It was reported on 5 June that Inmarsat has signed a business cooperation agreement that allows Hyundai Global Service (HGS) to offer shipowners and managers a digital total care route to maritime digitalisation. HGS was established in 2016 by parent group Hyundai Heavy Industries as a digital transformation service provider to optimise ship operation and performance.

The unique agreement paves the way for a cooperation that will include the use of Fleet Xpress Dedicated Bandwidth Services by HGS to support its digital services for shipowners plus recognition of HGS as a Certified Application Partner (CAP) within Inmarsat’s digital ecosystem.