Hawat

Project overview

Hawat is a specialized digital platform for automating and managing maritime fishing operations in Saudi Arabia. It covers the full journey from a boat leaving the harbor, to recording the catch, to closing sales in the market or through e-commerce channels. The goal is to increase efficiency, transparency, and control over marine resources while aligning with Saudi Vision 2030’s digital transformation objectives. Hawat+1

The system is designed for the entire ecosystem around fishing: boat captains, fishermen, fish market staff, brokers, auctioneers, accountants, supervisors, and regulators. Through web and mobile apps, Hawat offers dashboards, tracking tools, sales management, and analytics in one integrated environment, making it easier to manage day-to-day fishing operations and long-term planning. Hawat

The challenge of the project

Traditional fishing operations often rely on manual paperwork, phone calls, and fragmented systems. That creates several problems for both operators and regulators:

• Limited visibility into where boats are, how much they’ve caught, and how catches move through the supply chain.

• Difficulty ensuring compliance with regulations and preventing overfishing or unrecorded sales.

• Inefficient coordination among captains, market staff, brokers, and accounting teams.

• Lack of reliable, real-time data for decision-makers and investors.

For Saudi Arabia, where marine resources are strategic, these issues are amplified. There’s a clear need for a centralized, digital platform that can automate trips, track catches, digitize sales, and give regulators and stakeholders accurate data in real time—while still being simple enough that captains and market workers can actually use it in the field. Hawat is built exactly around this challenge: turning a complex, multi-party fishing value chain into a connected, data-driven digital system. Hawat+1

Key capabilities of Hawat

Based on the website, the Hawat platform focuses on several core modules and features that work together as a unified system: Hawat+1

• End-to-end fishing trip management
  Track sea trips from departure to return, including recorded and verified voyages and their associated catches.

• Boats tracking interface
  Monitor boats and trips through a dedicated tracking interface, helping operations teams and supervisors follow what is happening at sea in near real time.

• Catch and quantity registration
  Record fish quantities and related data inside the system, building a reliable digital log of what is being caught and landed.

• Sales & auction management
  Manage sales operations in the market or via the integrated e-commerce channels, ensuring that each sale is tied back to a specific trip and quantity.

• Main dashboard & performance overview
  A central dashboard presents the most important operational and financial indicators, giving a quick, high-level picture of how the fishing operation is performing.

• Real-time reports & analytics
  Provide live statistics and detailed reports on financial and administrative performance, allowing officials and investors to make informed, data-driven decisions.

• User & role management
  Manage different user types—captains, fishermen, brokers, supervisors, back-office staff—while controlling permissions and responsibilities through role-based access.

• Records & data archiving
  Store and archive operational, financial, and trip data in a structured way so it can be retrieved later for audits, performance analysis, or regulatory checks.

• Communication with boat captains
  Dedicated tools to contact captains and coordinate operations, which reduces reliance on ad-hoc calls and improves traceability of instructions.

• Instant notifications system
  Send immediate alerts about important events (trips, sales, approvals, issues), keeping all involved parties synchronized and responsive.

• Regulatory support & oversight
  Enable government authorities to monitor fishing and sales operations in real time, helping them enforce regulations, increase transparency, and reduce violations.

• Multi-device, user-friendly access
  Responsive interfaces and mobile apps (available on Google Play and the App Store) make the system accessible in the field and in offices, and allow integration with other governmental or private systems. Hawat+1

• Support center & contact channels
  Built-in technical support center, contact forms, and published phone/email details to help users get assistance and maintain smooth operations. Hawat+1

Digital impact & results

Hawat presents itself as part of a broader digital transformation journey for the fishing sector in Saudi Arabia. On the site, they highlight concrete usage indicators that reflect real activity on the platform: Hawat+1

• 439+ registered sea trips recorded and verified in the system.

• 129+ registered fish quantities representing the total recorded catch volumes.

• 241+ completed sales transactions executed either in markets or through the e-commerce component.

• 149+ registered users across roles such as captains, fishermen, brokers, and supervisors.

By centralizing operations, Hawat helps:

• Improve transparency across the entire fishing value chain.

• Reduce manual errors and fragmented records.

• Speed up sales and settlement processes.

• Give regulators a live window into what is happening at sea and in markets.

• Provide investors and managers with continuous, data-driven insights.

In practical terms, the outcome is similar to “having a control panel” for maritime fishing in Saudi Arabia: one platform where trips, catches, sales, users, and regulatory oversight all come together in a structured, measurable, and scalable way.