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Kongsberg Vessel Insight
Vessel data infrastructure and satellite connectivity sold as a per-vessel subscription
As of 1 September 2026, Kongsberg Vessel Insight's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. Vessel Insight is bought as data plumbing, not as an application. Softwr lists it under Maritime. Kongsberg Vessel Insight is made by Kongsberg Digital, available on Web, Cloud.
Overview
What Kongsberg Vessel Insight does
Vessel Insight is Kongsberg Digital's vessel-to-cloud data infrastructure. An onboard unit collects high-frequency data from engines, propulsion, navigation, cargo and automation systems, contextualises it against a standardised vessel data model, and transfers it ashore over included satellite bandwidth. Ashore, the data lands in the Kognifai ecosystem, where the shipowner can use Kongsberg applications or third-party applications published on the Kognifai marketplace, including vessel performance, hull and propeller monitoring, bunker planning and emissions reporting from independent vendors. The distinguishing decision is that Kongsberg sells the pipe rather than the answer. Bundling the onboard hardware and the data transfer cost into one per-vessel subscription removes the two things that usually kill maritime digitalisation projects, arguing about who pays for satellite bandwidth and installing a collection box during a busy port call. In exchange, the owner accepts that the operational insight, the part the fleet superintendent cares about, arrives as a second and third contract with application vendors on top. Buyers are shipowners and managers with mixed fleets, particularly those already running Kongsberg automation, propulsion or dynamic positioning equipment, where the data collection integration is straightforward. The trade-off is scope and lock-in: the subscription is per vessel per year and quoted, the data model is Kongsberg's, and an owner who later wants to move to a different data platform faces re-instrumenting every ship rather than switching a software contract.
What people use it for
- A shipowner with a mixed fleet who wants one normalised data feed instead of a different data extract per engine maker
- An owner who has stalled on digitalisation because nobody will own the satellite bandwidth cost
- A manager wanting to run several third-party performance and emissions applications from one onboard installation rather than one box per vendor
- A fleet already running Kongsberg automation where the onboard integration is straightforward rather than a bespoke engineering job
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- Vessel Insight is infrastructure, not insight; the applications that produce operational value are separate purchases, so the subscription buys a capability that shows a superintendent nothing on its own.
- Pricing is per vessel per year and unpublished, which for a large fleet is a substantial committed annual cost with no benchmark available before entering a sales process.
- Onboard installation has to fit a vessel's trading pattern, so a fleet rollout is measured in port calls and dry dockings rather than in weeks, and the subscription usually starts before the whole fleet is producing data.
- The vessel data model is Kongsberg's, so migrating to a different data platform later means re-instrumenting every ship, not renegotiating a software contract.
- Integration is easiest with Kongsberg equipment; on vessels with other makers' automation the collection scope and the engineering effort both increase, and what you can actually collect varies ship by ship.
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Pricing
What Kongsberg Vessel Insight costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Vessel Insight
On request
- Subscription per vessel per year
- Onboard collection hardware included in the subscription
- Satellite data transfer cost included
- Applications from the Kognifai marketplace purchased separately
- Installation and commissioning scheduled around vessel availability
Capabilities
Features
Onboard data collection unit
Hardware installed on the vessel that gathers high-frequency automation, engine and navigation data
Bundled satellite transfer
Data transfer cost included in the subscription rather than billed against the ship's bandwidth budget
Standardised vessel data model
Normalises signals across different makes of engine and automation so a mixed fleet is comparable
Kognifai marketplace
Third-party applications for performance, emissions and bunkering consume the same data feed
Fleet dashboards
Shore-side views across the fleet without a per-vessel integration project
Kongsberg equipment integration
Direct access to Kongsberg automation, propulsion and dynamic positioning data
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Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
Does Vessel Insight include the satellite cost?
Yes. The subscription bundles onboard hardware and data transfer, which is the main reason owners choose it over building their own collection.
Do I get performance analytics with it?
No. Analytics and reporting applications are bought separately from Kongsberg or from third parties on the Kognifai marketplace.
Does it only work with Kongsberg equipment?
No, but integration is deepest there. On other makers' automation the collectable signal set and the installation effort both vary.
How is it priced?
Per vessel per year, quoted. Nothing is published, and installation timing depends on vessel availability.
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