You can find the Landscape here.

Introduction

With over 250 startups included in the landscape, The Seed Fund’s Maritime Startup Landscape 2024 represents the largest and most current assessment of the Maritime Startup ecosystem.

Prominent trends include an intensified focus on sustainable practices, diminished reliance on fossil fuels, and a notable surge in the adoption of cloud-based platforms.

Driving the focus on lower emissions and less dependence on fossil fuels are ethical considerations, regulatory compliance, and cost-saving incentives. Over a quarter of all startups analyzed are channeling effort towards these issues. Specifically, the ‘Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel’ category represents 13% of all startups. Additionally, other categories such as ‘Decision Support Tools & Databases’ (9%), ‘Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous’ (6%), and ‘Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management’ (9%) contain significant startups with features aimed at emission reduction.

There has also been a very pronounced increase in cloud platforms, which seem to be driven (apart from the general trends towards the cloud infrastructure) by the increased availability of high speed internet connection due to satellite providers of internet like Starlink and Inmarsat. Almost 70% of the startups analyzed have incorporated a cloud-based platform into their offerings.

You can read more about these trends here.

The analysis reveals that the United States (15%), United Kingdom (10%), Norway (11%), and Singapore (8%) are the leading countries housing these startups’ headquarters. Apart from these nations, European and Scandinavian countries collectively account for over 50% of the remaining startups.

Category

• Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering: Involved in the innovation or building of vessels, including Ships, Sub-Sea Vehicles, alternative vehicles and Powering Solutions. (Statistic Breakdown: 22 Startups, 10% of Cohort)
• Port Management: The management of vessels within the harbor and outer harbor. (Statistic Breakdown: 10 Startups, 5% of Cohort)
• Terminal Operations: This area involves the efficient handling and transfer of cargo at port terminals, including loading, unloading, storage, and logistics coordination. Startups in this field are innovating with automation, real-time tracking, and advanced software systems to optimize resource allocation and improve overall port productivity. (Statistic Breakdown: 5 Startups, 2% of Cohort)
• Cargo Management & Container Monitoring: The management of cargo, specifically relating to containers or freight. Includes cloud software for management or the building of new or unique containers to address a problem in shipping, or the building of an associated component relevant to containers. (Statistic Breakdown: 17 Startups, 8% of Cohort)
• Freight Forwarding: Any intermediary that connects carriers and shippers. (Statistic Breakdown: 14 Startups, 6% of Cohort)
• Recruitment & Crew Management: The management of individual sailors, including their initial recruitment and engagement over their time at sea (including crew scheduling). (Statistic Breakdown: 12 Startups, 5% of Cohort)
• Centralised Analytics: A platform which combines data from other sources within the maritime context and may provide additional processing. (Statistic Breakdown: 8 Startups, 3% of Cohort)
• Decision Support Tools & Databases: Tools that support decision making for both those at sea and supporting remotely from shore. (Statistic Breakdown: 22 Startups, 9% of Cohort)
• Communication, Document Management & Transfer: Managing the digitisation and transfer of documents, and providing maritime focussed communication or collaboration. (Statistic Breakdown: 21 Startups, 9% of Cohort)
• Ship Maintenance: Providing technology which aids in the maintenance of machinery in the maritime industry. (Statistic Breakdown: 10 Startups, 4% of Cohort)
• Procurement: For aiding in the procurement of any product used at dock or at sea. (Statistic Breakdown: 14 Startups, 6% of Cohort)
• Training & Education: encompasses a wide range of programs, courses, and certifications designed to develop and enhance the skills and knowledge of professionals working at sea. (Statistic Breakdown: 3 Startups, 1% of Cohort)
• Financing: Financing in the maritime industry refers to the various financial products, services, and institutions that facilitate the funding of maritime projects, vessel acquisitions, and operational expenses. Includes insurance. (Statistic Breakdown: 7 Startups, 3% of Cohort)
• Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous: Technology for use or to aid the navigation at sea, including Voyage Optimisation and other software that ensure voyages are safe and compliant with industry requirements. (Statistic Breakdown: 16 Startups, 6% of Cohort)
• Mapping of Sea: Technology for use mapping the sea, and seabed. (Statistic Breakdown: 3 Startups, 1% of Cohort)
• Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management: Managing the location, condition and progress of an individual vessel or fleet. Also includes management of chartering for commercial or recreational purposes. (Statistic Breakdown: 22 Startups, 9% of Cohort)
• Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel: Technology in use to make shipping and seafaring in general more sustainable and/or profitable. (Statistic Breakdown: 33 Startups, 13% of Cohort)
• Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management: Technology which aids in avoiding any situation that might be described as a disaster, or the management and recovery of that situation (Statistic Breakdown: 15 Startups, 6% of Cohort)

Startups List

Name: Intelligent Cargo Systems
URL: https://www.intelligentcargosystems.com/
Description: Provides a data driven platform that identifies delays and early sailing opportunities to optimise port call timings.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Port Management

