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e-navigation

e-navigation is a concept to support and improve decision-making through maritime information management. Norway has been entrusted by the International Maritime Organization to coordinate the work of developing a proposal for a strategic implementation plan for e-navigation in 2014.

International relations

News

  • ACCSEAS Conference

    The first annual conference of the Interreg project ACCSEAS will take place on 5th to 7th March 2013 at Flensburg University of Applied Sciences. The theme is ‘Pioneering Safe Regional Access with e-Navigation‘.

  • News

    See some of the latest news on e-navigation here.

  • Core objectives

    e-navigation looks at onboard, ashore and communications elements.

  • Scope

    Bigger ships, faster speeds, greater port efficiency, and more regulations result in a higher demand for public accountability than ever before. The overall goal of e-navigation is to provide an approach on how to face these demands.

  • Benefits

    e-navigation is a concept to enhance the safety and quality of decision-making support systems, based on information management.

  • Implementation

    A Strategy Implementation Plan for e-navigation will be presented to IMO in 2014.

  • Background

    e-navigation is a global concept developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Facts

e-navigation is a concept intended to secure simplified and coordinated electronic handling of information onboard and ashore in order to:

- Increase safety of navigation and the protection of the environment in coastal zones and at sea.
- Contribute to higher efficiency and reduced costs in the maritime sector.
- Facilitate the workload onboard and for shore-based functions.
- Provide a basis for improved contingency services.

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Satellite-based AIS

The Norwegian Coastal Administration monitors vessel traffic in the ocean areas outside Norway and the Svalbard archipelago, by using data from the Norwegian AIS satellite, AISSat-1.

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