On 8 February 2019, the Maritime Connectivity Platform Consortium (MCC) was established with a signature ceremony during the conference e-Navigation Underway International 2019.

The Maritime Connectivity Platform (MCP) is an open source technology, a digital maritime domain. It brings common internet standards to maritime navigation and transportation systems.

MCP enables infrastructures for efficient, secure, reliable and seamless electronic information exchange among maritime stakeholders using available communication systems. MCP is an open and vendor-neutral technology.