Data usage on commercial maritime vessels has jumped more than threefold since 2019, according to a new communications analysis by Inmarsat. The study found that the shipping industry’s reliance on digital connectivity to enhance operating efficiency and safeguard crew welfare has resulted in data usage among Inmarsat maritime customers rising almost 70 per cent in the 12 months to mid-2022. Analysis of data usage by vessel operators shows year-on-year demand for data was highest among contain