Smart Shipping: Maersk upgrades IoT connectivity across its fleet

Maersk has begun the roll-out of its new digital connectivity platform aboard 450 vessels paving the way for smarter cargo tracking solutions in the future.

Copenhagen, Denmark – A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) is taking a significant step in digital innovation with the deployment of its next-generation IoT connectivity platform across 450 vessels. This includes all Maersk-owned vessels and more than 100 time-chartered vessels in the fleet. The platform is designed to meet the increasing demand for real-time data transmission and provide advanced IoT capabilities.

Through the Captain Peter solution, Maersk customers can already monitor the temperature of their reefer cargo, but the current 2G network infrastructure onboard limits the frequency of data point updates. With the roll-out of the new platform, this infrastructure is transitioning to 4G technology, enabling a substantial increase in data granularity and paving the way for smarter cargo tracking and enhanced operational insights.

Built for the future of global trade

The new platform is a single, unified network designed to support multiple wireless technologies (NB-IoT, Cat-M, and LTE broadband) offering scalability, security, and flexibility, enabling Maersk customers to seamlessly integrate their IoT devices and services.

The solution is designed for seamless interoperability between private and public networks, ensuring Maersk customers' cargo is reliably monitored whether at sea, in port, or on land, thus enabling BYOIoT (bring Your Own IoT) solutions based on standards for customers.

While the platform delivers seamless performance for connected container and cargo monitoring solutions, its underlying technology is anything but simple. It is the result of a strategic blend of advanced components, meticulously selected through close collaboration with leading tech partners including Onomondo, Nokia, 42com Sat, Complea, and Zededa.

The platform roll-out has begun and is on track for completion by the first quarter of 2026. Since the upgrade involves hardware replacements aboard vessels, the process demands careful planning and must be executed during scheduled port calls.

Sobre Maersk

A.P. Moller - Maersk es una empresa de logística integrada que trabaja para conectar y simplificar las cadenas de suministro de sus clientes. Como líder global en servicios logísticos, opera en más de 130 países y emplea a unas 100,000 personas. Maersk tiene como objetivo alcanzar cero emisiones netas de gases de efecto invernadero para 2040 en toda su operación, mediante nuevas tecnologías, nuevos buques y combustibles con emisiones reducidas de GEI*.

*Maersk define los “combustibles con emisiones reducidas de GEI” como aquellos que reducen al menos un 65% de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en su ciclo de vida, en comparación con los combustibles fósiles de 94 g CO₂e/MJ.