In the world of maritime technology, success is not measured in promises, but in operational ports. The NMap platform from Navozyme, which just a year ago (January 2025) was making its first commercial steps at the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife with the tankers Lady Rina and Karpathos, is already a reality in Marpol services at the Port of Las Palmas. What started as a pilot under the Ports4.0 aid program has become the digital standard now used from Barcelona to Vigo, passing through Cádiz and Santander.
The port digitization often sounds like an empty concept, but NMap has a surgical objective: to reduce friction. In an ecosystem where captains, shipowners, and maritime authorities often find themselves buried in paperwork and disconnected data, this deep tech platform acts as a central nervous system that increases productivity and, above all, reduces the risk of regulatory non-compliance. For consignees, who are the true ‘facilitators’ of the port, having this tool available in twelve strategic ports represents a significant competitive advantage in a time of geopolitical tensions and turbulence in trade routes.
It is noteworthy that the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife not only hosted the debut but also actively participated in the pilot phase alongside Barcelona. This Tenerife leadership in the testing phase has allowed ports such as Melilla, Motril, or Pasajes to join the modernization effort. As Anjaney Borwankar, CEO of Navozyme, emphasizes, it is about ‘freeing trapped value’, which is vital when the maritime sector needs agility to survive the global route changes we are witnessing at the beginning of 2026.
While the political debate sometimes gets stuck in asphalt, digitization is winning the battle at sea. The expansion of NMap demonstrates that Spain—and the Canary Islands as the spearhead—has stopped being a mere spectator and is becoming an exporter of technological solutions for the global maritime industry. The key now will be to see if this network of twelve ports expands to the rest of the State Ports system, consolidating a ‘digital corridor’ that makes scaling in Spain the most efficient in Europe.
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