Name: Portchain
URL: https://www.portchain.com/
Description: Operates a platform for berthing schedule alignment, which connects carriers and terminals to allow faster alignment and more accurate planning, in turn improving efficiency and reducing operational costs.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
Category: Port Management

Name: CargoMetrics
URL: https://www.cargometrics.com/
Description: CargoMetrics is a maritime startup that provides data-driven solutions to investors and shipping companies. The company collects billions of data points each day to measure global maritime trade and interpret the activities of the worldwide fleet, using stastical analyses and advantaced techniques to interpret the data.
Founding Date: 2010
HQ: Boston, MA, USA
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: Koho
URL: https://cms.gokoho.com/
Description: Provides an online marketplace for freight forwarding services, connecting shippers and carriers for streamlined shipping.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Portland, OR, USA
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: Cogoport
URL: https://www.cogoport.com/
Description: Offers a digital freight management platform that simplifies logistics operations and improves shipment visibility.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Mumbai, India
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: Shipnext
URL: https://www.shipnext.com/
Description: Develops a digital shipping marketplace and freight management platform, connecting carriers, shippers, and brokers.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Odessa, United Kingdomraine
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: Arviem
URL: https://www.arviem.com/
Description: Provides supply chain visibility and cargo monitoring services. They offer a fully managed service that includes cargo monitoring devices, access to their data analytics platform, and device logistics and maintenance.
Founding Date: 2008
HQ: Baar, Switzerland
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: iContainers
URL: https://www.icontainers.com/
Description: Offers an online platform for instant freight forwarding quotes, bookings, and shipment management.
Founding Date: 2007
HQ: Barcelona, Spain
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: Shippeo
URL: https://www.shippeo.com/
Description: Provides a real-time transportation visibility platform for end-to-end supply chain tracking and optimization.
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Paris, France
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: Octopi by Navis
URL: https://octopi.co/
Description: Delivers a cloud-based terminal operating system (TOS) for small to medium-sized container and mixed cargo terminals.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Miami, FL, USA
Category: Terminal Operations

Name: TradeLanes
URL: https://www.tradelanes.co/
Description: A digital platform that automates and digitises common suppply chain documents (Bill of Lading etc.), streamlining the management of global shipments to reduce cost.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Kansas City, MO, USA
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: eYard
URL: https://www.eyard.io/
Description: Offers a platform for optimizing container terminal operations and reducing congestion.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Valencia, Spain
Category: Terminal Operations

Name: Transmetrics
URL: https://www.transmetrics.ai
Description: Transmetrics is a maritime startup that specializes in optimizing transfer planning (when to transfer stock between locations), asset positioning and asset maintenance through the use of predictive analytics and artificial intelligence. The platform predicts the requirement of these assets (containers, trucks or ships) and recommends where they should be located.
Founding Date: 2013
HQ: Sofia, Bulgaria
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: Blockshipping
URL: https://blockshipping.net/
Description: Blockshipping is a startup which produces a TOS bolt on system to utilise AI to better predict dwell times of containers.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
Category: Terminal Operations

Name: Teqplay
URL: https://teqplay.com/
Description: Teqplay develops software solutions to optimize shipping processes, port logistics, and maritime operations.
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Category: Port Management

Name: BuyCo
URL: https://buyco.co/
Description: BuyCo is a collaborative shipping platform that simplifies and optimizes container shipping for businesses, by enabling access to real-time data from carriers, coordinate with partners, logistics teams, freight forwarders, and end customers, and automate and streamline vessel scheduling.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Marseille, France
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: Shipup
URL: https://www.shipup.net
Description: Shipup is a platform for container tracking and analytics in the maritime industry, enabling real-time precise measurement of location and movements of containers.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Calgary, Alberta
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: Shipwaves
URL: https://shipwaves.com/
Description: Shipwaves is a digital freight forwarding platform, simplifying global logistics processes.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Dubai, UAE
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: Shipz
URL: https://www.shipz.com/
Description: Shipz is a maritime startup that connects shippers with a growing network of service providers. It offers a simple booking experience and powerful tracking and management tools in order to attempt to save time, effort, and money on each shipment.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Toronto, Canada
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: FreightBro
URL: https://freightbro.com/
Description: FreightBro provides a digital freight management platform for freight forwarders and carriers.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Mumbai, India
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: Shipsy
URL: https://www.shipsy.io/
Description: Shipsy offers logistics and supply chain software solutions for shipping, tracking, and analytics. Part of their offering allows cargo management.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Gurgaon, India
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: CargoMate
URL: https://www.cargomate.co/
Description: CargoMate develops a port call optimization platform for the container shipping industry.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: ShipsGo
URL: https://www.shipsgo.com/
Description: Operates a platform which tracks the live position of shipments and offers a API integration for tracking shipments from booking stage to empty return of containers as well as automating tracking notifications and alerts.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Istanbul, Turkey
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: Flexport
URL: https://www.flexport.com/
Description: Flexport is a maritime startup that provides an all-in-one solution for freight shipment management by offering a platform that streamlines supply chain workflows, enabling real-time communication and data-backed decision-making.
Founding Date: 2013
HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: Kognifai
URL: https://www.kognifai.com/
Description: Provides a digital ecosystem of applications that integrates various sources of data to enhance shipping operations, like monitoring engines, cargo conditions and much more within a single system.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Lysaker, Norway
Category: Fleet Management

