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Dutch performance monitoring company We4Sea and mobile satellite communications company Inmarsat have signed an agreement for We4Sea to join a growing group of more than 40 certified providers offering applications via Inmarsat’s digital solutions Fleet Data and Fleet Connect.
The announcement coincides with news of a first We4Sea-Inmarsat collaboration to secure fleet-wide uptake for We4Sea’s web-based vessel performance monitoring service. Heavy-lift shipowner Roll Group trialed the cloud-based ship performance management tool without commitment after the dual installation of Fleet Xpress with the Fleet Data IoT platform embedded.
The combination of the free of charge Fleet Data and application trialing without risk will provide a “tipping point” for maritime digitalization, according to Marco Cristoforo Camporeale, Head of Maritime Digital, Inmarsat. “This is the first example of a future-proof IoT set-up for ships
Inmarsat report identifies the role of Singapore start-ups in maritime digital transformation Thursday, 22 April 2021 10:32 Inmarsat report identifies the role of Singapore start-ups in maritime digital transformation
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An Inmarsat report brands Singapore as a “start-up magnet” due to its advanced maritime economy and predicts that the country’s IT market will generate US$2.4 billion in 2021 and reach US$4.8 billion by 2030.
Inmarsat, which claims to be “the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications”, sponsored a new study that highlights a comprehensive overview of Singapore’s maritime start-up sector.
The Trade 2.0 Singapore Maritime Start-up and Innovation Ecosystem Report, published through the Inmarsat Research Programme, according to Inmarsat, “is the second country-specific study of start-ups and their impact on maritime digitalisation.”
Gardens by the Bay in Singapore Singapore’s maritime IT market is forecast to generate $2.4bn this year and $4.8bn by 2030 according to a new report released by Inmarsat.
The Trade 2.0 Singapore Maritime Start-up and Innovation Ecosystem Report describes the Southeast Asian city state as a “start-up magnate”.
The report highlights a thriving accelerator community with state-backed PIER71, founded by the Maritime and Port Authority and NUS Enterprise, has matched start-ups with backers including BP, Wilhelmsen, Pacific International Lines, Ocean Network Express, Cargotec, Wärtsilä, Vopak, and Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement. On Tuesday the Singapore government said it aimed to increase the number of start-ups under PIER71 from 30 at present to 120 by 2025.
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