Shipping » Electronic Chart Centre

An international digital marketplace for maritime information

We make chart data and additional maritime information more easily and rapidly available

Our commitment is to supporting greater safety, lower costs, increased user-friendliness and enhanced efficiency at sea.

We provide the world's leading channel for collecting and storing chart data, checking its quality and transmitting the information to users. This channel meets demand from ENC users for an authorised and official product and safe, efficient and user-friendly access to relevant information.

We also provide official data producers with safe, efficient and qualitycontrolled methods for offering their products.

We make broad utilisation of digital maritime information possible
Through us, the maritime industry is offered an absolutely secure and accessible on-line service for all electronic information.

Such data can be accessed via a PC, the internet or a mobile phone with the aid of open software solutions. Users can choose the type of terminal which best suits their requirements.

Our long experience, unique knowledge, creativity and innovativeness make us search constantly for new challenges and partners who want to make use of official information tailored for electronic systems.

We have developed the operational and technical services needed for ENC management, quality and distribution

ENC management
A set of web-based tools for collecting, administering, reporting and checking the quality of ENCs has been developed to manage the channel for product flow. Known collectively as the virtual PRIMAR network (VPN), these tools allow users to distinguish between official ENCs and private charts.

ENC quality
A web-based advisor for data producers helps them to offer an ENC database which is as accurate and consistent as possible. Available through the VPN, this application presents all reports messages from the most popular validation tools. These messages are also analysed and categorised.

ENC distribution
We have developed tools for use throughout the commercial chain from ENC supplier, via the distribution network and other administrators, to shipping companies and vessels.

We are committed to supporting Norway's position as a leading maritime nation by contributing to greater safety at sea.