{
  "id": 14789682,
  "title": "Signal Ocean Acquires Lgmar to Bring Communication and Data Together for Maritime Professionals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/signal-ocean-acquires-lgmar-to-bring-communication-and-data-together",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T21:00:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/signal-ocean-acquires-lgmar-to-bring-communication-and-data-together-for-maritime-professionals/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Signal Ocean has recently acquired Lgmar, an Athens-based company known for its maritime email and communication platform Telix, which has been in use across the shipping community since 1989. This acquisition is part of Signal Ocean's ongoing strategy to expand its offerings beyond market intelligence into the communication workflows where fixtures, operations, and post-fixing occur. By merging Signal Ocean's technology, data, and AI capabilities with Lgmar's expertise, the companies aim to deliver a revolutionary service to the industry. Ioannis Martinos, CEO of Signal Ocean, stated that email is a crucial part of the shipping workflow, and Lgmar's 37 years of trust-building in the market will be invaluable to Signal Ocean. Helen Skourtis, Managing Director of Lgmar, emphasized that the acquisition was chosen because Signal Ocean understands and values the shipping industry's operations. Signal Ocean built Telix by listening to shipping professionals and solving their problems. The acquisition strengthens Signal Ocean's commitment to providing daily working tools for commercial shipping and aligns with their conviction that shipping technology must meet the industry where the work is being done.",
  "summary": "Signal Ocean announced today the acquisition of Lgmar, the Athens-based company behind Telix, a maritime email and communication platform in daily use across the shipping community since 1989. The acquisition is the latest step in Signal Ocean’s commitment to extend its offerings from market intelligence into the communication workflows where fixtures, operations and post-fixing actually ...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}