Our diverse maritime research portfolio covers a comprehensive overview of the maritime connectivity and technologies market. Our studies highlight drivers and inhibitors of the market across a range of sectors and applications.

We offer in-depth analysis of key service providers, hardware vendors, satellite operators and technology enablers, covering all geographic regions. Popular reports include our annual update on maritime satellite connectivity and other evolving topics such as cybersecurity and autonomous vessels.

As new digital applications and smart shipping capabilities progress, we can help you to evaluate new and existing markets, identify opportunities and analyse potential threats to your business activities.

The Future of Maritime Connectivity - 2024

Introducing Valour Consultancy’s latest report update on the maritime connectivity ecosystem! This study breaks out the latest figures on the market, quantifying the key trends, movers and shakers, and providing market shares of all the key companies operating in satellite maritime connectivity.

During the preceding year, hybrid connectivity has been the key focus of companies in the industry, and different connectivity services will fit different vessel profiles and usages. This report comprehensively analyses the current and future marketplace for mobile operators, ISPs, maritime service providers, and cellular hardware manufacturers. It presents market forecasts from 2024 out to 2033.

Published Q3 2024

Maritime Connectivity Tracker

Supplementing our in-depth annual deep dive into the maritime connectivity market, this new quarterly tracker is designed to keep those with a vested interest in the area updated on installation activity and key trends.

Available Now

The Future of Maritime Connectivity - 2025

Over the past three years, we have witnessed the rapid rise of LEO broadband connectivity, particularly through the expansion of Starlink’s mobility services. Maritime service resellers have swiftly deployed Starlink across their customer bases, with uptake reaching historic levels. Remarkably, even non-resellers have approached authorised providers expressing interest in reselling the service. However, this rapid adoption across the commercial maritime sector, combined with the anticipated launch of additional LEO services, has begun to impact profitability across the ecosystem. Early signs of this commercial pressure are emerging throughout the industry. Notable examples include Navarino’s acquisition of Castor Marine earlier this year, and FMC’s takeover of Anuvu’s maritime and energy business in 2024. These developments likely signal the start of a broader wave of consolidation within the sector.

Due to publish this autumn, our seventh edition report will provide a comprehensive analysis of the current and future marketplace for mobile operators, ISPs, maritime service providers, and satellite hardware manufacturers. Featuring market forecasts through to 2034, it will serve as a landmark publication.

Estimated Q4 2025

The Future Market of Cellular Technologies (5G) in Maritime – 2023

This new report is the first piece of research that looks to break out the key cellular component of “hybrid connectivity” within the maritime connectivity ecosystem. It comprehensively analyses the current and future marketplace for mobile operators, ISPs, maritime service providers, and cellular hardware manufacturers, including market forecasts from 2021 to 2032.

This 2023 update is the first edition, varying from our renowned MSS and VSAT satellite-focused report, “The Future of Maritime Connectivity”.

Published Q3 2023

The Future of Flat Panel Antennas – 2023

A deep dive into the new generation of low profile antennas now infiltrating the maritime segment as an enabler of low latency connectivity. The study includes a write-up of how the competitive environment is maturing and an analysis of which manufacturers are best placed to succeed. Features unit shipments and revenue forecasts out to 2030 for vessels in the following sub-segments: fishing, leisure, merchant, military, offshore O&G and passenger.

Published Q2 2023

The Future Market Impact of LEO Services: Starlink Maritime - 2023

Over recent months, governments, the media, satellite operators, service provider and maritime end-users alike have observed with a keen interest over the growth and deployment of Starlink Maritime. This report intends to provide an insight into the LEO satellite operator, looking closely at its strategy, resellers, hardware, and the potential
impact on the market.

Published Q2 2023

FREE WHITEPAPER: AI in the Fishing Industry

Valour’s 2024 whitepaper on AI in the Fishing Industry provides an introductory overview of the topic including:

  • The current state of play.
  • The consequences of overfishing in territorial waters.
  • The consequences of overfishing in international waters.
  • Can AI predict new policy implementation on fish populations?
  • Conclusion

Available Now

FREE WHITEPAPER: Every Maritime Connectivity Mode Matters

Our latest whitepaper developed with ST Engineering iDirect explains why every connectivity mode matters. We discuss the following topics:

  • Connectivity serving the remote and faraway.
  • Why GEO VSAT will always be relevant.
  • Alternative options – “Backstops”.
  • The increasing requirement for crew connectivity.
  • Bigger vessels.
  • Trends at sea that rely on connectivity.
  • Other connectivity technology considerations.