Name: NetFeasa
URL: https://www.netfeasa.com/
Description: NetFeasa is a maritime startup that provides shipping connectivity solutions like a connected sensor for containers.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Isle of Man, United Kingdom
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: Metis Cybertechnology
URL: https://www.metis.tech/
Description: Metis Cybertechnology is an IoT platform provider that focuses on data acquisition and analytics for the maritime industry.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Athens, Greece
Category: Centralised Analytics

Name: Tradeviews
URL: https://tradeviews.net/
Description: Tradeviews is a platform that offers global trade data and analytics for maritime trade and supply chain optimization.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: New York, USA
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: RaaLabs
URL: https://raalabs.com/
Description: RaaLabs develops digital solutions for the maritime industry, including data analytics, IoT, and AI applications.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Oslo, Norway
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Opsealog
URL: https://opsealog.com/
Description: Opsealog is a maritime startup that provides data integration and analytics solutions to the Offshore Energy and Maritime industries.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Marseille, France
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: NauticAI
URL: https://nauticai.com/
Description: NauticAI develops data-driven solutions for maritime situational awareness, safety, and operational efficiency.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Espoo, Finland
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: PortXchange
URL: https://port-xchange.com/
Description: PortXchange offers a digital collaboration platform for port call optimization and reducing emissions.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Category: Port Management

Name: Maritech
URL: https://www.maritech.no/
Description: Maritech develops digital solutions for seafood traceability, efficiency, and sustainability in the seafood supply chain.
Founding Date: 2001
HQ: Aalesund, Norway
Category: Centralised Analytics

Name: Dataloy Systems
URL: https://dataloy-systems.com/
Description: Dataloy Systems’s Voyage Management System (VMS) offers voyage management, scheduling, chartering, operations, and financial capabilities to shipping companies worldwide, in order to help ship owners streamline their operations, improve their efficiency and reduce cost.
Founding Date: 2001
HQ: Bergen, Norway
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: AHOY
URL: https://www.ahoyclub.com/
Description: AHOY is a mobile app for yacht chartering, connecting yacht owners with potential renters for easy booking and management.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Shipamax
URL: https://www.shipamax.com/
Description: Delivers a cloud-based platform that automates document processing and data extraction for the shipping industry.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: CargoX
URL: https://cargox.io/
Description: Delivers a blockchain-based platform for transferring shipping documents securely and quickly.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Inmarsat
URL: https://www.inmarsat.com/
Description: Provides global satellite communication services for the maritime industry, ensuring connectivity and safety at sea.
Founding Date: 1979
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Sedna
URL: https://sedna.com/
Description: Sedna is a communication and collaboration platform for shipping teams, streamlining workflows and improving productivity.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Vancouver, Canada
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: VesselMan
URL: https://vesselman.com/
Description: VesselMan offers a cloud-based software solution for the management of technical projects in the shipping industry.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Oslo, Norway
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Klaveness Digital
URL: https://www.klavenessdigital.com/
Description: Klaveness Digital offers a cloud-based digital platform for streamlining dry bulk shipping operations and communications.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Oslo, Norway
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Shipznet
URL: https://www.shipz.net/
Description: Shipznet provides a near-shore mobile broadband service for vessels to improve communication and internet access at sea.
Founding Date: 2013
HQ: Hamburg, Germany
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Loginno
URL: https://www.loginno.com/
Description: Develops smart shipping containers with IoT devices for real-time monitoring, asset tracking, and cargo protection.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: F-drones
URL: https://f-drones.com/
Description: F-drones is developing autonomous drones for maritime logistics applications.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Singapore
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: awake.ai
URL: https://www.awake.ai/
Description: Delivers a collaborative AI platform for maritime stakeholders, enabling real-time information sharing and decision making.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Turku, Finland
Category: Port Management

