Articles

National Surveillance and Warning Capability launched to protect NZ subsea infrastructure

June 18, 2026

A 24/7 capability protecting the subsea cables that carry 99% of New Zealand's data.

Day 52 in Hormuz: A Starboard Maritime Intelligence Update

April 21, 2026

Day 52 in Hormuz: In 72 hours over the weekend the Strait of Hormuz was open. Then it closed.

An industry first in subsea cable protection

April 12, 2026

Real-time vessel threat intelligence, integrated directly into a network management system for the first time.

DAS and SOP in subsea cable protection workflows

April 12, 2026

How DAS and SOP signals become actionable intelligence when fused with vessel behaviour data.

Notes from Samoa and Tonga—maritime intelligence with our Pacific partners

April 11, 2026

How maritime intelligence is being applied in Samoa and Tonga to improve operational decision-making.

Operation Nightwatch—field notes from the Marshall Islands EEZ

March 20, 2026

A first-hand account of Operation Nightwatch, showing how satellite intelligence and targeted patrols enable rapid dark-vessel detection.

Operation Nightwatch case study—dark-vessel enforcement in the Marshall Islands

March 20, 2026

Operation Nightwatch used satellite sensing, intelligence fusion, and airborne patrols to cut dark-vessel detection‑to‑verification time from days to hours

Huntington Beach oil spill–A preventable failure of subsea asset visibility

February 5, 2026

Dr. Kaan Gunes explores the Huntington Beach oil spill, revealing how Starboard’s asset-aware MDA identifies subsea risks to move infrastructure protection from reactive repair to intelligent prevention.

Intelligent prevention–a new approach to subsea cable protection.

January 26, 2026

Peter Harvey introduces "intelligent prevention," a four-layered approach that moves subsea cable protection from simple monitoring to intelligence-led defence.