Available Now

FREE WHITEPAPER: Maritime Merchant Connectivity

A new whitepaper developed with ST Engineering iDirect looking at different connectivity solutions for the maritime industry. Take a look!

Available Now

The Future of Maritime Cybersecurity – 2025

As connectivity advances and digitalisation accelerates across the maritime industry, the risk from cyber threats grows. “The Future of Maritime Cybersecurity” explores this evolving landscape, assessing both the challenges and market opportunities it presents.

Published Q1 2025

The Future of Autonomous Maritime Vessels – 2025

To expand upon our extensive maritime connectivity and hardware research, this new report will examine and evaluate the emerging market for Autonomous Maritime Vessels (AMVs).
Estimated Q4 2025

The Future of Maritime Digitalisation – 2025

The first edition of ‘The Future of Maritime Digitalisation’ focuses on how the integration of digital technologies is transforming the maritime industry. The term ‘digitalisation’ is a broad concept with a variety of meanings. To narrow this down, the report’s key focus will be on IT management services, with examples including cloud solutions and bandwidth management tools, highlighting their growing importance in maritime operations.

Estimated Q3 2025

The Future of Smart Shipping – 2024

A modern ship contains a plethora of systems to increase productivity, meet crew welfare requirements and vessel regulations. Our 2024 update expands upon ‘The Future of Smart Shipping Maritime Digital Applications’ 2020 edition. It details the technical requirements of digital control and studies the role of key companies on this burgeoning market.
Published Q2 2024

FREE WHITEPAPER: The Evolving Battlefield of Maritime Cybersecurity - 2024

As the maritime industry continues to evolve, it faces an expanding and increasingly complex threat landscape. Vessels, ports, and other critical infrastructures are becoming more interconnected, enhancing operational efficiencies, but also introducing significant vulnerabilities that have the potential to disrupt global commerce, compromise safety, and cause severe financial and reputational losses.

Valour Consultancy’s upcoming 2025 report, The Future of Maritime Cybersecurity, takes a look at the cybersecurity ecosystem and the reality of cyber threats. This whitepaper serves as a snapshot of our current findings, highlighting key risks, and current players, that will be explored in greater detail in the full report.

Published Q4 2024

FREE INFOGRAPHIC: The Future of Maritime Cybersecurity - 2025

Valour’s 2025 report on ‘The Future of Maritime Cybersecurity’ explores the evolving maritime cybersecurity landscape, assessing both the challenges and market opportunities that it presents. It examines emerging threats, evaluates vulnerabilities and highlights strategies used to safeguard the industry in an increasingly digital world. It comprehensively analyses the current and future cybersecurity market for connectivity service providers, cybersecurity companies and maritime technology providers.

This free infographic offers key findings including:

  • Total maritime cybersecurity revenues from 2024
  • The number of subscriptions in 2024
  • Key drivers and inhibitors of growth
  • Market forecasts
  • Global market shares
  • Key learnings from 2024

Available Now

FREE INFOGRAPHIC: The Future of Smart Shipping 2024

The maritime industry has increasingly enhanced digital interconnectivity as a means to improve efficiency, sustainability, and crew welfare. Our 2024 report on The Future of Smart Shipping provides a thorough analysis of the current and future demand for smart shipping at sea, across five maritime verticals.

This free infographic introduces some key findings, including:

  • Historical data and forecasts
  • Drivers and inhibitors of market growth
  • Projected revenues
  • Vendor market shares
  • Data analytic companies market share
  • Learnings from the past 12 months

Available Now

Deep Dive: Offshore Energy – 2025

This new report is the first piece of research that looks to break out the offshore energy market in its entirety. It explores new potential offshore energy generation technologies, the likely locations and pilot projects: PV, wave, wind, geothermal, tidal, and offshore nuclear power generation.

Published May 2025

FREE WHITEPAPER: Holistic Repurposing of North Sea Offshore Energy Assets

This whitepaper examines the current batch of decommissioning activities in the North Sea which are progressing towards sub-optimal outcomes at great cost. In conjunction with the COP26 conference, we explore some potential eco-remedial opportunities to repurpose dormant offshore energy assets in the North Sea.

