Integrated Maritime Suite

IMS is our next generation back-of-bridge planning station.

By enabling only the modules you need, IMS streamlines and simplifies onboard navigational tasks while providing tight integration with i4 Insight's fleet management tools that allow unparalleled levels of insight by operations managers.

Available modules include:

Weather Routing – automatically generates a navigationally correct route that stays within your safe operating limits. Includes simple-to-use but powerful tools for graphical and quantitative analysis of weather and navigational considerations

Optimization – automatically optimizes your route to meet commercial objectives (on time arrival, least cost, etc.) as safely and efficiently as possible and provides simple-to-use but powerful tools for graphical and quantitative analysis of weather, navigational considerations, performance, and efficiency

NauticalManager – newly redesigned as a module within the IMS suite, the NauticalManager module supports efficient and automated chart and publication management, including ordering, updating, reporting, and viewing official electronic charts and publications.

IMS focuses on providing solutions for shipping companies to help improve their operational efficiencies as it relates to voyage planning and nautical information management, reducing cargo damage, improving safety and schedule predictability all while lowering fuel consumption and operational costs.

Utilizing a new state-of-the-art evolutionary optimization algorithm, IMS works quickly and with minimal user input to generate an optimized route meeting commercial objectives (charter party speed, scheduled arrival time, slow steaming, etc.) while minimizing fuel consumption, maintaining your seakeeping limits, and avoiding dangerous weather.

New in IMS 2.3!

Email (Manual) Communication Mode enables updating charts, forecasts and licenses for offline installations
Improved updating and exporting of S-63 holdings (AVCS, AIO and PRIMAR)
Improved support for Notice to Mariners
Improved Automatic Chart Selection
Improved handling of CAES/CEES Chart Portfolio
Smarter Activation Wizard
Faster User Interface
Faster Send/Receive operations
Faster and smoother Chart Display with Weather Overlay
2x faster Route Optimization
2x faster processing of Weather Downloads
Full SENC and NtM updates are enabled for legacy SENC products
Advanced options for remote troubleshooting
Smaller memory footprint and longer server uptime

IMS makes route planning and optimization simple, yet detailed information is always available with the click of a button

With a single click, IMS automatically generates navigationally-safe optimized routes that stay within company- or user-defined safety limits and meet commercial objectives (charter party speed, scheduled arrival time, slow steaming, etc.)
Route and speed/RPM are optimized to minimize total cost including bunkers (with higher-priced low-sulfur fuels in ECA zones taken into account) and (optionally) daily hire rate
Compare alternative route options using user-friendly but powerful graphical analysis tools and a side-by-side summary comparison
For any proposed route, view weather effects, ship motions, and propulsion performance to make an informed decision on the safest, most efficient route
Plan your route using official electronic navigational charts (the same charts that are in your ECDIS) right within the application, and perform a preliminary safety check
Export your route to any of our dozens of supported ECDIS formats

Whether you’re a seasoned Master with years of sea time who appreciates onboard software tools for decision support, or it’s your first solo voyage and you’re looking for routing support from professional master mariners, i4 Insight has you covered. Over the past 30+ years, i4 Insight’s navigation, weather, and route optimization products and services have become a favorite of ship masters around the world, who depend on the most advanced and proven, but easy-to-use, tools available.

Analysis View

The powerful Analysis view graphically portrays how ship weather, motions, and engine parameters will vary with time along each route under consideration, giving the user an instant and intuitive overview of all route options and providing critical information to support the decision on which route is safest and most efficient.

With the push of a single button, automatically generate navigationally safe optimized routes and view them on top of your ENCs with full details

Key Features

Plan your optimized route taking into account navigational and weather safety in a single step

IMS includes tools for route planning and optimization, weather viewing and analysis, electronic navigation chart, viewing and management, and more
IMS integrates seamlessly with our shoreside fleet management tools, providing shoreside managers and staff with actionable information (not just “data!”) and automated alerts for management-by-exception
One-click route optimization capability automatically generates navigationally safe routes that obey the user’s motion and weather safety limits while meeting commercial objectives (charter party speed, scheduled arrival time, slow steaming, etc.) as efficiently as possible
Reduce bunker consumption over present practice / performance baseline
Improve schedule integrity, reliability, and operations planning
Document reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
Route optimization helps avoid dangerous heavy weather and excessive motions for safety and crew comfort
Includes full 15-day high-resolution wind, wave and ocean current forecasts
Integration with onboard email systems or direct internet allows automatic weather forecast updates
24/7/365 routing support from a team consisting 100% of experienced ship masters – fast, knowledgeable, and competent support is just an email or phone call away
Route import/export in 30+ different ECDIS formats, improving workflow and reducing mistakes
Plot your route on and view the same licensed charts you use in your ECDIS. Perform a preliminary automatic depth and obstruction check so you can identify problems before exporting to your ECDIS.

Recommended System Requirements

Supported OS: Windows 7 SP 1 (32 or 64-bit), Windows 10 (64 bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2
CPU: 4+ cores, 2.5+ GHz
Memory: 8+ GB
Available disk space: 50 GB
Screen resolution: 1920x1080, dual monitors
Broadband internet access for weather forecast updates
SMTP server for FleetManager and Shoreside Routing integration

Minimum System Requirements

Supported OS: Windows 7 SP 1 (32 or 64-bit), Windows 10 (64 bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2
CPU: 2 cores, 2.0 GHz
Memory: 4 GB
Available disk space: 50 GB
Screen resolution: 1024x768
Email (onboard SMTP and POP3 or IMAP server) or Internet access for weather forecast updates
SMTP server for FleetManager and Shoreside Routing integration

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