Navigate compliance with dynamic vessel playback

Improving maritime compliance and efficiency

Staying compliant while optimising operations is a complex task in the constantly evolving maritime industry. Compliance analysts and industry professionals are always searching for innovative tools to gain a better understanding of vessel activities while mitigating risks effectively. This is where Dynamic Vessel Playback comes in—a practical feature that provides a visual, interactive representation of voyages, events, and interactions. It’s designed to simplify compliance and operational workflows, transforming previously complex tasks into clear and actionable steps.

Why static views fall short

Traditional static views for monitoring vessel activities often lack the capability to capture the full picture. Without dynamic capabilities, compliance managers and maritime professionals may overlook the context behind key events, such as AIS gaps or ship-to-ship (STS) transfers. These limitations can lead to inefficient investigations, missed insights, and potentially inaccurate risk assessments. Tasks like analysing historical port calls or identifying unusual vessel behaviour often become manual, time-consuming processes when relying on static information.

The solution: Dynamic Vessel Playback

Dynamic Vessel Playback enhances how maritime compliance and risk assessments are carried out. It provides advanced playback capabilities, delivering a more interactive and contextualised view into vessel movements. This includes adaptable parameters that allow users to visualise events such as port calls, anchorage stops, and high-risk movements—all accessible via a unified platform.

Key features include

Customisable playback parameters: Adjust timelines and playback speeds to examine activity at your own pace, ensuring no detail is overlooked.
Multi-vessel views: Analyse interactions between multiple vessels during voyages with greater clarity.
Generate risk events: Highlight voyage risk events and investigate areas with low-risk gaps with greater precision.
Streamlined investigations: Configure playback views with preselected dates and vessels to reduce the time spent on coordination and internal communication.

How our customers are benefiting

Our customers have reported significant improvements in operational clarity and communication using Dynamic Vessel Playback. Here are some of the key benefits they appreciate most about this feature:

Improved compliance workflows and communication: Playback visualisations have replaced lengthy written reports, enabling legal and compliance teams to identify suspicious cargo transfers or routing anomalies more quickly, facilitating quicker internal assessments.
Enhanced training and education: From onboarding new hires to presenting data-rich updates during board meetings, playback helps simplify complex information, improving learning outcomes and team preparedness.
Forensic investigations and post-incident analysis: Playback gives forensics teams greater confidence in analysing incidents such as AIS spoofing, unusual routing behaviours, and false port calls. This provides actionable insights for litigation or risk assessments.
Accurate visual communication for stakeholders: Interactive playback tools enable detailed maritime data to be effectively communicated to non-technical audiences, improving internal reporting across an organisation.
Cross-functional versatility: Teams from different departments—from maritime authorities to bunker traders—leverage playback to share insights, break silos, and improve their investigations.

Use cases across key maritime roles

Dynamic Vessel Playback’s flexibility ensures its value across multiple maritime operations, creating significant impact in diverse roles.

Compliance managers – Investigate and mitigate risk: Compliance professionals often face the daunting task of reviewing AIS gaps or examining ship-to-ship transfers. Playback can reduce time spent on manual reviews, seamlessly highlighting high-risk activities. Its zoomable maps and static tool tips increase confidence in compliance investigations.
Bunker traders – Monitor markets and competitors: Traders need precise market intelligence to refine bunkering strategies. With playback functionality, they can track competitor activities, identify potential vessels for operations, and enhance decision-making in an impactful way.
Insurance professionals – Strengthen claims and assessments: When assessing incidents like collisions or groundings, playback's timeline-based view provides a detailed window into events. Underwriters and claims analysts can improve the accuracy of assessments and settlements, gaining confidence in their outputs.
Maritime authorities – Increase domain awareness: Authorities tackling AIS manipulations or identifying illegal fishing benefit immensely from playback. Its ability to track flagged vessels and unauthorised activity ensures swift and effective enforcement of regulations.

Real example of success

A compliance team that previously struggled to investigate a high-risk STS transfer involving a potentially sanctioned vessel, such as Victor Konetsky, found their work much more efficient with Dynamic Vessel Playback. They identified vessel interactions, port activity, and other relevant events with ease. Using interactive features like adjustable parameters and event generation, the team transformed a fragmented investigation into a focused and accurate review. Read more on Lloyd’s List.

Operational impact across sectors

Dynamic Vessel Playback offers a practical solution for improving compliance processes. Its use has been associated with the following operational benefits:

Efficient communication workflows: Playback reduces internal coordination times by offering clear visuals that replace text-heavy reports.
Greater accuracy and insight: Interactive engagement with playback data enhances the confidence and reliability of compliance reports.
Comprehensive risk analysis: Multi-vessel activity reviews help teams better anticipate and mitigate risks before they escalate.

Closing the gap between static and dynamic tools

Dynamic Vessel Playback represents a significant step forward in how maritime compliance and operations are managed. Moving beyond the limitations of static tools, playback functionality makes compliance investigations more accessible, actionable, and precise.

To understand how this tool can transform your workflows, request a demonstration and join forward-thinking organisations that have already integrated Dynamic Vessel Playback into their operations. See how you can bridge gaps in compliance, elevate risk assessments, and drive operational efficiency.

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