British satellite telecommunications firm Inmarsat and Hyundai Global Service to work for faster maritime digitalisation. Credit: Inmarsat plc.

Satellite telecommunications firm Inmarsat has reached a business cooperation agreement with Hyundai Global Service (HGS) to offer ship owners and managers a wide-ranging care solution for maritime digitalisation.

Leveraging Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress Dedicated Bandwidth Services, HGS will further expand its digital services for ship owners.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Go deeper with GlobalData

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Discover B2B Marketing That Performs

Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.

Find out more

Additionally, HGS will be recognised as an Inmarsat Certified Application Partner (CAP).

The latest pact follows the completion of three-month trials on board three ships, which saw various types of sensor-driven applications being tested.

These tests comprised measuring voyage and equipment operating data, including fuel consumption and vibration monitoring, along with HGS analytics and reporting services.

Using the Inmarsat CAP programme, application and software developers can select their own route to digital enablement using a dedicated bandwidth service over Fleet Xpress or FleetBroadband.

GlobalData Strategic Intelligence

US Tariffs are shifting - will you react or anticipate?

Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard. Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis.

By GlobalData

Ship owners and ship managers can also select a dedicated API, which gives access to Inmarsat’s Cloud-based IoT platform known as Fleet Data.

Inmarsat Maritime business development vice-president Stefano Poli said that the agreement with HGS is a significant milestone in the offering being made to third-party service providers enabling maritime digitalisation.

Poli added: “The Hyundai-Inmarsat agreement is effectively the first of its kind and marks the commercial service introduction of Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress dedicated bandwidth services as part of our portfolio of solutions for certified application providers.

“With this new service, HGS is now strengthening its value proposition of applications to monitor and analyse ship performance for existing and new customers.”

Fleet Xpress was rolled out in March 2016 and has been installed on board approximately 7,000 ships.

Ship Technology Excellence Awards - Nominations Closed

Nominations are now closed for the Ship Technology Excellence Awards. A big thanks to all the organisations that entered – your response has been outstanding, showcasing exceptional innovation, leadership, and impact.

Excellence in Action
From automated chartering invoices to EU ETS and CII management, Ankeri Solutions’ maritime SaaS platform has earned three Ship Technology Excellence Awards for 2025. See how Ankeri is helping shipowners and charterers boost efficiency, cut emissions, and collaborate better across complex global fleets.

Discover the Impact