by Mona Elo, Researcher, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK), Marlene Svegreus, Project Manager, Swedish Maritime Administration, and e-Nav Project Leader, and Antti Värre, Project Manager, SAMK

This article, prepared within the Baltic Sea e-Navigation (e-Nav) project, presents a qualitative overview of the development and piloting of new digital navigation products based on the S-100 standard in the Baltic Sea region (BSR).

Anchored in international cooperation and user-centered design, it offers input to the discourse on how harmonized and interoperable data services can support safer, more efficient, and sustainable maritime operations in line with the S-100 implementation roadmap of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).

Let us then examine the critical steps in ensuring the future-ready infrastructure and the role of cutting-edge navigation products in revolutionizing Baltic Sea maritime operations.

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