Satellite

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Norwegian start-up Catchwise has raised NOK 14.5 million (€1.25M) in its pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Dreamcraft Ventures, joined by Sondo, Ocean Impact and angel investors from tech companies like Oda, Enode and Meltwater.

25th March 2025

Catchwise backed to ‘revolutionise’ fisheries with satellite tracking, AI

25th March 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A UK satellite company has been urged to stop providing GPS data to fisheries that puts vulnerable ocean species at risk.

1st February 2024

Satellite company warned its contributing to overfishing

1st February 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Using machine learning and satellite imagery to create the first global map of large vessel traffic and offshore infrastructure, a new study led by Global Fishing Watch has found a significant amount of…

8th January 2024

AI and satellite tech reveals titanic at-sea activity growth

8th January 2024

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

California-headquartered communications company Viasat Inc has confirmed the completion of its acquisition of Inmarsat, stating that the combined company would enhance its scale and scope to continue to drive growth in the increasingly…

31st May 2023

Done deal – Inmarsat acquired by Viasat

31st May 2023

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Norwegian company Tau Tech is to begin sustainable scallop harvesting in the Barents Sea and will use Inmarsat’s maritime broadband service Fleet Express following the signing of an agreement at Nor-Fishing 2022.

24th August 2022

Arctic scalloper connected

24th August 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Bangkok-headquartered seafood giant Thai Union has been piloting satellite imaging on shrimp farming operations to evaluate the contribution it could make to increasing the traceability and sustainability of these supply chains.

21st February 2022

Traceability tech pilot

21st February 2022