11 The challenge for IMO is to develop a framework which accommodates and builds on
existing systems already furthering the concept of E-Navigation, such as the World Bank-
funded Marine Electronic Highway project in the Malacca Straits and the European Union‘s
projects: ATOMOS IV (Advanced Technology to Optimize Maritime Operational Safety -
Intelligent Vessel) and MarNIS (Maritime Navigation and Information Services). The
framework must deliver improved navigational safety for maritime Authorities, coastal States
and the master of a vessel, without imposing unnecessary burdens on them.