NAVTOR launches NavFleet 2.7.1 with real-time AIS streaming

NAVTOR has launched version 2.7.1 of its NavFleet platform, which incorporates real-time AIS data streaming. The Norway-based company uses its own digital ecosystem to capture live AIS data from vessels, allowing management teams to see where ships are and what they are doing in what the company describes as real time.

This update integrates new chart layers, including IMMA, WCZ, PCA and IMO SA, which help teams understand the operating environment of vessels without switching systems. It also includes simpler file sharing and improvements aimed at closing the gap between onboard and shore-based teams.

Tor Håkon Svanes, NAVTOR's NavFleet platform manager, explained that the development of AIS creates a new level of situational awareness for fleet managers, enabling proactive decision-making. According to Svanes, users can view the position, speed and heading of any vessel in real time, with minimal latency compared to current AIS data providers, at no additional cost for accessing information on each vessel.

The technology is underpinned by NavBox, the secure gateway NAVTOR uses to share data with vessels across its customer base, which exceeds 18,000 ships worldwide. According to Svanes, NavBox has a special capability to capture, package and transmit AIS data through a proprietary low-bandwidth network. Svanes indicated that a future version of NavFleet will allow data streams to be replayed to analyze past events, such as port incidents, by combining information on speed, approach angle and wind conditions.

NavFleet already offers features such as voyage tracking, port information, advanced passage plan management, digital logbook recording and analysis, chart layers and event logs, as well as additional subscription tiers for emissions, regulatory compliance and performance. Version 2.7.1 is automatically available to current NavFleet subscribers, and access to AIS streaming from the NavFleet app will be available starting in December.