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Maritime Connectivity Platform

A decentralised platform facilitating secure and reliable information exchange
within the maritime domain and beyond



Fairway to a Connected Maritime World:
The Future of Maritime Digitalization with MCP



NEWS

DMC Sets Up MCP Test Instance for IHO (May, 2026)

 

We are happy to announce that DMC, which is endorsed by MCC as MCP identity service provider, is in the progress of installing a test instance of MCP for the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO). The MCP will be used by IHO members to test technical services based on the IEC SECOM standard – to disseminate S-100 data, such as S-124 (Navigational Warnings). When the second version of SECOM is finalised, the service registry component will be updated to facilitate search across multiple service registries, which will include the IALA test MCP. 

This is another important step forward with maritime digitalisation / e-navigation.

 

 

SECOM/MCP Seminar Planned for February 2026 (January, 2026)

 

IALA (and the Open Digital Incubator) is planning to hold an online SECOM/MCP seminar 10th and 12th of February 2026.

The seminar is intended for IT professionals and technical experts who are planning to implement digital maritime services using the Maritime Connectivity Platform (MCP) and SECOM frameworks. Example use cases may include navigational warnings, Route Exchange, Vessel Traffic Services (VTS), and services related to Marine Protected Areas.

The seminar will be similar as the one held in October 2025 – however more condensed and more strait to the (technical) point. The two days will feature the same content – repeated at different times in order to facilitate different time-zones.

More Information is available at  https://digitalincubator.maritimeconnectivity.net/seminar/



The MCP

Maritime Connectivity Platform
The MCP is a decentralised platform that facilitates secure and reliable information exchange within the maritime domain and beyond. Beyond – because the maritime world isn’t isolated, but need to exchange information with other domain – for instance with other transport domains.

The information exchanged can be almost of any nature, ranging from private confidential information between a vessel and the shore office of the shipowner, to public information provided by authorities, such as the provision of navigational warnings.

As a decentralised platform, there is no single entity operating this. Several organisations are MCP service providers, and collectively they form “the Maritime Connectivity Platform”.
 
The MCC serves two overall purposes:
 –  Defining the MCP and criteria for being an MCP service provider

 –  Endorsing organisations to be MCP service providers