Voyage data recorder, or VDR, is a data recording system designed for all vessels required to comply with the IMO's International Convention SOLAS Requirements (IMO Res A861(20)) in order to collect data from various sensors on board the vessel. It then digitizes, compresses and stores this information in an externally mounted protective storage unit. The protective storage unit is a tamper-proof unit designed to withstand the extreme shock, impact, pressure and heat, which could be associated with a marine incident (fire, explosion, collision, sinking, etc.).
Passenger ships and ships other than passenger ships of 3000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed on or after 1 July 2002 must carry voyage data recorders (VDRs) to assist in accident investigations, under regulations adopted in 2000, which entered into force on 1 July 2002. The mandatory regulations are contained in chapter V on Safety of Navigation of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974. Like the black boxes carried on aircraft, VDRs enable accident investigators to review procedures and instructions in the moments before an incident and help to identify the cause of any accident.

The market for Voyage Data Recorders (VDR) is not fragmented with players such as Japan Radio Co, Furuno, Interschalt, Maritime Systems, Consilium, L-3 Communications, Wärtsilä SAM Electronics, Kongsberg Maritime, Beijing Highlander, Raytheon Anschutz, Danelec Marine, Kelvin Hughes, Maretron, etc.

The industry is expected to remain innovation-led, with frequent acquisitions and strategic alliances adopted as the key strategies by the players to increase their industry presence. Meanwhile, optimize product mix and further develop value-added capabilities to maximize margins. Manufacturers can take advantage of this situation by reinforcing their production units and supply-chains to avoid any delay in production turn-around-times (TAT) and supply-lead-times.

All manufactures in the world are committed to the improvement of product. These two years, some of Chinese manufactures can almost catch up with the world's leading technology too. Most technologies are developed by the manufacturers instead of importing from other companies. With the recovery of world shipbuilding industry and the increased proportion of output for high technology and high added - value ships, China will enter into the list of world powerful shipbuilding countries.

Significant and lasting barriers make entry into this market difficult. These barriers include, but are not limited to: (i) product development costs; (ii) capital requirements; (iii) intellectual property rights; (iv) regulatory requirement; and (v) Transitions\' unfair methods of competition.

Despite the presence of competition problems, due to the global recovery trend is clear, investors are still optimistic about this area, the future will still have more new investment enter the field. Even so, the market is intensely competitive .The study group recommends the new entrants just having money but without technical advantage and upstream and downstream support do not to enter into this field.


The Global Voyage Data Recorders (VDR) Market was valued at xxx million USD with a CAGR xx% from 2018-2022. Subsequently, it will touch xxx million USD in 2023 with a CAGR xx % from 2023 - 2030.

In the global Voyage Data Recorders (VDR) Market, This report focuses particularly in North America, South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and Middle East and Africa. This report classifies the Market on the basis of application, type, regions, and manufactures.

In Market segmentation by manufacturers, the report covers the following companies-

Japan Radio Co
Furuno
Interschalt Maritime Systems
Consilium
L-3 Communications
Wärtsilä SAM Electronics
Kongsberg Maritime
Beijing Highlander
Raytheon Anschutz
Danelec Marine
Kelvin Hughes
Maretron

In Market segmentation by geographical regions, the report has analysed the following regions-
North America (USA, Canada and Mexico)
Europe (Germany, France, UK, Russia and Italy)
Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Columbia etc.)
Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa)

In Market segmentation by types :

General Voyage Data Recorder
Simplified Voyage Data Recorder
In Market segmentation by applications :

Passenger Ship
Cargo Ship
Naval Ship
Others

The research provides answers to the following key questions:
• What is the estimated growth rate and Market share and size of the Voyage Data Recorders (VDR) Market for the forecast period 2023 - 2030?
• What are the driving forces in the Voyage Data Recorders (VDR) Market for the forecast period 2023 - 2030?
• Who are the prominent Market players and how have they gained a competitive edge over other competitors?
• What are the Market trends influencing the progress of the Voyage Data Recorders (VDR) industry worldwide?
• What are the major challenges and threats restricting the progress of the industry?
• What opportunities does the Market hold for the prominent Market players?
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