Press Releases

Get updates on our partnerships, product launches, and industry collaborations advancing maritime domain awareness and ocean protection worldwide.

Starboard at the World Tuna Trade Conference

November 1, 2022

For the 17th time, the INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference and Exhibition took place in Bangkok, Thailand from 11–13 October 2022. This event continued its legacy of bringing together the most important players in the global...

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Starboard and Snap Group announce partnership

September 27, 2022

Starboard® Maritime Intelligence and Snap GroupTM are preparing for a global roadshow of their vessel monitoring technology. The New Zealand owned companies are bringing together their hardware, communication and software...

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Smart eyes in the skies

August 10, 2022

New Zealand tech company Starboard is new on the scene but is already making an impact.

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Detecting non-reporting vessels

August 10, 2022

Nearly 60 satellite scans of Tuvalu’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) have been obtained since December 2021 as part of a pilot project under the World Bank-funded Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program (PROP)...

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Xerra welcomes new CEO Trent Fulcher

July 2, 2022

Xerra Earth Observation Institute has announced Trent Fulcher as their new Chief Executive Officer. Trent joins the team from today and will primarily be based in Wellington, New Zealand. Like much of the Xerra team, his focus...

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Starboard invited to Oceanovation pitch

June 22, 2022

Trent Fulcher invited to present Starboard to investors and experts from around the globe at Oceanovation

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Starboard a finalist in the biosecurity awards

June 22, 2022

Biosecurity efforts have even expanded into space, with Xerra Earth Observation Institute’s leading-edge software which is helping protect Aotearoa from pests via international...

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Watching from space: keeping pests and diseases out of NZ

May 12, 2022

Moritz Lehmann, one of Starboard’s scientists, speaks with Radio New Zealand about the team’s Biosecurity award win.

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Starboard wins at the Indo Pacific Maritime Expo pitchfest

May 12, 2022

Starboard wins at the Indo Pacific Maritime Expo pitchfest.

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Starboard, MDA and Unseenlabs to host live satellite surveillance demonstration targeting illegal fishing

April 21, 2022

The operation – dubbed 18c – will focus on uncovering illegal fishing for southern bluefin tuna and will show how technology can help both fisheries and intelligence analysts navigate the increasingly rich and complex...

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Live satellite surveillance demonstration

April 21, 2022

Starboard Maritime Intelligence, MDA Ltd. and Unseenlabs are collaborating on a live demonstration of satellite surveillance technology to take place at the Indo Pacific 2022 International Maritime Exposition being held...

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Press release from the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries (FFA)

March 17, 2022

Pacific Island Forum Fisheries is building on its high tech response to illegal and unreported fishing with new tools including Starboard Maritime Intelligence being trialled to complement its existing suite of monitoring...

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