Meet the Team: Business Development in Maritime Surveillance Systems
- Feb 17
- 1 min read
At CLS, delivering reliable maritime intelligence starts with strong expertise on the ground. Today, we are pleased to introduce Ariel Alfitri who began his new position in July 2025 as Business Development Manager for Maritime Surveillance.
Based in Jakarta, Ariel is responsible for developing CLS’s maritime surveillance activities across diverse and complex markets: Southeast Asia and Indonesian regions.
Working closely with regional management, his role focuses on identifying and structuring local partnerships, defining go-to-market strategies, engaging with public authorities, and supporting the deployment of CLS maritime surveillance systems. His work directly contributes to expanding CLS solutions across Southeast Asia and Indonesia, addressing regional operational and regulatory challenges.
A Key Solution in MAS (Maritime Awareness System)
Ariel supports is MAS (Maritime Awareness System). MAS is a cloud-based maritime surveillance and decision-support system designed to detect suspicious, abnormal or potentially illegal activities at sea. It fuses multiple data sources, including AIS, VMS and non-conventional datasets such as oceanographic information, to deliver advanced maritime domain awareness.
MAS is used by coast guards, navies, law enforcement agencies, customs and other government authorities to enhance monitoring, improve response coordination and strengthen the protection of national maritime domains.
“My role is to assign partners for our Maritime Surveillances Systems, mainly MAS. I create strategies and make proposals to clients, to develop the business in Asia.”
