Smartphones have become an integral part of seafarers’ lives, on land
as well at sea. No matter how much we criticize, the fact is, it’s
difficult to live without them. Mobile apps powered by smartphones, have
changed the way we communicate, organize and remember things in our
day-to-day lives.
Mobile Apps have found purpose in almost every aspect of our lives. Along with personal usage, they are also being used extensively for professional applications in order to provide users with essential data and information with utmost ease-of-access.
In this article, we have complied a list of some of the most important maritime mobile apps seafarers must have in their smartphones, no matter where they go.
1. ITF Seafarers – Helpline for Seafarers
The ITF (International Transport Workers’s Federation) organization which works for the betterment of seafarers offers an important free app for seafarers called “ITF Seafarers”. The smartphone app helps mariners to search for vessel information, contact details of ITF inspections/ affiliates and ITF helplines. The information displayed in derived directly from the ITF’s centralized system and is therefore as up to date as possible. The app is available for both iphone and android users.
Download ITF Seafarers for iOS Users
Download ITF Seafarers Android Users
2. ITF Shore Leave – Information for Great Shore Leave
Seafarers Centers around the world help sea-going professionals with facilities to contact home, relax, seek advice/help etc. It is the ideal place for seafarers given shore leave when the ship is at port. The ITF Shore Leave Mobile App offers valuable information such as nearest seafarers’ centers, reliable transport options etc. without the need of internet. This is an extremely useful app for seafarers visiting new countries and ports.
Download ITF Shore Leave for iOS Users
Download ITF Shore Leave for Android Users
3. Greenship – Environmental Calculator
DNV’s Greenship – Environmental Calculator App shows the IMO requirements on CO2, NOx, SOx and ballast water for a given ship. As the number of regulations that shipping companies have to comply with are increasing every year, seafarers need to consider several important factors such as Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), NOx emissions, SOx emissions etc. This app is a useful tool for seafarers to understand an approximate environmental impact from their ships.
Download Greenship for iOS users
4. Equasis – Database of Ships and Shipping Companies
Looking for information on a particular ship or shipping company? Try Equasis.
Equasis is a comprehensive database of all sea-going merchant ships over 100GT (Gross Tonnage) and the companies that operate and own them. The Equasis database is fed by more than 45 different data-providers, from the public sector and the maritime industry. There are currently five Port State Control regimes that provide information to Equasis: Paris MoU (European continent plus Canada and part of Russia), Tokyo MoU (Pacific and Asia), Indian Ocean MoU, US Coast Guards and the Viña del Mar agreement (Latin America).
5. Cargo Handbook – World’s Largest Database on Transportation of Cargoes
Cargo Handbook is the largest database for cargo transportation in the marine industry. Made by BMT Surveys, the App offers information for strong understanding of cargoes and their specific transportation requirements to ensure that the cargo arrives at its destination undamaged. With this app users can have direct access to a large amount of carriage guidelines for more than 800 commodities.
Seafarers can not only access basic description, photograph of cargoes and their specific transportation requirement but also get information on the shipment/storage requirements including optimum temperature/humidity and moisture and risk factors associated with the particular product.
Download Cargo Handbook for iOS Users
Download Cargo Handbook for Android Users
Thank you for going through this article.
Mobile Apps have found purpose in almost every aspect of our lives. Along with personal usage, they are also being used extensively for professional applications in order to provide users with essential data and information with utmost ease-of-access.
In this article, we have complied a list of some of the most important maritime mobile apps seafarers must have in their smartphones, no matter where they go.
1. ITF Seafarers – Helpline for Seafarers
The ITF (International Transport Workers’s Federation) organization which works for the betterment of seafarers offers an important free app for seafarers called “ITF Seafarers”. The smartphone app helps mariners to search for vessel information, contact details of ITF inspections/ affiliates and ITF helplines. The information displayed in derived directly from the ITF’s centralized system and is therefore as up to date as possible. The app is available for both iphone and android users.
Download ITF Seafarers for iOS Users
Download ITF Seafarers Android Users
2. ITF Shore Leave – Information for Great Shore Leave
Seafarers Centers around the world help sea-going professionals with facilities to contact home, relax, seek advice/help etc. It is the ideal place for seafarers given shore leave when the ship is at port. The ITF Shore Leave Mobile App offers valuable information such as nearest seafarers’ centers, reliable transport options etc. without the need of internet. This is an extremely useful app for seafarers visiting new countries and ports.
Download ITF Shore Leave for iOS Users
Download ITF Shore Leave for Android Users
3. Greenship – Environmental Calculator
DNV’s Greenship – Environmental Calculator App shows the IMO requirements on CO2, NOx, SOx and ballast water for a given ship. As the number of regulations that shipping companies have to comply with are increasing every year, seafarers need to consider several important factors such as Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), NOx emissions, SOx emissions etc. This app is a useful tool for seafarers to understand an approximate environmental impact from their ships.
4. Equasis – Database of Ships and Shipping Companies
Looking for information on a particular ship or shipping company? Try Equasis.
Equasis is a comprehensive database of all sea-going merchant ships over 100GT (Gross Tonnage) and the companies that operate and own them. The Equasis database is fed by more than 45 different data-providers, from the public sector and the maritime industry. There are currently five Port State Control regimes that provide information to Equasis: Paris MoU (European continent plus Canada and part of Russia), Tokyo MoU (Pacific and Asia), Indian Ocean MoU, US Coast Guards and the Viña del Mar agreement (Latin America).
Cargo Handbook is the largest database for cargo transportation in the marine industry. Made by BMT Surveys, the App offers information for strong understanding of cargoes and their specific transportation requirements to ensure that the cargo arrives at its destination undamaged. With this app users can have direct access to a large amount of carriage guidelines for more than 800 commodities.
Seafarers can not only access basic description, photograph of cargoes and their specific transportation requirement but also get information on the shipment/storage requirements including optimum temperature/humidity and moisture and risk factors associated with the particular product.
Download Cargo Handbook for Android Users
Thank you for going through this article.
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