Smart Terminal Ports - TBD

Valour Consultancy is interested to understand the level of interest in a syndicated report exploring the smart terminal port market. The potential study would aim to understand how carriers and other maritime are interacting with ports and what technologies are currently being used and could potentially be used in the future.
CONNECTIVITY

The Future of Maritime Connectivity - 2024

Introducing Valour Consultancy’s latest report update on the maritime connectivity ecosystem! This study breaks out the latest figures on the market, quantifying the key trends, movers and shakers, and providing market shares of all the key companies operating in satellite maritime connectivity.

During the preceding year, hybrid connectivity has been the key focus of companies in the industry, and different connectivity services will fit different vessel profiles and usages. This report comprehensively analyses the current and future marketplace for mobile operators, ISPs, maritime service providers, and cellular hardware manufacturers. It presents market forecasts from 2024 out to 2033.

Published Q3 2024

Maritime Connectivity Tracker

Supplementing our in-depth annual deep dive into the maritime connectivity market, this new quarterly tracker is designed to keep those with a vested interest in the area updated on installation activity and key trends.

Available Now

The Future of Maritime Connectivity - 2025

Over the past three years, we have witnessed the rapid rise of LEO broadband connectivity, particularly through the expansion of Starlink’s mobility services. Maritime service resellers have swiftly deployed Starlink across their customer bases, with uptake reaching historic levels. Remarkably, even non-resellers have approached authorised providers expressing interest in reselling the service. However, this rapid adoption across the commercial maritime sector, combined with the anticipated launch of additional LEO services, has begun to impact profitability across the ecosystem. Early signs of this commercial pressure are emerging throughout the industry. Notable examples include Navarino’s acquisition of Castor Marine earlier this year, and FMC’s takeover of Anuvu’s maritime and energy business in 2024. These developments likely signal the start of a broader wave of consolidation within the sector.

Due to publish this autumn, our seventh edition report will provide a comprehensive analysis of the current and future marketplace for mobile operators, ISPs, maritime service providers, and satellite hardware manufacturers. Featuring market forecasts through to 2034, it will serve as a landmark publication.

Estimated Q4 2025

The Future Market of Cellular Technologies (5G) in Maritime – 2023

This new report is the first piece of research that looks to break out the key cellular component of “hybrid connectivity” within the maritime connectivity ecosystem. It comprehensively analyses the current and future marketplace for mobile operators, ISPs, maritime service providers, and cellular hardware manufacturers, including market forecasts from 2021 to 2032.

This 2023 update is the first edition, varying from our renowned MSS and VSAT satellite-focused report, “The Future of Maritime Connectivity”.

Published Q3 2023

The Future of Flat Panel Antennas – 2023

A deep dive into the new generation of low profile antennas now infiltrating the maritime segment as an enabler of low latency connectivity. The study includes a write-up of how the competitive environment is maturing and an analysis of which manufacturers are best placed to succeed. Features unit shipments and revenue forecasts out to 2030 for vessels in the following sub-segments: fishing, leisure, merchant, military, offshore O&G and passenger.

Published Q2 2023

The Future Market Impact of LEO Services: Starlink Maritime - 2023

Over recent months, governments, the media, satellite operators, service provider and maritime end-users alike have observed with a keen interest over the growth and deployment of Starlink Maritime. This report intends to provide an insight into the LEO satellite operator, looking closely at its strategy, resellers, hardware, and the potential
impact on the market.

Published Q2 2023

FREE WHITEPAPER: AI in the Fishing Industry

Valour’s 2024 whitepaper on AI in the Fishing Industry provides an introductory overview of the topic including:

  • The current state of play.
  • The consequences of overfishing in territorial waters.
  • The consequences of overfishing in international waters.
  • Can AI predict new policy implementation on fish populations?
  • Conclusion

Available Now

FREE WHITEPAPER: Every Maritime Connectivity Mode Matters

Our latest whitepaper developed with ST Engineering iDirect explains why every connectivity mode matters. We discuss the following topics:

  • Connectivity serving the remote and faraway.
  • Why GEO VSAT will always be relevant.
  • Alternative options – “Backstops”.
  • The increasing requirement for crew connectivity.
  • Bigger vessels.
  • Trends at sea that rely on connectivity.
  • Other connectivity technology considerations.

Available Now

FREE WHITEPAPER: Maritime Merchant Connectivity

A new whitepaper developed with ST Engineering iDirect looking at different connectivity solutions for the maritime industry. Take a look!

