Maersk to install Starlink to end blind spots for ships, crews

By mid-2024, Maersk intends to have the technology installed on more than 330 company-owned ships, said Sonzio. — Photo by Sven Piper on Unsplash

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 digitising logistics services.

About 30 vessels were fitted with the systems as part of a pilot programme, the Copenhagen-based company said on Oct 12. 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.