IoT Trends

It’s been a truly transformative year for ORBCOMM, marked by significant milestones and dedicated efforts to meet the goals we set for ourselves. From groundbreaking product launches to meaningful industry collaborations, here are some of the high points that defined our journey in 2024.

At the end of another year of technological innovation for container shipping, Lina Paerez, SVP of Global Marketing, reflects on 2023 and looks ahead to 2024.    2023 has been an eventful one for the shipping industry. Despite global conflicts, geopolitical tension, economic uncertainty and supply chain challenges, container shipping lines have continued to deliver vital…

As 2023 comes to a close, we’d like to recap this year’s highlights. With most industries recovering from the post-pandemic lows and supply chains finally getting back on track after a prolonged disruption, we found ourselves navigating 2023 with a focus on innovation, partnerships and people. Summing up our high points from 2023 Continuous innovation…

Over the past few weeks, I’ve participated in numerous transportation events across Spain. With all of them, I’ve tried to share the same message: that IoT can deliver new capabilities for European transportation on land and at sea.  At I Congress AET in Madrid, I gave a presentation called “Road to success: IoT-driven technology for…

We’re excited to announce ORBCOMM’s nomination for the Safety4Sea Technology Award. The prestigious award recognizes organizations that have achieved a major technological breakthrough contributing towards enhancing maritime safety. Safety4Sea has been fostering sustainable shipping for more than a decade as the world’s leading source of news and insight on safer, smarter and greener shipping. As…

The container shipping industry is going through a tough time. With port congestion and route disruptions, not to mention the ever-growing push for sustainability, supply chain stakeholders are searching for ways to improve operational visibility with technology. While reefer container shipping is no stranger to telematics technology, the value that IoT provides dry container shipping…

With more than 4,000 people in attendance and nearly 400 exhibitors, TMC’s Annual Meeting remains one of the world’s premier trucking events and a must-visit for industry professionals.   This year, the focus was on advancing reliability by solving industry problems with root-cause analysis and, of course, cutting-edge technology.  For those who couldn’t make it…

The theme for TPM 2023 was Picking Up the Pieces, and we feel it was an accurate one. While COVID is in the rearview mirror for the most part, container shipping remains in a state of flux as ports remain backlogged, spot rates continue to drop and retail demand remains low. It’s in trying times like…

We sat down with Angela Shue, Director of North American Transportation, Enterprise Markets, here at ORBCOMM to discuss this year’s International Women’s Day, the difficulties she’s faced as a senior leader in a male-dominated industry and more. Where did it all start for you? I was born and still reside in North Carolina. I started…

With supply chains still in upheaval, 2022 was a year of great change for many–us included. However, through these challenging times, we paved a path forward with product innovations that open the door to new use cases for our customers, strong partnerships with industry stakeholders and investment in ourselves–our people, our products and our mission. …