Name: Oceanbolt
URL: https://www.oceanbolt.com/
Description: Develops a real-time data platform for the dry bulk shipping industry, offering insights on market trends and trade flows using AIS and various proprietry tracking methodologies.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Oslo, Norway
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: Spire Global
URL: https://www.spire.com/
Description: Delivers maritime data and analytics using satellite technology, providing insights for shipping and logistics optimization through analysis of AIS, soil moisture, weather tracking and more.
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: OilX
URL: https://oilx.co/
Description: OilX is an AI-powered analytics platform that provides real-time insights and forecasts on the global oil market.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: Marine Benchmark
URL: https://marinebenchmark.com/
Description: Marine Benchmark provides data analytics and decision support tools for the maritime industry.
Founding Date: 2013
HQ: Gothenburg, Sweden
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: Shipfix
URL: https://shipfix.com/
Description: Shipfix offers a data-driven platform for dry bulk and tanker shipping, including market insights and communication tools.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: i4sea
URL: https://www.i4sea.com/
Description: i4sea provides data-driven solutions for weather monitoring, vessel performance, and voyage optimization in shipping.
Founding Date: 2010
HQ: Salvador, Brazil
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: Navarik
URL: https://navarik.com/
Description: Navarik offers shipping operations and data management solutions for the maritime industry.
Founding Date: 2000
HQ: Vancouver, Canada
Category: Procurement

Name: OrbitMI
URL: https://www.orbitmi.com/
Description: OrbitMI offers a cloud based platform ‘Orbit’ which is a maritime intelligence platform for data-driven decision-making in the shipping industry.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: New York, USA
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: IntelliTide
URL: https://www.intellitide.com/
Description: IntelliTide offers maritime supply chain intelligence solutions for shipping and logistics companies.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Charlotte, NC, USA
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: StormGeo
URL: https://www.stormgeo.com/
Description: StormGeo provides weather intelligence and decision support services for the shipping industry.
Founding Date: 1997
HQ: Bergen, Norway
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: Maritime Optima
URL: https://www.maritimeoptima.com/
Description: Maritime Optima offers a collaborative digital platform for maritime professionals to optimize decision-making and operations.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Oslo, Norway
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: Windward
URL: https://windward.ai/
Description: A maritime AI company offering a platform that uses AI and big data to optimize decision making processes related to safety, security, finance, business, and the supply chain.
Founding Date: 2010
HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: CyberOwl
URL: https://www.cyberowl.io/
Description: Delivers cybersecurity solutions for the maritime industry, providing early detection and response to cyber threats.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: SafeTrx
URL: https://www.safetrxapp.com/
Description: Develops a suite of safety applications including vessel monitoring solutions for search and rescue organizations.
Founding Date: 2011
HQ: Dublin, Ireland
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: Prevention at Sea
URL: https://preventionatsea.com/
Description: Prevention at Sea provides maritime safety, risk management, and regulatory compliance services and solutions.
Founding Date: 2013
HQ: Limassol, Cyprus
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: Compassair
URL: https://mycompassair.com/
Description: Compassair provides software solutions for chartering, operations, and risk management in the shipping industry.
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Concirrus
URL: https://www.concirrus.com/
Description: Concirrus offers an AI-driven marine and motor insurance analytics platform called Quest.
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: CleanSea Solutions
URL: https://www.cleanseasolutions.no/
Description: CleanSea Solutions develops eco-friendly solutions for reducing marine pollution, such as oil spill response and clean-up, including autonomous marine litter clearing solutions.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Stockholm, Sweden
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: Daniamant
URL: https://www.daniamant.com/
Description: Daniamant specializes in manufacturing safety equipment for the maritime industry, including lights and beacons.
Founding Date: 1980
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: Oceanis
URL: https://oceanis.io/
Description: Provides a platform for ship owners to source financing from a wide range of financiers.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Hamburg, Germany
Category: Financing

Name: eShipfinance.com
URL: https://eshipfinance.com/
Description: eShipfinance.com is a digital platform that connects shipowners and investors for ship financing opportunities.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Limassol, Cyprus
Category: Financing

Name: SeaMiles
URL: https://www.seasmiles.com/en/
Description: SeaMiles is a loyalty and rewards platform for the maritime and shipping industry.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Athens, Greece
Category: Financing

Name: Fishtail AI
URL: https://fishtail.ai/
Description: Fishtail AI is a maritime startup that provides solutions to global traders, forwarders, and embedded finance products.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Oslo, Norway
Category: Financing

Name: Nautilus Labs
URL: https://www.nautiluslabs.co/
Description: Offers a cloud-based data platform that provides ship owners and operators with insights to optimize fleet performance and improve voyage efficiency and reduce emissions.
Founding Date: 2013
HQ: New York, NY, USA
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Sinay
URL: https://www.sinay.ai/
Description: Sinay is a maritime startup that provides a Digital Maritime Platform to enhance port competitiveness through improved efficiency and increased sustainability. The platform is composed of a Hub of maritime modules that gathers, analyzes, and monitors complex maritime data on one platform.
Founding Date: 2010
HQ: Caen, France
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: VesselBot
URL: https://www.vesselbot.com/
Description: VesselBot offers accurate measurements of CO2 transportation emissions data for all modes of transportation (Vessels, Trucks & Airplanes)
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Athens, Greece
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Navatom Ship
URL: https://navatom.com/
Description: Navatom provides a cloud-based ship management software for the maritime industry, streamlining processes and data management.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Istanbul, Turkey
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Shipsoul
URL: http://www.shipsoul.de/
Description: Shipsoul is a maritime startup specializing in the logistics of ship spares. They provide quick deliveries to ports to enable faster repairs and reduce costs of idle ships.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Singapore
Category: Procurement

