The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly a fifth of global oil trade, making it one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints. While tensions are reported to be easing, recent GPS interference incidents highlight that physical access is only part of the security equation.

One of the key lessons from Hormuz and other contested waters is the growing importance of digital trust. When positioning data, logistics information and operational systems cannot be fully relied upon, the consequences extend far beyond navigation.

As operational risks evolve, shipowners are placing greater emphasis on verification, resilience and confidence in the data that supports critical decisions.

— Arnel Murga

Recent GPS interference reports around the Strait of Hormuz have exposed a vulnerability that reaches far beyond navigation. As more operational decisions rely on digital data, the industry faces growing questions about how information can be verified and trusted.

The technology that lets a passenger clear biometric boarding at an international airport in under two minutes didn't appear overnight. Aviation built it over decades, through interoperable platforms, shared data standards, and operational discipline at global scale.

Cruise and ferry terminal operators are now beginning to ask the question that aviation answered a generation ago: what does genuinely digital passenger processing look like?

On Tuesday 14 July, senior leaders from Insight, SmartSea, Cruise Gate Hamburg and SITA will examine what maritime can realistically borrow from aviation's digitisation playbook and what the credible path forward looks like for cruise and ferry terminal operators.

From Sky to Sea: How Aviation is Inspiring the Digitisation of Cruise and Ferry Terminals
Tuesday 14 July · 9:00 AM UK / 10:00 AM CET

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