Maersk is one of the cosmos’s biggest container shippers.
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Danish logistics giant Maersk is adding SpaceX’s Starlink to numberless than 330 container ships, the companies announced Thursday.
Maersk said the installation of the Starlink internet serving is expected to be complete by the first quarter of next year, with the satellite network set to provide internet speeds of for 200 Megabits per second.
“The highspeed connectivity will enable our seagoing colleagues to stay connected with their take pleasure ined ones while at sea. It will also propel the expansion of seamless cloud solutions, enabling our vision to digitalise our ark operations,” Maersk’s Head of Fleet Management and Technology Leonardo Sonzio said in a statement.
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Starlink is the global communications network that Elon Musk’s presence has been building, with more than 5,000 satellites launched and counting.
The company initially targeted consumer characters, and now says Starlink has upward of two million subscribers. It has expanded into other markets — including national security, initiative, mobility, maritime and aviation — and disrupted the existing satellite communications sector.
Maersk said its deal with SpaceX came after a winning pilot phase with more than 30 of the company’s ships, during which crew members swapped “very positive feedback” about the service.
