Marine vessel navigation and shipment tracking using mobile device

1 . A method for marine vessel shipment management, comprising:

producing, with a central planning engine, one or more loading plans from a plurality of supply requests;

wirelessly transmitting the one or more loading plans from the central planning engine to a plurality of mobile communication devices in communication with one another, each mobile communication device comprising a computer processor, a touchscreen display, a camera, and a global positioning system (GPS);

displaying, at the touchscreen display, a plurality of touch selectable user interface elements;

receiving a first input via a first touch selectable user interface element of a user interface displayed on the touchscreen display;

in response to receiving the first input, displaying, at the touchscreen display, a prompt for a user to select a loading plan,

wherein each loading plan comprises, for each supply, a textual description, an image, a loading status, and a quantity displayed at the touchscreen display;

receiving a second input via a second touch selectable user interface element of the user interface, the second input corresponding to a selection of a loading plan comprising one or more supplies to be shipped on a marine vessel;

in response to receiving the second input, displaying, at the touchscreen display, a prompt for a user to select a passage plan from a passage plan list;

receiving a third input via a third touch selectable user interface element of the user interface, the third input corresponding to a selection of a first passage plan from the passage plan list

the first passage plan comprising a first route to an intended destination for delivery of the one or more supplies by an assigned marine vessel;

in response to receiving the third input, displaying, at the touchscreen display a way points section having a plurality of way points;

modifying, at the touchscreen display, the first passage plan by adding, via a fourth selectable user interface element of the user interface, at least one waypoint to the plurality of way points to the first passage plan, generating a new passage plan comprising a new route that is different than the first route to the intended destination;

loading the one or more supplies onto the assigned marine vessel;

wirelessly transmitting the new passage plan to a user interface on the assigned marine vessel;

navigating the assigned marine vessel according to the new route; and

displaying, at the touchscreen display, a notice of delivery of the one or more supplies to the intended destination.

2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising providing, to the user interface of the one or more mobile communication devices, the loading plan for approval by a user.

3 . The method of claim 1 , comprising providing, to the user interface of the one or more mobile communication devices, the passage plan for approval by a user.

4 . The method of claim 1 , comprising generating, by the computer processor of the one or more mobile communication devices, a recommendation for assignment of the loading plan to the marine vessel based on at least one of size, location, and availability of a plurality of marine vessels.

5 . The method of claim 4 , comprising providing, to the user interface of the one or more mobile communication devices, the recommendation for approval by a user.

6 . The method of claim 1 , comprising inputting, using a selectable user interface element of the user interface of the one or more mobile communication devices, data related to the one or more supplies, the data comprising at least one of a textual description and an image.

7 . The method of claim 1 , comprising displaying, using the user interface of the one or more mobile communication devices, data related to the marine vessel, the data comprising directional coordinates of at least one waypoint.

8 . The method of claim 1 , comprising logging, via the user interface of the one or more mobile communication devices, data related to delivery of the one or more supplies, the data comprising at least one of a weather condition affecting delivery of the one or more supplies and damage to the one or more supplies.

9 . A system for marine vessel shipment management, comprising:

a central planning engine for producing one or more loading plans from a plurality of supply requests;

one or more mobile communication devices comprising a touchscreen display and a computer processor, the one or more communication devices in communication with one another;

a server coupled to the one or more mobile communication devices,

wherein each of the one or more mobile communication devices is configured to:

display, at the touchscreen display, a plurality of touch selectable user interface elements;

receive a first input via a first touch selectable user interface element of a user interface displayed on the touchscreen display;

in response to receiving the first input, display, at the touchscreen display, a prompt for a user to select a loading plan,

wherein each loading plan comprises, for each supply, a textual description, an image, a loading status, and a quantity displayed at the touchscreen display:

receive a second input via a second touch selectable user interface element of the user interface, the second input corresponding to a selection of a loading plan comprising one or more supplies to be shipped on a marine vessel:

in response to receiving the second input, display, at the touchscreen display, a prompt for a user to select a passage plan from a passage plan list;

receive a third input via a third touch selectable user interface element of the user interface, the third input corresponding to a selection of a first passage plan from the passage plan list,

the first passage plan comprising a first route to an intended destination for delivery of the one or more supplies by an assigned marine vessel;

in response to receiving the third input, display, at the touchscreen display

a way points section having a plurality of way points;

modify, at the touchscreen display, the first passage plan by adding, via a fourth selectable user interface element of the user interface, at least one waypoint to the plurality of way points, generating a new passage plan comprising a new route to the intended destination that is different from the first route; and

the assigned marine vessel configured for receiving the one or more supplies, navigating the new route, and delivering the one or more supplies to the intended destination.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein each of the one or more mobile communication devices is configured to:

provide, to the user interface of the one or more mobile communication devices, the loading plan for approval by a user.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein each of the one or more mobile communication devices is configured to:

provide, to the user interface of the one or more mobile communication devices, the passage plan for approval by a user.

12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein each of the one or more mobile communication devices is configured to:

generate a recommendation for assignment of the loading plan to the marine vessel based on at least one of size, location, and availability of a plurality of marine vessels.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein each of the one or more mobile communication devices is configured to:

provide, to the user interface of the one or more mobile communication devices, the recommendation for approval by a user.

14 . The system of claim 9 , wherein each of the one or more mobile communication devices is configured to:

input, using a selectable user interface element, data related to the one or more supplies, the data comprising at least one of a textual description and an image.

15 . The system of claim 9 , wherein each of the one or more mobile communication devices is configured to:

display, using the user interface, data related to the marine vessel, the data comprising directional coordinates of at least one waypoint.

16 . The system of claim 9 , wherein each of the one or more mobile communication devices is configured to:

log, using the user interface, data related to delivery of the one or more supplies, the data comprising at least one of a weather condition affecting delivery of the one or more supplies and damage to the one or more supplies.