For a video summary of this article, visit our Vimeo channel. The big news from KVH’s financial overview covers two points, really. Martin Kits Heyningen, President and CEO, is retiring, and Brent Bruun is covering the position in the interim, moving from his role of COO. Having interviewed Brent for past research reports, I know…
Artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous shipping (unmanned vessels) are set to transform the mercantile fleets of the world. In addition to the greening of the industry and the smartening of the logistics, there will soon have to be a wholesale revamp of design with respect to understanding of the changes that will be wrought in…
The price of oil surpassing $93 per barrel presents a brighter outlook compared to 2020. I won’t delve too much into the inner workings on the energy marketplace as my knowledge is limited, but we do analyse it through the relatively niche lens of maritime connectivity. Many years back, I read at article in the…
Following on from our recent article covering maritime noise pollution, it is time to address the technologies that can mitigate or eliminate this problem. There is no point being unrealistic about this; there is little likelihood that the marine diesel and single-screw cargo ship will disappear within the foreseeable future. So, the initial section will…
Valour Consultancy is inviting service providers, operators, integrators, end-users, suppliers and other market stakeholders to participate in our upcoming maritime cybersecurity and cellular technologies research studies. Participants will take part in a research interview conducted by our maritime analyst team. This will help to ensure your organisation is accurately represented in the report, which is…
Noise pollution is slowly becoming an acknowledged problem in the maritime industry. Technologies exist to greatly mitigate this problem, but it is unlikely to come from fleet and ship operators because of the added expense involved. In the same way that pollution and safety are addressed by bodies such as IMO (The International Maritime Organization…
A few months ago, I was walking my dog through some local woodlands with an old schoolfriend. He had recently come up with the idea of getting his skipper license and owning a boat. He mentioned some interest in a Westerly Centaur 26 (built in 1977). He described it as a small ~8-metre-long sailboat, berthing…
Valour Consultancy has published an updated portfolio outlining a series of new, syndicated reports in the pipeline for 2022 and beyond. This includes several new additions to our respected body of maritime research, which already features a comprehensive overview of the maritime connectivity and associated technology markets. All studies highlight drivers and inhibitors across a…
With the end of 2021 in sight, we wanted to take a few moments to highlight what we saw unfolding over the past 12 months and look ahead to 2022. Senior Maritime Analyst Joshua Flood outlines 10 key predictions for the year ahead. Summary of 2021 2021 was a faltering bounce back from 2020…. but…
A recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlights how our future energy supply needs to not only be clean but eco-remedial, with projects still possessing financial incentives to attract the necessary capital investment. This whitepaper examines the current batch of decommissioning activities in the North Sea which are progressing towards sub-optimal outcomes at…
It was announced this week that American satellite company, Viasat, would acquire its British rival, Inmarsat, in a deal worth USD$7.3billion. This represents a big jump from the $6billion Inmarsat was sold for in 2019 (completed in January 2020) by a consortium of Apax Partners, Warburg Pincus and others. Upon the announcement of the deal,…
When talk turns to AI and Smart Ports, articles are invariably discussing container terminals in western nations. The second busiest container port, Singapore, is also much mentioned. The largest port or port megacity, Shanghai, is really several ports rolled into one and in 2019 it dealt with the equivalent of 43.5 million TEU (stacked lengthwise,…