Secure Connections at Sea
TOSIBOX® from Finland has developed an easily configurable monitoring solution that includes a high level of security. It has what it takes to establish new standards in ship-to-land communications.
Shipping companies that hope to charter well-trained and motivated crew members have to offer something extra in the era of social media. This means, for example, that crew need to be able to Skype with distant family, or use Facebook to remain in contact while at sea. Bandwidth is not the problem here: thanks to satellite coverage focused on most major trade routes, Internet access is available at reasonable costs.
Good connections also help with many other aspects of Maritime 4.0. There is currently no difficulty in receiving ship data on land from remote ocean locations. The problem is no longer whether we can communicate, but instead how to securely establish communication between those on board and the outside world. The Finnish company, TOSIBOX®, has created good conditions for this with their ”TOSIBOX® Lock for Container” software tool. User can access the Internet and most LAN and WAN networks on their industrial IoT devices via an encrypted VPN connection. “Ships can be monitored around the clock with complete security,” explains Jörn Krimpenfort, Business Development Manager at TOSIBOX®.