Available Now

DIGITALISATION

The Future of Maritime Cybersecurity – 2025

As connectivity advances and digitalisation accelerates across the maritime industry, the risk from cyber threats grows. “The Future of Maritime Cybersecurity” explores this evolving landscape, assessing both the challenges and market opportunities it presents.

Published Q1 2025

The Future of Autonomous Maritime Vessels – 2025

To expand upon our extensive maritime connectivity and hardware research, this new report will examine and evaluate the emerging market for Autonomous Maritime Vessels (AMVs).
Estimated Q4 2025

The Future of Maritime Digitalisation – 2025

The first edition of ‘The Future of Maritime Digitalisation’ focuses on how the integration of digital technologies is transforming the maritime industry. The term ‘digitalisation’ is a broad concept with a variety of meanings. To narrow this down, the report’s key focus will be on IT management services, with examples including cloud solutions and bandwidth management tools, highlighting their growing importance in maritime operations.

Estimated Q3 2025

The Future of Smart Shipping – 2024

A modern ship contains a plethora of systems to increase productivity, meet crew welfare requirements and vessel regulations. Our 2024 update expands upon ‘The Future of Smart Shipping Maritime Digital Applications’ 2020 edition. It details the technical requirements of digital control and studies the role of key companies on this burgeoning market.
Published Q2 2024

FREE WHITEPAPER: The Evolving Battlefield of Maritime Cybersecurity - 2024

As the maritime industry continues to evolve, it faces an expanding and increasingly complex threat landscape. Vessels, ports, and other critical infrastructures are becoming more interconnected, enhancing operational efficiencies, but also introducing significant vulnerabilities that have the potential to disrupt global commerce, compromise safety, and cause severe financial and reputational losses.

Valour Consultancy’s upcoming 2025 report, The Future of Maritime Cybersecurity, takes a look at the cybersecurity ecosystem and the reality of cyber threats. This whitepaper serves as a snapshot of our current findings, highlighting key risks, and current players, that will be explored in greater detail in the full report.

Published Q4 2024

FREE INFOGRAPHIC: The Future of Maritime Cybersecurity - 2025

Valour’s 2025 report on ‘The Future of Maritime Cybersecurity’ explores the evolving maritime cybersecurity landscape, assessing both the challenges and market opportunities that it presents. It examines emerging threats, evaluates vulnerabilities and highlights strategies used to safeguard the industry in an increasingly digital world. It comprehensively analyses the current and future cybersecurity market for connectivity service providers, cybersecurity companies and maritime technology providers.

This free infographic offers key findings including:

  • Total maritime cybersecurity revenues from 2024
  • The number of subscriptions in 2024
  • Key drivers and inhibitors of growth
  • Market forecasts
  • Global market shares
  • Key learnings from 2024

Available Now

FREE INFOGRAPHIC: The Future of Smart Shipping 2024

The maritime industry has increasingly enhanced digital interconnectivity as a means to improve efficiency, sustainability, and crew welfare. Our 2024 report on The Future of Smart Shipping provides a thorough analysis of the current and future demand for smart shipping at sea, across five maritime verticals.

This free infographic introduces some key findings, including:

  • Historical data and forecasts
  • Drivers and inhibitors of market growth
  • Projected revenues
  • Vendor market shares
  • Data analytic companies market share
  • Learnings from the past 12 months

Available Now

OIL & GAS

Deep Dive: Offshore Energy – 2025

This new report is the first piece of research that looks to break out the offshore energy market in its entirety. It explores new potential offshore energy generation technologies, the likely locations and pilot projects: PV, wave, wind, geothermal, tidal, and offshore nuclear power generation.

Published May 2025

FREE WHITEPAPER: Holistic Repurposing of North Sea Offshore Energy Assets

This whitepaper examines the current batch of decommissioning activities in the North Sea which are progressing towards sub-optimal outcomes at great cost. In conjunction with the COP26 conference, we explore some potential eco-remedial opportunities to repurpose dormant offshore energy assets in the North Sea.
PROPOSED STUDIES

Smart Terminal Ports - TBD

Valour Consultancy is interested to understand the level of interest in a syndicated report exploring the smart terminal port market. The potential study would aim to understand how carriers and other maritime are interacting with ports and what technologies are currently being used and could potentially be used in the future.