Ship operations is a business process that covers wide range of different activities in the Arctic and the Baltic Sea. These range from icebreaker and research vessel operations in ice to expedition cruise and fishing operating at or along the ice edge to cargo vessels operating in ice free waters. Thus, the need of geoinformation varies widely for different operators depending on their vessel capabilities and limitations as well as geographical area and time of operation.
Ship operation includes voyage planning, navigation and the execution of both general and vessel specific operations from start to finish. Voyage planning covers both short-term tactical voyage planning and long-term strategic planning. This business process aIso covers activities that are beyond normal ship operations. They are rather supporting activities or special operations performed with specific vessels. These include icebreaker support, sea lane management, search and rescue among other alike operations supporting normal ship operations..
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