infoceanus connect registration
Create a Microsoft account and setup Microsoft Authenticator
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Go to the official Microsoft page at https://account.microsoft.com/.
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Click "Create a Microsoft account".
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Enter your email address.
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Please enter your company’s email address.
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Enter an arbitrary password (at least 8 alphanumeric characters) and click "Next". *We recommend that you write down your password.
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The Microsoft Account Team will send you a 4-digit security code to your email.
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Enter the security code.
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Enter the characters that appear in the image. This completes the creation of a Microsoft account.
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Select "Security" on your microsoft account page and click Two-step verification.
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Select Microsoft Authenticator as the verification method.
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Download the Microsoft Authenticator app from the App Store or Google Play.
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Open the app and tap "Add account".
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Select "Work or school account".
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Use your phone’s camera to scan the QR code displayed on your computer screen.
User registration on infoceanus platform
In order to start using the service, we will ask you to contact us with your account information for the vessel and the user.
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Vessel Name: ABC Maru （Ship building / SNo. / IMO No）
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Account Information (E-mail Address): sample@abc.com
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Your account must be registered with a Microsoft account.
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How to start using infoceanus connect
After your account is registered, you will receive an email from Microsoft as in below:
Please follow the instructions in the email to complete your registration by clicking infoceanus connect url: https://infoceanus.connect-jrcs.com/.
How to use Microsoft Authenticator for infoceanus connect
When you log in to infoceanus connect, you will be asked to verify your identity using the Microsoft Authenticator app.
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Log in to the Connect app
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Sign in to you microsoft account
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Set up your Microsoft Authenticator app
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If you have not set up the Microsoft Authenticator app, you will be prompted to do so.
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Use your phone’s camera to scan the QR code displayed on your computer screen.
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Complete authenticator setup
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On your mobile device, open Authenticator, or tap the New sign-in request notification.
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Note: If you’re a work or school account user, you may need to unlock Authenticator before confirming sign-in.
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Tap or enter the corresponding number, then Approve.
infoceanus connect screens
Terms & Conditions
The launch the infoceanus connect application, open the following URL in your browser:
The supported browsers are the following: ① Microsoft Edge ② Google Chrome ③ Apple Safari
The first time you open the URL, you will be asked to accept the terms of use. Scroll down to the end of the screen and check the checkbox of “I accept the terms of use”, and then click the button “I accept the terms of use”. If you have already accepted the terms of use, you will be redirected to fleet monitoring page.
Top Bar
All infoceanus connect pages have a common top bar for navigation.
On the left side of the top bar, the name of the current screen and the vessel selection can be found. Clicking on the vessel selection shows a dropdown menu with all available vessels. Click to select a vessel.
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The right side of the top bar displays the current date and time (UTC: Universal Standard Time and LT: Local Time). You can switch between English language and Japanese language by clicking on the EN and JP buttons. The circled button is the active language. Clicking on the user profile icon lets you switch or log out as well as show the terms of conditions.
Fleet Overview Screen
After the login, the fleet overview page shows the vessels related to the users affiliation in the map as well as in list from on the left side.
There are 3 ways to select a vessel.
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You can click the drop down from the top menu to display the vessel list and select a specific vessel by clicking on it. (Search and select by name)
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Select the target vessel by clicking on it via the displayed vessel list on the screen. (Search and select by name)
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Click on the vessel icon on the map. (Search and select by location)
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The displayed vessel list features the otion to select vessel sorted by companies. You can open and close certain companies to not display the vessels in the list. Vessels from selected companies (only closed via the arrow, checkbox is selected), are still shown on the map.
Deselecting the company checkbox will hide all vessels from that specific company from the map.
A vessel that is shown greyed out with a little (x) in the middle is currently offline and cannot be reached.
Vessels on the map and icon meanings
Vessels are represented by pentagon shaped icons on the map. Their sharpest point is the front/bow of the vessel and shows the direction of heading.
The colors of the vessel categories are defined as follows:
| Icon Color | Vessel Category |
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green |
Cargo Vessels |
red |
Tankers |
blue |
Passenger Vessels |
yellow |
High Speed Craft |
light blue |
Tug & Special Craft |
orange |
Fishing |
pink |
Pleasure Craft |
grey |
Unspecified Ships |
When selecting a vessel, a quick summary of vessel information will be displayed on the side of the screen.
| Display information | Content |
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Vessel picture |
Photo of the target ship |
Vessel’s flag |
Region of the ship |
Vessel name |
Name of the vessel |
IMO No. |
International Maritime Organization Registration Number |
Vessel type |
Type of vessel |
Call sign |
Vessel’s signal letters |
MMSI No. |
Maritime Mobile Service Identification Number |
Ship Class |
International class given by classification societies |
Destination |
Current destination |
Estimated time of arrival |
Estimated time of arrival at destination |
Ship speed |
Current ship speed over the ground |
Ship position |
Current position (latitude, longitude) |
True wind speed |
True wind speed at current position |
True wind direction |
True wind direction at current position |
Local time |
Local time at current position |
Local weather |
Weather and temperature at current position |
Sea water temperature |
Sea water temperature at current position |
Main engine basic data |
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Alarm data |
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Cylinder deviation, exhaust gas temperature (※1) |
Exhaust gas temperature deviation of main engine cylinder: 24h Numerical and graphical display |
Generators (※1) |
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※1） Generally, the above items are displayed, but the displayed information may differ depending on the type of ship.