maritime, ports and energy companies have been identified by Cydome’s threat-intelligence unit as having Fortinet Firewall passwords and logins leaked in the recent “FortiBleed” incident. More than 86,000 Administrator credentials of Fortinet Firewalls and other devices protecting the networks of thousands of organisations across 194 countries were breached, with hackers gaining unauthorised access to the Fortinet devices and enabling them to further compromise the tar
3 hours ago2 min read
Interview seafarers with a bot with “COMPETIQ” platform from The World Yacht, Glasgow
COMPETIQ a new live avatar interviewer recruitment platform designed for merchant shipping and the wider maritime industry, has been launched to help employers recruit qualified seafarers faster, while maintaining rigorous standards of safety, verification and competence. Developed by Glasgow-based maritime technology company The World Yacht, the COMPETIQ platform enables organisations to interview large numbers of candidates simultaneously using AI live avatar interviewers,
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Angelicoussis uses Starlink from Navarino on 140 vessels
Navarino is delighted to have worked with the Angelicoussis Group, one of the world’s largest privately owned groups of affiliated shipping companies, and Space X to roll out Starlink across more than 140 vessels. Situation The Angelicoussis Group is one of the world’s largest privately owned groups of affiliated shipping companies, founded in 1947. It operates a diversified fleet of 160 vessels across Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), tanker, and dry bulk segments with a combined
4 hours ago2 min read
Container ship operator USC Barnkrug uses CMT’s ferrous wear debris meter for engine cylinder monitoring
Germany’s USC Barnkrug, the ship services division of Elbdeich Reederei, has adopted CMT’s Ferrous Wear Debris Meter (FWDM) to improve cylinder condition monitoring across its new two-stroke engined container fleet. The decision follows a successful onboard trial that showed ferrous metal debris monitoring could deliver repeatable results, closer alignment with laboratory analysis and a simpler testing process than the total iron methods previously used by the owner. USC
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ABS “Eagle CRoute” to calculate lashing force for boxes on container ships
ABS has launched Eagle CRoute, an online tool designed to help containership operators improve operational flexibility through route-based lashing reduction factor calculations. Changing port rotations, blank sailings, evolving stowage plans and shifting geopolitical conditions are increasing pressure on operators to make faster loading decisions. Eagle CRoute supports these decisions by calculating specific reduction factors for onboard lashing force assessments for any give
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AST offers “Phase2” maritime satcoms on OneWeb
AST Networks today has announced the launch of Phase2 - powered by OneWeb, their enhanced connectivity offering designed to provide maritime, offshore, enterprise and remote operations with improved coverage, greater commercial flexibility, stronger security, and a future-ready approach to connectivity. AST Networks today has announced the launch of Phase2 - powered by OneWeb, their enhanced connectivity offering designed to provide maritime, offshore, enterprise and remote o
4 hours ago3 min read
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