e-NAVIGATION
Turning the IMO e-Navigation Vision into Operational Reality
The IMO’s e-Navigation initiative defines a long-term vision for safer, more efficient navigation through harmonized digital information exchange between ship and shore.
However, transforming this vision into operational systems requires more than concepts—it demands deep understanding of standards, technology, and real-world maritime operations.
AIVeNautics (AIVN), together with Digital Maritime Consultancy (DMC), possesses a rare combination of expertise that spans the full e-Navigation value chain.
From Concept to Standards
The founders of AIVN and DMC have long been involved in the development and interpretation of international maritime digital standards that underpin e-Navigation, working closely with organizations such as IMO, IALA, IHO, and IEC.
This experience ensures a precise understanding of how e-Navigation principles are translated into technical frameworks such as S-100, SECOM, and the Maritime Connectivity Platform (MCP).
From Standards to Technology
Building on this foundation, AIVN and DMC focus on implementing these standards as working technologies.
AIVN develops and operates production-ready systems that realize e-Navigation concepts in practice, including secure connectivity, trusted identity, service discovery, and interoperable information exchange between ship and shore.
Together, AIVN and DMC uniquely combine standards leadership and implementation capability, ensuring that e-Navigation is not treated as abstract strategy or a concept, but as an operational system architecture.
Enabling Interoperable Maritime Services
Through their joint work on MCP and related technologies, AIVN and DMC enable a core objective of e-Navigation:
interoperable maritime services that function reliably across organizational, national, and technological boundaries.
This approach supports:
Harmonized delivery of navigational and safety information
Secure and trusted ship–shore communication
Technology-neutral connectivity aligned with IMO principles
E-Navigation in Operation: from SOLAS to Non-SOLAS Vessels
Extending e-Navigation Beyond Traditional Boundaries
While e-Navigation has historically focused on SOLAS vessels and regulated shipboard systems such as ECDIS, its underlying principles apply equally to a broader range of maritime users.
AIVN and DMC actively work to extend e-Navigation concepts to non-SOLAS vessels, including leisure craft and small commercial vessels, where situational awareness and access to trusted information are equally critical.
To support this extension, AIVN has developed practical products that embody e-Navigation principles in accessible forms:
Ch@tSea – a maritime communication and information service app designed to enable trusted, context-aware information exchange between vessels and shore, tailored for recreational and small craft users
iMARINS – an intelligent maritime information service that delivers navigational safety information and operational insights beyond traditional SOLAS-centric systems
These products demonstrate how e-Navigation can be implemented across the full spectrum of maritime operations, ensuring that its benefits are not limited to large vessels alone.
A Practical e-Navigation Partner
By bridging policy, standards, and deployment, AIVN and DMC help transform e-Navigation from an IMO strategy into a living, operational reality.
The IMO’s e-Navigation initiative establishes a strategic framework for improving maritime safety and efficiency through harmonized digital information exchange between ship and shore. To be effective, this vision must be implemented through interoperable technologies that work reliably across diverse operational and connectivity environments.
AIVN and DMC address this challenge by translating e-Navigation principles into operational platforms built on internationally recognized standards.
At the core of this implementation lies the Maritime Connectivity Platform (MCP), which provides the trusted digital foundation required for e-Navigation services.
LeanMCP, operated by AIVN and DMC, delivers these MCP capabilities as a production-ready platform, enabling secure identity management, service discovery, and information exchange in real-world maritime operations.
Through this approach, e-Navigation is realized not as a theoretical concept, but as a functioning digital ecosystem.