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Written for the fleet manager accountable for connectivity performance — not the vendor selling it.
2026-04-16 · 12 min read
Securing the Autonomous Vessel: A Cyber Risk Framework for MASS Operations
E27 is the most rigorous mandatory cybersecurity standard the maritime industry has. It was built for crewed vessels. Every one of its 41 requirements carries a hidden assumption: that a human is on board. Remove the crew and the standard does not fail gracefully. It fails silently.
2026-03-18 · 6 min read
What should a maritime connectivity SLA actually contain?
Most vessel connectivity contracts contain an SLA. Most of those SLAs are not worth the page they occupy. Here is what they should actually contain.
2026-03-19 · 6 min read
Who owns it when a vessel goes dark?
A vessel loses connectivity. Four parties are involved. None of them are accountable. This is the connectivity responsibility gap the industry has not resolved.
2026-04-02 · 6 min read
Why your VSAT uptime report is not telling you the truth
Your VSAT provider's monthly report says 99.5% uptime. Your crew says the connection was unusable for three days crossing the South China Sea. Both statements can be technically true — and that gap is the problem.
2026-04-03 · 7 min read
The multi-bearer question: why choosing VSAT or Starlink is the wrong frame
Every few months a new post appears claiming VSAT is dead, or that Starlink has won, or that LTE coverage has rendered offshore satellite redundant for nearshore operators. The answer is not VSAT or Starlink. The answer is an architecture.
2026-04-02 · 7 min read
Starlink on your vessel — what actually changes for the fleet manager
Starlink Maritime is real, it works, and the performance improvement over legacy GEO VSAT is significant enough that fleet managers with no exposure to it yet should stop waiting for more evidence. What is less settled — and less discussed — is what changes in your operational model when you add Starlink to a vessel, and what does not change at all.
2026-04-03 · 8 min read
How connectivity architecture creates attack surface — and how to design around it
Maritime cybersecurity coverage tends to focus on the vessel as an IT/OT environment. What it underweights is the connectivity infrastructure that links those systems to the shore, and how the architecture of that infrastructure determines what an attacker can reach.
2026-04-04 · 7 min read
The Starlink transition: what it fixes, what it does not, and what needs a new procedure
Starlink's throughput numbers are accurate. They are also incomplete. Three lists every fleet manager needs to write before the terminal ships.
2026-04-04 · 7 min read
Why maritime connectivity keeps failing at deployment
The hardware is certified. The contract is signed. The terminal arrives on the vessel. Three weeks later, half of what was specified is not working. This is not a technology problem.
2026-04-04 · 7 min read
How to design a failover policy that actually works
Every multi-bearer contract mentions automatic failover. Most vessels have never seen it trigger correctly under real conditions. The policy exists. The question is whether it was designed.
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