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Icom UK has introduced a communication setup that links its IP110H Wi Fi transceiver with the Starlink satellite network. The approach provides shipowners and remote site operators with clearer and more dependable voice communication in locations where regular radio infrastructure is difficult to maintain. It reflects a wider shift toward practical digital tools that support crews working far from shore.
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Intercont (Cayman) Limited is taking a step into digital asset infrastructure through a planned minority acquisition of Starks Network Ltd. The agreement links the company’s shipping base with the fast-growing world of on-chain payments and identity systems. It reflects a wider interest among shipowners in technologies that support future digital services.
SpecTec Cruise has rebranded as Veridian, marking a shift toward a broader digital strategy aimed at supporting cruise operators facing rising expectations on efficiency, safety and compliance. With a dominant market share and a new product roadmap, the company guides operators through the sector’s next phase of technological change.
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SMT Shipping is expanding the use of Spinergie’s Smart Fleet Management system across its vessels to ease reporting work and improve the accuracy of operational and emission data. This supports the company’s wider effort to build reliable information flows that meet rising expectations on compliance and performance.
The Port of Barcelona has adopted an Energy Transition Plan that aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 85% by 2040 and reach neutrality by 2050. The plan places energy at the centre of port competitiveness and lays out more than 150 actions that will shape how vessels and operators work in the years ahead.
Yesterday's Most Engaging Story:
EXCLUSIVE: Procureship Pushes Maritime Procurement Towards Personalised Digitalisation and Scope 3 Transparency
For decades, maritime procurement has relied on emails, manual quotation requests, and legacy workflows that strain purchasing teams and slow vessel operations. Procureship, the Greece-founded e-procurement platform now approaching its tenth year, sees the root of the problem not in the software on offer, but in the way digital procurement has traditionally been delivered: as a self-service subscription model with very little human support.