- Route Planning: Creating optimal routes for vessels to follow, considering factors like weather, sea conditions, and shipping lanes.
- Real-Time Navigation Assistance: Providing up-to-date information and guidance to vessels through GPS, radar, and other technologies.
- Safety Measures: Implementing safety protocols to avoid collisions, grounding, and other maritime accidents. This includes navigational aids like buoys, lighthouses, and electronic chart systems.
- Pilotage Offering pilot services where experienced local pilots guide ships through challenging waters or into ports.
- Port Services: Managing the movement and berthing of vessels in ports, ensuring efficient loading and unloading of cargo.
- Search and Rescue (SAR): Coordinating search and rescue operations for vessels in distress.
- Economic Growth: Improved navigation services can boost trade and commerce by facilitating the movement of goods.
- Safety and Security: Enhances maritime safety, reducing the risk of accidents and piracy.
- Tourism Development: Safe and reliable navigation can attract cruise ships and recreational boating, boosting tourism.
- Fishing Industry Support: Assists fishing vessels in finding optimal fishing grounds and returning safely to port.