22.04.2015

Deployment of the ENSI Service moves forward

First non-Finnish user of the ENSI service – Rederiet Stenersen sends its route plans successfully to the authorities

Photo: Ilkka Lastumäki

In April, the user base of the ENSI service (Enhanced Navigation Support Information) expanded for the first time beyond Finnish shipping companies, as a ship owned by the Norwegian tanker shipping company Rederiet Stenersen sent its first route plan to the marine traffic authorities for their attention and checking.

The ENSI service provides vessels with the opportunity of sending their route plans in advance and in electronic format to marine traffic authorities for their attention and checking. The authorities are made aware of any risks in the plan, and can thus monitor the ship’s progress more efficiently than before. The service, originally intended for tankers, is now offered to all vessel types, as it increases the safety of marine traffic for all users: in addition to oil spills, the service reduces the risk of all marine mishaps.

More ships and shipping companies join the service

From early 2013 onwards, the ENSI service has essentially been tested by tankers sailing the Gulf of Finland. In addition to testing, we can now speak of deployment, as the service is an operative part of Finnish vessel traffic services. With an expanding user base and stable technical solutions, the real advantages of the service are slowly becoming apparent. The objective is to expand the service or parts of it in 2015 – 2016 to cover new ships and the vessel traffic services of some of the countries by the Baltic Sea. At the same time, the service is developed further in connection with the e-navigation projects of the EU.

The ENSI service was created and deployed in 2009 – 2013 by the Tanker Safety project of the John Nurminen Foundation. Since 2014, the further development and deployment of the service have been the responsibility of the Finnish Transport Agency.

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