Name: Nautix
URL: https://nautixtech.com/
Description: Nautix offers a platform for vessel performance management, optimizing efficiency through data analytics and AI.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: VesOps
URL: https://vesops.dk/
Description: Provides online access to vessel operational data and analyses through a web interface. The platform enables users to connect to vessel sensors and make informed decisions to optimize fleet operations.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Singapore
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Onboard
URL: https://onboard-platform.com/
Description: Onboard develops IoT solutions for the maritime industry, enabling real-time monitoring of ship systems and predictive maintenance.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: RadiantFleet
URL: https://radiantfleet.com/
Description: RadiantFleet’s RadiantFleet Cloud aims to relieve shipping professionals of administrative processes, by offering solutions to business functions such as Crewing, Payroll, Crew Portal, Procurement, Maintenance and Transshipment operations to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: Limassol, Cyprus
Category: Recruitment & Crew Management

Name: Marfle
URL: https://www.marfle.com/
Description: Marfle is a maritime startup that provides analytics services to help customers gain insight into their marine fleet operations. Through data collectors installed onboard, Marfle collects and records fleet usage and presents it in a cloud application.
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Helsinki, Finland
Category: Centralised Analytics

Name: Helm Operations
URL: https://www.helmoperations.com/
Description: Helm Operations offers a maritime operations platform for workboat fleet management, maintenance, and compliance.
Founding Date: 1999
HQ: Victoria, BC, Canada
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Boatrax
URL: https://www.boatrax.com/
Description: Boatrax offers IoT devices and an analytics platform to monitor and optimize boat performance and maintenance. The through technology, you can monitor a vessel’s exact location, speed, and heading every 10 seconds, as well as remotely detect if a vessel has run aground.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Miami, FL, USA
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Enqlare
URL: https://www.enqlare.com/
Description: Provides an AI-powered platform for maritime route optimization, reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Oslo, Norway
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: SeaRoutes
URL: https://www.searoutes.com/
Description: SeaRoutes is a maritime startup that provides solutions to help reduce carbon emissions in freight transportation. Through their API-first approach, they empower users to build the tools they need for a more efficient supply chain. Their services include a CO2 emissions calculator, route comparison and selection, inland routing, and more.
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Hamburg, Germany
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Tidetech
URL: https://www.tidetechmarinedata.com/
Description: Provides high-resolution oceanographic data and weather forecasts for the maritime industry to optimize routing and fuel efficiency.
Founding Date: 2008
HQ: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: ZeroNorth
URL: https://www.zeronorth.com/
Description: Offers a platform that uses data to optimize vessel performance, reducing emissions and fuel consumption.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: We4Sea
URL: https://www.we4sea.com/
Description: Develops a digital twin platform that monitors and optimizes fuel consumption and emissions for ships.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Delft, Netherlands
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Alpha Ori Technologies
URL: https://www.alphaori.sg/
Description: Alpha Ori Technologies is a maritime startup that provides digital solutions to the maritime industry. Their SMARTShip™ and SMARTVoyager platforms are designed to help companies reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions, while also providing real-time visibility of their entire fleet.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Singapore
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: BunkerMetric
URL: https://bunkermetric.com/
Description: BunkerMetric is a maritime startup that assists operators and bunker buyers in finding the best bunker purchasing plan and improving voyage margins. It uses vessel-related data, bunker prices, port details, sailing distances and rules, and Emission Control Zones requirements to generate an actionable bunker strategy for each vessel.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
Category: Procurement

