What is PurpleTRAC?

Pole Star’s maritime risk management and sanctions compliance platform. It is designed to automate compliance workflows by screening vessels and related entities, investigating vessel activity, and monitoring voyages for potential risk exposure.

PurpleTRAC is a regulatory compliance software developed by Pole Star Space Applications, designed to automate and streamline compliance processes in the maritime industry. It screens vessels, ownership, management, and port history against global sanctions and enforcement action watchlists. The software monitors vessel activity and investigates high-risk transactions using proprietary tracking technology and data, including AIS and Inmarsat data for robust geolocation. Within 30 seconds, PurpleTRAC screens a vessel’s IMO number, ownership, management, flag, and port state control history. This enables users to ensure regulatory compliance in their maritime operations efficiently.

PurpleTRAC provides:

Compliance automation through automated sanctions and risk screening.
Watchlist screening for vessels and associated entities such as ownership and management against global sanctions, enforcement, and official lists.
Voyage monitoring through continuous or voyage-based monitoring of vessel movements and key voyage events.
Vessel activity investigations using tracking and movement history to identify higher-risk behavior and trading patterns.
Web-based system PurpleTRAC is a web-based application. There is no hardware or software to install.
Secure logins Your PurpleTRAC account is password protected and HTTPs encrypted.
Quality data The tracking data we use conforms to the standards of the International Maritime Organization (the maritime regulator).
Unlimited users Create unlimited accounts for traders and managers.
Interactive maps Full-screen maps with optional layers including: sanction zones, war risk zones, ports and AIS positions.
Hybrid track data Combines tracking data from multiple sources (including Inmarsat-C and AIS) into a single coherent position track (whilst managing minor inconsistencies and reporting major anomalies).
Risk-responsive monitoring PurpleTRAC automatically increases a ship’s reporting rate if it approaches or enters a sanction or risk zone.
Cloud-based web services Our state-of-the-art, cloud-based web services ensure a secure, redundant and cost-effective infrastructure.
Ship screening PurpleTRAC screens ships and their associates against a comprehensive range of trade compliance lists.
Daily re-screening We automatically re-screen each tracked ship (and its associates) against the full range of trade compliance lists (including 400+ sanctions, embargoes and denied party lists) on a daily basis.
Trade report At the end of a voyage, download a report showing a complete chronological list of all the events that occurred on the voyage, including entering high risk zones or sanctioned areas.
Instant access All of your historical ship data is accessible at the click of a button.
Piracy intelligence A near real-time overview of where your tracked vessels are in relation to security threats and potential trouble. (Optional extra).
Notifications
Departure: Informs you that the ship has left port.
Approach to port: Informs you that the ship is approaching port.
Arrival: Informs you that the ship has arrived in port.
Proximity to sanction zone: Alerts you when the ship is near to a sanction zone.
Entry to sanction zone: Alerts you when the ship has entered a sanction zone.
Ship on global sanction list: Alerts you if a ship is added to a sanction list.
Company on global sanction list: Alerts you if the ship’s owner or manager is added to a sanction list.

Key benefits

Secure logins / account-based access
IMO-based screening
High-quality maritime data
Reveal ships’ (and associated entities) exposures to sanctions and regulatory risk
Provide evidence of your sanctions compliance activities
Reveal historical trading patterns & high-risk ports of call
Significantly reduce screening time
Reclaim your team’s valuable time
Demonstrate your efforts to comply with international regulations
Protect your staff, your business and its reputation