Connectivity & satcom News update
As yacht traffic moves to LEO, the cost of keeping a conventional VSAT system needs a closer look. OmniAccess’s latest service changes the commercial calculation, while a second LEO provider could offer another way to maintain offshore connectivity.
Connectivity & satcom Analysis
Performance Gen 3 improves power flexibility, environmental protection and cable serviceability, while a sound Gen 2 installation may still be the more defensible engineering choice.
Safety & compliance Analysis
Lloyd's Register has brought nuclear-powered superyachts into serious industry discussion, but port acceptance and regulation remain unresolved. Any viable proposal now needs an authority-by-authority operating case alongside the engineering.
Power & engineering News update
Feadship's hydrogen fuel-cell superyacht Breakthrough shows how propulsion, hotel load, shore power, diagnostics, and operational planning are converging.
IT & cyber News update
The US Coast Guard's 2025 maritime cyber rule does not apply to every yacht, but its structure is a useful benchmark for onboard cyber governance.
Connectivity & satcom News update
Starlink adoption in commercial shipping and growth in managed bonded services show why yachts should treat connectivity as welfare and operations infrastructure.