Name: Navisense
URL: https://navisense.de/
Description: Provides cloud-based AIS tracking software for harbour towage and other workboat operators. The software is designed to detect events such as tugboat and pilot vessel arrivals, bunker barge activities, and mooring or unmooring events at berth or terminal level.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Bergen, Norway
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Vessel Performance Solutions
URL: http://vpsolutions.dk/
Description: VPS provides software solutions to optimize the performance of ships, focusing on energy efficiency and emissions reduction.
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Lyngby, Denmark
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Smart Vessel Optimiser
URL: https://smartvesseloptimizer.com/
Description: SmartVessel Optimiser provides real-time performance monitoring and optimization solutions for vessel monitoring.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Singapore
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Syndeseas
URL: https://syndeseas.com/
Description: Syndeseas offers a digital platform for monitoring, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions in shipping.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Limassol, Cyprus
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Marine Digital
URL: https://marine-digital.com/
Description: Marine Digital develops AI-driven solutions for fuel optimization, vessel tracking, and logistics management in shipping.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Lübeck, Germany
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Siglar Carbon
URL: https://siglarcarbon.com/
Description: Siglar Carbon offers a platform for shipping companies to monitor, report, and reduce their carbon emissions.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Oslo, Norway
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Lean Marine
URL: https://leanmarine.com/
Description: Lean Marine offers fuel-saving solutions and vessel performance optimization through automation and analytics.
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: Gothenburg, Sweden
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: ScanReach
URL: https://scanreach.com/
Description: ScanReach offers wireless IoT solutions for crew safety, asset performance, and energy optimization in the maritime industry.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Bergen, Norway
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Optimum Voyage
URL: https://www.optimumvoyage.com/
Description: Optimum Voyage offers a platform for voyage planning, weather routing, and fuel optimization in the maritime industry.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: Clearvoyage
URL: https://clearvoyage.com/
Description: Clearvoyage is a maritime startup that provides a comprehensive suite of services for the maritime industry. It offers voyage estimation, claims processing, scheduling, estimate vs actual comparison, flexible invoicing, cumulative statements, performance monitoring, and cashflow reporting for both voyage chartering and time chartering.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Aquaplot
URL: https://aquaplot.com/
Description: Offers a range of solutions, from basic services such as distance tables and vessel tracking to voyage estimation, vessel management, and more
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Oceanroute
URL: https://oceanroute.com/
Description: Oceanroute is a platform for shipping route planning and optimization, focusing on fuel efficiency and emissions reduction.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Singapore
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Signol
URL: https://signol.io/
Description: Signol offers a behavioral science-based solution for improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions in the maritime industry.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Marorka
URL: https://www.marorka.com/
Description: Marorka offers energy management solutions for shipping, focusing on fuel efficiency and emissions reduction.
Founding Date: 2002
HQ: Reykjavik, Iceland
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Ladar Ltd
URL: https://www.ladar.co.uk/
Description: Ladar Ltd develops a remote laser-based system for real-time, AI-assististed surveillance to reduce collisions with submerged objects, ships and detect plastics in the ocean
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: Green Sea Guard
URL: https://greenseaguard.com/
Description: Provides and installs equipment to monitor ship emissions, gathers emissions data by telemetry, and provides advanced analysis of that data.
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Utrecht, Netherlands
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: SmartShip
URL: https://www.smart-ship.eu/
Description: Develops force-feedback control levers for the maritime industry. Their levers are designed to bridge the gap in information transfer, allowing for a more sustainable maritime future with regard to people, equipment, and the environment. For example, they can help operators by using feedback to direct them to the optimum use of throttle for reduction of emissions or fuel efficiency.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Limassol, Cyprus
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: FUELTRAX
URL: https://fueltrax.com/
Description: FUELTRAX offers a real-time marine fuel management system to optimize fuel consumption, minimize emissions, and improve vessel efficiency.
Founding Date: 2004
HQ: Houston, TX, USA
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: SailRouter
URL: https://www.sailrouter.com/
Description: Provides an optimal route calculation based on user-defined parameters, such as arrival time range/average daily speed, main engine power range, and maximum waves/safety. It also gathers data during navigation and analyses it to learn about ship characteristics and improve ship hydrodynamics.
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Zagreb, Croatia
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Breeze Technologies
URL: https://www.breeze-technologies.de/
Description: Specializes in air quality sensors, data, and analytics. Their small-scale air quality sensors measure common pollutants like carbon and nitrogen oxides, ozone, and particulate matter. Their competitive price point allows for new applications such as smart air quality management in office buildings as well as in smaller maritime operations.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Hamburg, Germany
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Hydroniq
URL: https://www.hydroniq.no/
Description: Hydroniq develops energy-efficient marine cooling systems to improve vessel performance and reduce emissions.
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: Aalesund, Norway
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Carbon One
URL: https://www.carbon.one/
Description: Carbon One is a maritime startup that is developing an ultra-efficient catalysis to mass-produce green methanol.
Founding Date: 2022
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: DockTech
URL: https://www.docktech.net/
Description: Provides an platform for water depth monitoring, including sedimentation/erosion detection & prediction, helping ports and terminals optimize operations.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Delft, Netherlands
Category: Mapping of Sea

Name: Ocean Infinity
URL: https://www.oceaninfinity.com/
Description: Ocean Infinity uses autonomous underwater vehicles and data analytics for seabed exploration services.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Houston, TX, USA
Category: Mapping of Sea

