Usually, there is the main engine used for basic front and back movement and an auxiliary engine placed at the back portion, which is used for controlling the barge’s sideways motion or to arrest the drift motion of the barge. The engines help in the navigation of the barge. The placement of the engines on the barge determines the barge’s direction of travel. The engines are turned on depending on the situation One at a time or both if required. These barges are loaded a few meters into the sea because when completely filled, these barges sink into the sea and if loaded near a shallow area may get stuck. The Barge captains use latitude and longitudes as their markers considering all-weather work conditions. Also, the barge’s speed is measured in Nautical Miles per hour (Nmi/hr).

• Barge Tracking and Monitoring on a real-time basis over the Internet.
• Provision for calculating Engine hours. Since periodic engine/barge maintenance is dependent on how many hours the engine runs(Engine Hours).
• Since there do two or more engines-Provision for knowing the ignition status for each of these engines independently and thereby know which engine was “On” for what duration of time (Ignition 1 and Ignition 2).
• Provision for knowing when the barge is “Drifting”. This is a potentially dangerous situation and the Barge Owner needs to be alerted. The solution for the same exists (Drift Alert).

• Accurate and Real-Time information helps in smart operations.
• On-time alerts to avoid any dangerous situation.
• Route Mapping.
• Over Speeding, Emergency, Rout Violation information.
• Safety & Security Features.