Archives: Company Spotlights

Blue Visby Review: Turning idle time into fuel savings Spotlight

Blue Visby tackles one of shipping’s strangest habits: sailing fast to port just to sit at anchor. Through a coordinated arrival platform that tells ships how much they can safely slow down without losing...

RightShip Review: Screening ship risk before it hits your book Spotlight

RightShip sits in the “risk and reputation plumbing” of global shipping: it’s the background platform that scores vessels, vets nominations and flags safety and environmental issues before they turn into casualties, detentions or ESG...

Orca AI Review: A Digital Lookout for Real-world Risk Spotlight

Orca AI sits in the “digital watchkeeper” slot on a modern bridge: cameras, sensors and AI algorithms watching 24/7, flagging the targets that matter and feeding shore teams with hard data on how voyages...

XMAR Review: Bunker buying, with transparency and proof Spotlight

XMAR is aimed at one of the most expensive “quiet frictions” in shipping: bunker buying that still runs through scattered quotes, chats, and back-and-forth emails. Their pitch is a structured, transparent bunker procurement workflow...

BNP Paribas Ship Financing Review Spotlight

BNP Paribas is the kind of bank shipowners tend to use when the goal isn’t just “get a loan,” but to line up capital, risk tools, and documentation that can hold up across cycles...

Nortech AI Review: turning HQ data into live KPIs Spotlight

Nortech AI sits where a lot of owners are stuck: too many signals, not enough usable insight. From its roots in Bergen and a growing presence in Lisbon, the company plugs into vessel control...

AURELIA Review: Designing the path to Zero-Emission Vessels Spotlight

AURELIA is the kind of partner shipowners call when “green” stops being a concept and starts becoming real engineering, integration, and approvals. If you are planning a zero emission newbuild or a serious retrofit,...