Maersk to Install Starlink to End Blind Spots for Ships, Crews
- Danish shipping line aims to equip 330 owned ships by mid-2024
- Goal is to improve crew morale, reduce on-board IT glitches
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A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is teaming up with Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink satellite network to equip hundreds of container ships with high-speed internet access aimed at improving crew morale and speeding its push into digitizing logistics services.
About 30 vessels were fitted with the systems as part of a pilot program, the Copenhagen-based company said Thursday. By mid-2024, Maersk intends to have the technology installed on more than 330 company-owned ships, said Leonardo Sonzio, the head of fleet management and technology.