Tracking & Compliance

NATIONAL LRIT DATA CENTRE

National monitoring • Global interoperability • Multi-ASP integration

Vessel reporting its position by satellite

Near-Real-Time Vessel Tracking

Monitor vessel positions worldwide through our LRIT tracking platform, built on comprehensive expertise in SOLAS regulations, IMO performance standards, and technical requirements.

Vessel Characteristics

Search vessels by name, IMO number, MMSI, or call sign. Access vessel particulars, ownership details, port calls, and historical LRIT and AIS movements.

Port State Control History

Monitor fleet movements and port activities, analyse vessel behaviour, and identify potential compliance risks using historical tracking data, vessel characteristics, and port call records.

Zone Setup, Detection & Alerts

Create custom zones, monitor vessels against regulatory and high-risk areas, and receive automated alerts with precise locations, timestamps, and configurable notification settings.

Capabilities

An end-to-end national LRIT solution

Mobilware delivers an integrated National LRIT Data Centre covering vessel reporting, satellite connectivity, IMO interoperability, secure data management and authority access — a modular platform that combines core LRIT functions with advanced tracking, operational monitoring and optional managed services.

National LRIT Data Centre

Receive, validate, store and distribute LRIT positions in a secure, auditable environment, with vessel registers, reporting schedules, entitlement controls and distribution rules.

IMO regulatory alignment

Designed around SOLAS Regulation V/19-1 and the IMO LRIT performance and technical specifications, with requirements traceability and records that support formal verification.

IMO Data Distribution Plan

Maintain the DDP reference data used for routing and access decisions, with validated synchronization, version management and audit trails.

International Data Exchange

Exchange standardized LRIT messages with other national, regional and cooperative data centres, including acknowledgements, delivery tracking, retries and transaction journals.

Multi-ASP connectivity

A configurable adapter framework maps each Application Service Provider's positions, terminal identifiers, statuses and commands into consistent NDC workflows.

Customized ASP APIs

Integration interfaces built for each ASP's environment — SOAP/XML, REST/JSON or other agreed methods — with documented authentication, mappings, error handling and acceptance tests.

Satellite Edge Gateway

Connects to satellite operator environments, converts network-specific binary messages into normalized data and manages authorized outbound terminal commands.

Unity Satellite Business Environment

Terminal provisioning, service activation, monitoring, usage control, billing, invoicing and customer administration for an integrated ASP service.

Advanced vessel tracking

Vessel positions, historical tracks and status in one mapping interface, with multi-layer maritime maps and LRIT shown alongside separately identified AIS or maritime LTE data.

Zones, geofencing & alerts

Custom maritime zones, boundaries and trigger lines, with rule-based events for entry, exit or reporting anomalies routed to designated users.

Search and Rescue (SAR)

A controlled view of relevant vessel positions and movement history for approved SAR authorities, with incident-oriented workflows and documentation.

Secure authority portals

Dedicated portals for Flag, Coastal and Port State, SAR and administrators, with configurable permissions, user management and activity logs.

In detail

Built for national operations

The building blocks behind a secure, resilient and fully supported National LRIT Data Centre.

Satellite connectivity

Connectors for the networks LRIT fleets use today.

Inmarsat Mini-C via contracted Land Earth Station services
Iridium SBD with delivery states, retries and usage tracking
Iridium Certus-related services and additional operators
Network adapters without changing the core NDC data model

Vessel, terminal & billing management

Lifecycle and commercial control through Unity.

Commissioning, activation, reassignment, suspension and retirement
Vessel records, terminal associations and service plans
Satellite usage, recurring charges and event-based fees
Separate cost, reseller and end-customer views

Authority access

The right information for each authorized State.

Flag State portal for the eligible fleet and reporting performance
Coastal and Port State requests within LRIT entitlements
Multi-Flag State capability with separated data and policies
Versioned NDC APIs for approved national and third-party systems

Security & data protection

Sensitive maritime data protected end to end.

Single Sign-On across Unity and portals, with two-factor authentication
Encrypted connections, databases and backups
Certificate and secrets management
Controlled administrative access and traceable security actions

High availability

Designed to keep reporting running.

Load-balanced frontends and multiple backend nodes
Three-node MariaDB Galera cluster with quorum-based operation
Structured backups, protected archives and tested recovery
Dashboards for queues, interfaces, timeliness and gateway events

Delivery & support

From migration to long-term operation.

Migration from an incumbent LRIT provider with parallel testing and controlled cutover
Planned DDP, IDE and ASP integration and acceptance testing
Training, technical manuals, procedures and runbooks
Customer-hosted, supplier-hosted or fully managed service, with defined support levels

How it works

From vessel report to authorized access

01
Report
LRIT-equipped vessels transmit identity, position, date and time through approved shipborne terminals.
02
Mediate
The Satellite Edge Gateway receives Inmarsat and Iridium binary messages and normalizes them for the ASP layer.
03
Validate & store
The NDC validates, stores and links each report to the correct vessel and terminal.
04
Exchange
Reports and requests are exchanged with other data centres through the IDE, according to the current DDP.
05
Access
Flag, Coastal, Port State and SAR users see entitled information through secure portals and APIs.

Solution overview

Inside the National LRIT Data Centre

How the platform fits together — from vessels and satellite networks to the IMO interfaces. Select a view, then click it to see it at full resolution.

Overview

End-to-end solution

From LRIT-equipped vessels and satellite networks through the Satellite Edge Gateway, Unity and the National LRIT Data Centre to IMO, ASPs, third-party systems and user portals.

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FAQ

Questions we're often asked

What systems does the data centre interface with?

The IMO Data Distribution Plan and International Data Exchange, one or more Application Service Providers, satellite networks through the Satellite Edge Gateway, and approved national or third-party systems through the NDC API.

Which satellite networks are supported?

Inmarsat Mini-C through contracted Land Earth Station services, Iridium SBD and Iridium Certus-related services, with adapters for additional operators where the required access is available.

Can we migrate from our current LRIT provider?

Yes. Migration covers data inventory, interface planning, vessel reconciliation, parallel testing and a controlled cutover that keeps reporting uninterrupted and historical records traceable.

Which hosting models are available?

Customer-hosted and customer-operated, supplier-hosted with customer operations, or a fully managed service. All use the same core NDC capabilities.

Can the authority operate the system itself?

Yes. Role-based operations, training, manuals and runbooks are designed for the authority's own teams, with Mobilware support as agreed.

Which certifications and approvals apply?

The solution is designed around SOLAS V/19-1 and the IMO LRIT specifications. Formal approval follows the applicable verification and acceptance process for each deployment, supported by our test evidence and documentation.

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