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RoutePlanner
Ocean Route Planner, or simply RoutePlanner, is a
powerful software tool that is intended for shipboard use. Developed in
conjunction with McGill University, its purpose is to assist the
navigator to save fuel by determining the optimum weather route needed to
make a required ETA at the lowest calm sea speed, or to compute the route
that will produce the shortest passage time for a defined calm sea speed
taking into account the expected weather. Live weather formatted for use
in the software is provided as daily forecast updates direct from
Marincom's office. RoutePlanner is the result of years of development by a
team of lifelong professionals. It is a suite of sophisticated algorithms
based on multiple sources of data.
Use of RoutePlanner is supported by an expert
shore-based team to advise on such matters as tropical storm avoidance
and special routing required for safety of ship and cargo.
The software runs on a PC with Vista and Windows/XP
and separate versions are available in English and Chinese.
Routes can be input at the start of a passage or at
any time on passage using the present position as a 'new' start position.
Routes can be edited to produce new routes by adding, moving or deleting
waypoints. Weather factors can be edited and various tables maintained.
Hypothetical routes can be created using
RoutePlanner's database of ocean currents and average seasonal conditions
as well as database of world ports. Charts can be overlaid with ship's
position or the position of rigs and drilling platforms to provide a
comparative overview.
Routes represented by waypoints can be pasted into
other Windows software such as ECDIS charts and GPS displays.
Copious weather information is available and a
specific weather forecast showing maximum wave heights, shown for any
route that has been created.
RoutePlanner can be used in conjunction with, or
even to replace, conventional weather routing services. See
Demo
FleetMonitor
An information management system for ship operators.
FleetMonitor organizes data about all ships under weather routing and
other services by ship name and the client's own voyage number. This
system shows the entire fleet position over the globe. Double-click on
any ship and copious voyage information is available.
Data regarding routing, speeds and fuel performance
is updated daily. More sensitive information, compatible with FleetMonitor
and held in a separate module can be maintained in-house to indicate such
voyage information as vessel schedule, bunker particulars, delivery and
redelivery details, laytime, claims, correspondence with masters and
agents etc. FleetMonitor can be customized to interface with
communication systems and many other things.
For more information email info@marincom.ca
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