Valour Consultancy is delighted to announce an official partnership with Wigan Warriors Community Foundation. Following a hugely successful year of women’s sport, Valour consultancy would like to continue to raise the profile and investment in girls and women’s rugby league starting at grassroots and academy level. Wigan warriors Community Foundation provided the perfect opportunity to…
ABSTRACT At this time of the year, when frosty winds made moan in the Northern hemisphere, what we need is a little horror story to keep us all warm. So here is a story about the shipless seas. INTRODUCTION Far in the future, probably 2026 or thereabouts, aliens have dropped by and decided this is…
Last week, UK Border Force announced strike action which will heavily impact anyone hoping to travel in or out of the UK over the festive period. In total, eight days of strike action are planned with only one “recovery” day separating the two periods. Capacity for more eGates Heathrow Airport and others have said that…
Introduction Valour Consultancy recently released its third edition update of the Maritime Tracker service. The database now contains details of 17,390 commercial maritime vessels, with 286 new companies included since the previous edition. New Additions Our collection of container and tank vessels has remained roughly the same, bar the inclusion of Anthony Veder. The gas…
How much does a business jet operator pay for onboard connectivity? It’s a simple enough question but unfortunately, there is not a correspondingly simple answer. However, having recently spent almost a year putting together our report on the adoption of in-flight connectivity (IFC) in business aviation, we certainly feel qualified to shed some light on…
The rollout of 5G is widely regarded as transformational in that it brings some reality to the prospect of everyone, and everything becoming connected. The technology will boost both speed and bandwidth, lower latency, increased density, as well as improved security features. Since South Korea became the first country to commercialise 5G services back in…
Abstract Competition between ports is slightly more complicated than hanging around ocean corners, looking as desirable as possible, and waiting for the punters to roll up but the economics are remarkably similar. Historically, port operations are low-skill, labour intensive and very sensitive to market demands. The advantage that ports can bring to bear is sufficient…
Digitalisation beyond the sea: An Introduction Written by Alishia Sims – Maritime Research Analyst Not a portion of the globe was left untouched by the Covid-19 pandemic, and in its wake society changed. The consequences of the pandemic made technology a significant focal point, the need for faster connectivity and also the possibility of bypassing…
What is Starlink Maritime? Starlink Maritime is a division of SpaceX and it’s LEO satellite connectivity network started in 2015. The company is now entering into new mobility applications that use satellite connectivity services. Starlink Maritime is the name of this satellite connectivity service being offered to maritime vessels. Introduction to Starlink Maritime Connectivity Starlink’s…
Abstract – AI for ferries would be a game-changer Can AI be the Ferry Godmother? Artificial Intelligence (AI) for maritime applications is normally considered for larger shipping companies and major ports. These are where immediate and major advantages are easily envisaged. This tends to leave smaller operators of diverse fleets in multiple locations out of…
October 10, 2022, 15:00 British Summer Time (BST) London. According to a new report from Valour Consultancy, the arrival of new low earth orbit (LEO) satellite in-flight connectivity (IFC) solutions will help propel the number of connected business aircraft to just over 27,000 by 2031. That’s up from approximately 16,400 at the end of 2021.…
In early August, Joshua Flood took ferry rides across the Irish Sea from Scotland to Belfast, Northern Ireland (Stena Superfast VIII) and later, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, to Wales (Stena Estrid), and reflects on his connectivity experiences. The routes are covered by a couple of operators, and I choose Stena Line for both journeys. The…