Maersk Cargo ship Photo: Maersk

Maersk, a shipping company, and Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, agreed to upgrade Inmarsat satellite communications services across Maersk’s global fleet of approximately 340 container ships, Viasat announced Feb. 6.

Maersk will implement bandwidth upgrades across its fleet from 2025 to 2026. The company’s broader strategy is to transform its vessels into fully operational “floating offices,” leveraging digitalization, cloud solutions, and cohesive operational infrastructure.

Inmarsat’s connectivity service for Maersk combines Ka-band and L-band networks, providing global communication.

Maersk’s senior product manager, Karthikeyan Arumugam said: “Connectivity is the key enabler in ensuring our vessels can become floating offices, and with our ‘One SatCom’ project we have the target of having transformed all our vessels into floating offices by 2027. The partnership with Inmarsat Maritime plays an important role in enriching application availability and performance.”