The internet service has been offered to vessels
with a registered IMO number. Such vessels can apply to receive an exclusive
deal where users can access two months of accessible and a
five-terabyte-a-month mobile priority facility to get a trial run of the tech. This offer will be valid until March 1,
2024.
The resellers of Starlink service are providing the
service. Now, the user terminal for a link with Starlink satellites costs about
$2000, and the five-terabyte-a-month service is rated at $5000 a month.
Therefore, the offer for free Internet for two months is worth about $10,000.
It is essential to note that even
though the user terminal isn’t offered for free, there’s a refund for the
terminal being provided if the customer considers returning to the terminal
once the trial period is over.
They boast up to 200 Mbps, and top names in the shipping industry like
MOL, Hapag Lloyd, NYK, and Maersk have signed up for the Starlink service. The
new trial offering for the internet service will likely garner Starlink a much
higher market share.
Bjorn Hojgaard, the CEO of Anglo-Eastern, one of the first-ever
adopters of Starlink in the industry, mentions that soon, the seafarers will enjoy the same connectivity that all are accustomed
to ashore. He added that the vessel will turn out to be a smooth extension
of the office, whereby the team members get closer to the machinery.