RightShip Review: Screening ship risk before it hits your book
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
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...
Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure Review: Quiet hardware that protects ships and berths
Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure sits at the “hardware that quietly keeps ports running” layer of shipping. From its Dubai headquarters, it designs and supplies fenders, docking and mooring systems, navigation aids, buoyancy and sealing...
NAVTOR Review: Turning bridge admin into fleet intelligence
NAVTOR sits in the “digital bridge and shore room” category: they plug charts, routes, performance data and digital logbooks into a single ecosystem so navigators and ops teams are looking at the same picture....
CargoKite Review: Wind-first shipping, built as a new ship class
CargoKite is betting that the next big step-change in shipping will not come from a slightly better fuel, but from a different ship concept: smaller, wind-driven “micro-ships” that use large kites as primary propulsion,...
XMAR Review: Bunker buying, with transparency and proof
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...
OpenTug Review: A single operating system for barge moves
OpenTug is built for a very specific pain point in U.S. inland and coastal shipping: barge freight still runs on a lot of phone calls, emails, and spreadsheets, which is fine until you need...
ABS Group Review: Turn compliance pressure into a cleaner operating system
ABS Group is a strong fit when an owner or operator needs engineering + risk work that stands up in front of class, flag, charterers, insurers, and internal governance. Think: getting ahead of incidents,...
BNP Paribas Ship Financing Review
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...
Pascal Technologies Review: Air lubrication and AirHull tech for real-world savings
Pascal Technologies sits in that sweet spot where “new tech” is only useful if it turns into measurable efficiency on real hulls. Their focus is practical: use air-based hull and lubrication approaches (plus control...
Ocean Infinity Review: Faster subsea intelligence, lower offshore exposure
Ocean Infinity is a good fit when the “hard part” of a job is getting high-quality subsea data or inspections without burning time, fuel, and headcount offshore. Their model leans heavily on robotics, software,...
AVS Global Ship Supply Review: Global ship supply, executed under pressure
AVS Global Ship Supply is built for the moments when a vessel’s needs are urgent, the port call window is tight, and the paperwork still has to be clean. Their pitch is simple: one...
AURELIA Review: Designing the path to Zero-Emission Vessels
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,...
Splash247 Review: Your Daily Edge in Maritime Intelligence
Splash247 is the kind of site you open when you want the shipping version of “tell me what changed overnight” without digging through 20 sources. For owners, managers, chartering desks, and vendors, the value...
ShipServ Review: Faster RFQs, Cleaner Quotes, Better Control
ShipServ is one of the better-known attempts to make ship supply and service procurement less dependent on scattered inbox threads. For fleet teams that live in RFQs, the main upside is a cleaner loop:...
Arcship Review: Linking lifeboats, fire systems and repairs
ArcShip sits in the “one phone call for ship safety and upkeep” bucket. From its Dubai head office and a network across the UAE, Oman, India, Sri Lanka and beyond, it combines ship management...
Mare Supply & Services Review: Consolidated ship supply across all Turkish calls
Mare Supply & Services is a Turkey-based ship supply and services firm built by ex-seafarers, covering all Turkish ports, shipyards and straits from its Izmir base and extended network. They combine provisions, bonded and...
Cetasol Review: Making Ships Smarter
Cetasol sits firmly in the “make the ships you already own smarter” camp. Their iHelm platform bolts onto existing vessels, pulls data from engines, navigation and weather, then feeds captains and shore teams real-time...
Tilla Technologies GmbH Review: Crew changes, minus the chaos
Tilla’s pitch is simple: crew changes are one of the most email-heavy, error-prone parts of ship operations, and those small misses turn into real costs fast. Their platform is built to centralize the moving...
Mythos AI Review: Bridge Intelligence for Real-World Navigation
Mythos AI is betting that the bridge can be made safer and less workload-heavy without ripping out existing systems. Their focus is autonomy-augmented navigation: software that fuses sensors, highlights what matters in the channel,...