Marlink gains Bureau Veritas cyber security type approval certification for IoT data collection solution
Shipowners can use Marlink platform to collect data from any equipment on newbuildings and existing vessels to drive efficiency and compliance
Oslo and Paris, 29.01.2025. Marlink, a leader in managed services for business-critical IT solutions, has received Type Approval Certification (TAC) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) for its Internet of Things (IoT) data collection solution.
The solution enables remote users to collect the data required to understand vessel efficiency, monitor fuel consumption and lower emissions in line with ESG goals. The granting of the certification by BV contributes to Marlink’s strategy of meeting customer demand for solutions spanning cyber security, hybrid networks and IoT.
This approval confirms that the solution is compliant with the latest cyber security regulations in maritime, IACS UR E27, which relates to the certification of equipment and systems onboard ship.
The solution provides Marlink customers with numerous benefits including:
- Data gathered can be used to support understanding of fuel consumption and emissions for regulatory compliance.
- Vessel operators can use the data collected to enhance maintenance, ensure system uptime and vessel availability;
- The solution is vendor agnostic, so shipowners and managers can collect data from any equipment made by any manufacturer;
- The approval provides a qualification that onboard equipment is operating in compliance with the applicable cyber security regulation.
The Marlink solution is compatible with an increasing range of shipboard equipment and can be scaled across a fleet, collecting data from non-standardised equipment to a single collection point. Supported by Marlink’s global installation and maintenance network, the solution is optimised for operations in a multi-satcom environment.
The digitalisation of the maritime industry continues to be a process of gathering data so that shipowners can derive real value and use it to support their decarbonisation strategies. Marlink is supporting the process of data collection and ensuring that our solutions are certified to the latest cyber security standards.
New regulations and industrial requirements highlight the critical need for independent third-party organizations to assess and manage cyber risk in systems, assets and products. BV provides the trusted cybersecurity verification the industry needs to protect maritime supply chains and demonstrate a proactive approach to stakeholders.”
About Marlink
For companies operating in the world’s most challenging environments – from merchant vessels to offshore and onshore energy operations, from humanitarian organisations to cruise ships and superyachts – Marlink creates and delivers possibilities, anywhere.
Marlink is a managed service provider and global leader in remote ICT solutions with annual revenues surpassing $800 million and 1,500 employees operating in more than 30 countries.
Wherever our customers are in the world, we deliver them possibilities to work smarter and to operate more effectively, more safely, more sustainably - without the limitations of technology.
With our possibility platform, we enable a comprehensive suite of end-to-end managed solutions (Connectivity, Network, Cyber Security, Cloud & IT, IoT & Apps), supported by professional services, unmatched global operations and delivery capabilities and local support teams.
As a global company with a local focus we help make tomorrow’s possibilities today’s realities.
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