Technological advances have been made in all aspects of our lives, assisting us all in being better in our public and private lives. Within the maritime industry it has always been vital to look after the safety of any personnel on board a working vessel, but with the development of accurate and efficient vessel tracking programmes, it has become a lot easier to look after all assets within a maritime project. For the myriad ports and channels of water around the globe, the advent of accurate vessel tracking systems has meant that a challenging industry has become a much safer place to traverse.
Maritime vessels can be tracked wherever they are located around the world, to a precise location as they make their journey to a long, far away destination. There are so many different variables to consider when looking after the transport of a vessel, including the asset itself, the cargo or personnel on board, weather patterns in the immediate vicinity and up ahead, other vessels in that location, and a whole host of other data analysis to be aware of.
Provides Long Distance Reliability
If your vessel and cargo is on the other side of the world to you it is important to understand exactly where it is and whether there are any issues that have to be dealt with. Assets can be very expensive, or contain sensitive or fragile items and with long-range connectivity, there is the ability to communicate effectively with coast guards and port controllers in many different countries. Without accurate data and information your vessel and cargo could be out of sight or in danger of being held up, or damaged as part of a collision.
Historical Data
Following a course that a maritime vessel has taken, a project should be able to store that information for historical data and analysis. It can help to make future projects more profitable or safer, if there have been incidents on previous journeys that could have been avoided. It is vital that lessons are learned from, and maritime tracking can provide an accurate data point of the journey as a whole, seeing where the journey has encountered problems or slowed up, and providing the statistical data and output to find out why.
Personnel and Cargo Transfer
The smooth transfer of maritime personnel and cargo is one of the most important aspects of any vessel’s journey. Tracking and surveillance of a vessel is paramount to ensuring that your assets are where they should at the correct time and moment. Any situation that slows this down, or puts your personnel or cargo in danger of being lost, injured or damaged, can cost vital time and money for the project as a whole. For transfer of cargo and personnel all information has to be accurate down to the very minute to ensure smooth passage for all concerned. If there are problems with the weather or other factors, this can be planned for in advance due to precise locational information.
Vessel tracking has to be precise in order to ensure that maritime and other offshore projects are run smoothly, precisely and with the health and safety of all concerned in mind
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