Case Study: Grupo Elcano (Elcano Brazil) achieves fleet-wide digital navigation, 30% publication cost savings and reduced environmental impact with StormGeo's NaviTab

Elcano Brazil Uses NaviTab to Lead Digitization Wave in South American Shipping

Grupo Elcano (Elcano Brazil) operates a fleet of 21 vessels carrying oil, chemical and dry‑bulk cargo and faced a dual challenge: reduce environmental impact and achieve ISO 14001 accreditation while improving compliance and the timeliness of navigational updates across long South American transits. To address this, the company partnered with StormGeo to digitize its onboard navigational publications and documents.

StormGeo implemented its NaviTab eReader and content‑indexing solution together with Neptune for chart and publication updates, enabling fleet‑wide digitization. The move cut publication purchase costs by about 30% per vessel per year, removed an average of 102 paper books (up to six meters tall) from each ship—reducing freight weight and environmental impact—and streamlined compliance and update management across the 21‑vessel fleet.

Grupo Elcano

Victor Molina

Grupo Elcano