Name: Orca AI
URL: https://www.orca-ai.io/
Description: Develops AI-powered navigation and collision avoidance systems for ships, improving safety and efficiency at sea especially in low visibility conditions.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: GreenSea Systems
URL: https://www.greenseasystems.com/
Description: Provides an autonomous vessel control system that integrates with existing ship systems to enable remote or autonomous operation.
Founding Date: 2013
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: Wärtsilä
URL: https://www.wartsila.com/voyage
Description: Develops integrated solutions for the maritime industry, including navigation, simulation, and communication systems.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Helsinki, Finland
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: Sea Machines Robotics
URL: https://www.sea-machines.com/
Description: Creates autonomous control and perception systems for marine vessels, enhancing safety and efficiency.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Boston, MA, USA
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: Bedrock Ocean Exploration
URL: https://www.bedrockocean.com/
Description: Collects seafloor data with a focus on high safety, minimal environmental impact, and minimal infrastructure damage.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: New York, NY, USA
Category: Mapping of Sea

Name: Seabo
URL: https://seabo.com/
Description: Seabo is a maritime startup that provides an all-in-one, centralised data platform to help businesses in the maritime sector make better decisions.
Founding Date: 2021
HQ: Stockholm, Sweden
Category: Centralised Analytics

Name: Zero44
URL: https://zero44.eu
Description: Zero44 develops autonomous and zero-emission vessel technologies for the maritime industry.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Helsinki, Finland
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: Seametrix
URL: https://seametrix.net/
Description: Seametrix is a platform for voyage estimation, chartering, and performance analysis in the shipping industry.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Limassol, Cyprus
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: ChartWorld
URL: https://www.chartworld.com/
Description: ChartWorld offers digital navigation solutions, such as electronic charts and route planning tools.
Founding Date: 2002
HQ: Hamburg, Germany
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: exactEarth
URL: https://www.exactearth.com/
Description: exactEarth provides satellite AIS data services for vessel tracking and maritime situational awareness.
Founding Date: 2009
HQ: Cambridge, ON, Canada
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: DeepSea Technologies
URL: https://www.deepsea.ai/
Description: Provides performance routing solutions to help fleets reduce their carbon emissions and fuel costs.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Athens, Greece
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Harbor Lab
URL: https://www.harborlab.com/
Description: The first e-Disbursements accounts analysis software that automatically calculates and evaluates port expenses against real-time port tariffs, optimizing the Port Cost Management process.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Athens, Greece
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: Marine Fields
URL: http://www.marine-fields.com/
Description: Marine Fields offers a data-sharing platform for streamlining maritime operations and enhancing port and terminal efficiency.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Limassol, Cyprus
Category: Port Management

Name: WinguSuite
URL: https://wingusuite.com/
Description: Wingu develops software solutions for port management, optimizing operations and logistics.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Category: Port Management

Name: Dockwa
URL: https://dockwa.com/
Description: Dockwa is a marina management software and reservation platform for boaters and marinas.
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Newport, RI, USA
Category: Port Management

Name: Bulugo
URL: https://bulugo.com/
Description: Bulugo is a digital marketplace for maritime procurement, focusing on fuel, lubricants, and other marine products.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Procurement

Name: Closelink
URL: https://closelink.com/
Description: Closelink is a digital procurement platform tailored to the sourcing of marine lubricants and bunker fuels. Closelink helps maritime shipping companies to save money, increase supply resilience and reduce manual effort through data aggregation and process automation.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Hamburg, Germany
Category: Procurement

Name: BunkerTrace
URL: https://bunkertrace.co/
Description: BunkerTrace provides a blockchain-based solution for tracking and verifying marine fuel supply chain integrity.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Category: Procurement

Name: Bunker-ex
URL: https://www.bunker-ex.com/
Description: Bunkderex offers an AI-driven platform for maritime fuel procurement, pricing analysis, and risk management.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Singapore
Category: Procurement

Name: Nereus Digital Bunkers
URL: https://www.nereus.tech/
Description: Nereus Digital Bunkers is a Greek company in the digital shipping industry that offers an end-to-end centralized software solution, NEREUS. The NEREUS platform increases the transparency and visibility of marine fuel purchasing, using historical data, current market prices, and post-fixture tools.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Piraeus, Greece
Category: Procurement

Name: Shipergy
URL: https://shipergy.com/
Description: Provides cost-effective procurement of marine energy.
Founding Date: 2022
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Procurement

Name: Kinnetik Solutions
URL: https://kinnetiksolutions.com/
Description: Kinnetik Solutions provides a B2B e-commerce platform for the maritime industry, streamlining procurement processes.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Oslo, Norway
Category: Procurement

Name: RINACube
URL: https://www.rina.org/en/services/rinacube
Description: RINACube develops maritime digital solutions for ship management, including procurement, crewing, and maintenance.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Limassol, Cyprus
Category: Procurement

Name: Seafair
URL: https://www.seafair.io/
Description: Seafair is a digital platform that connects shipping companies with seafarers, streamlining the recruitment process.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: New York, NY, USA
Category: Recruitment & Crew Management

Name: Tilla
URL: https://www.tilla.tech/
Description: Provides a solution for planning, collaborating, and optimizing crew change operations.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Antwerp, Belgium
Category: Recruitment & Crew Management

Name: Scoutbase
URL: https://scoutbase.com/
Description: Scoutbase offers a feedback driven platform for improving safety, wellbeing, and performance in the maritime industry.

Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
Category: Recruitment & Crew Management

Name: Workrest
URL: https://workrest.co/
Description: Workrest offers a crew management platform that helps shipping companies ensure compliance with rest hours regulations.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Recruitment & Crew Management

Name: Vessel Join
URL: https://vesseljoin.com/
Description: A community for the maritime ecosystem, helping companies and seafarers connect
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Recruitment & Crew Management

Name: Tero Marine
URL: https://www.teromarine.com/
Description: Pprovides intelligent, data-driven workflows and insights to maximize the efficient management of fleets. Through its cloud-based solutions, Tero Marine helps maritime professionals reduce operational expenses and strengthen performance, witht heir lead product providing a platform for personnel at sea and ashore.
Founding Date: 1986
HQ: Bergen, Norway
Category: Recruitment & Crew Management

Name: MM-SEAS
URL: https://www.mmseas.com/
Description: MM-SEAS is a maritime startup that offers a range of services to help individuals obtain and renew their U.S. Coast Guard licenses. Their services include free checklists and guidance to help users navigate the application process, as well as optional paid services that provide expert help and full application support.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
Category: Recruitment & Crew Management

Name: HullWiper
URL: https://www.hullwiper.co/
Description: Offers eco-friendly, diver free, hull cleaning solutions for ships with adjustable high pressure water jets, minimizing fuel consumption and reducing the risk of invasive species.
Founding Date: 2013
HQ: Dubai, UAE
Category: Ship Maintenance

Name: 90 Poe
URL: https://www.90poe.io/
Description: 90 Poe’s OpenOcean Studio is a cloud-based, all-in-one maritime platform including crew management, voyage planning, and safety management, with data-driven insights and digital twin technology. OpenOcean Studio empowers shipping companies to optimise operations, streamline compliance with emissions regulations, and enhance sustainability.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Trusteddocks.com
URL: https://trusteddocks.com/
Description: Trusteddocks.com is an online marketplace connecting shipowners with shipyards for repair, maintenance, and services.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Hamburg, Germany
Category: Ship Maintenance

Name: Kaiko Systems
URL: https://kaikosystems.com/
Description: Kaiko Systems is a maritime operational intelligence company, the platform is utilised during manual operational checks to identify errors in input and processes that data to prevent incidents, increase operational efficiency, and reduce maintenance costs through predictive maintenance methodologies.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Category: Ship Maintenance

Name: EcoSubsea
URL: https://www.ecosubsea.com/
Description: EcoSubsea develops an innovative underwater hull cleaning technology to improve vessel efficiency and reduce emissions.
Founding Date: 2008
HQ: Ølen, Norway
Category: Ship Maintenance

Name: Akselos
URL: https://www.akselos.com/
Description: Akselos offers a digital twin technology for predictive maintenance and optimization of offshore structures and vessels.
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: Lausanne, Switzerland
Category: Ship Maintenance

Name: Marinspector
URL: https://marinspector.com/
Description: Offers underwater inspection and surveying services, including real-time high-quality photo shoot, annotation and marking tools.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Aberdeen, Scotland
Category: Ship Maintenance

Name: C-leanship
URL: https://www.c-leanship.com/
Description: C-leanship provides hull cleaning and inspection services with remotely operated vehicles to improve vessel performance and reduce emissions.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
Category: Ship Maintenance

Name: SkySails Marine Performance
URL: https://www.skysails-marine.com/
Description: Specializes in wind-assisted ship propulsion systems based on kites.
Founding Date: 2001
HQ: Hamburg, Germany
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Spinergie
URL: https://spinergie.com/
Description: Spinergie develops a maritime platform specialising in emission reduction, vessel performance and operation optimization.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: T G M Marine
URL: https://topglorymarine.de/team/
Description: T G M Marine offers innovative marine engineering services and solutions for vessel design, construction, and maintenance.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Mesh
URL: https://www.mesh-online.com/
Description: Mesh provides a decentralized communication network for the maritime industry, enabling secure and efficient data exchange.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: MPS
URL: https://www.marineperformancesystems.com/
Description: MPS (Marine Performance Systems) develops a hull covering product for cargo ships to reduce fuel consumption.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Delft, Netherlands
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Havyard
URL: https://www.havyard.com/
Description: Havyard develops ship designs, ship equipment, and maritime technology solutions.
Founding Date: 2000
HQ: Fosnavåg, Norway
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Zycraft
URL: https://www.zycraft.com/
Description: Zycraft offers a range of innovative unmanned surface vessels designed for maritime security and surveillance missions.
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: Singapore
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: HonuWorx
URL: https://honu-x.com/
Description: Develops technology to reduce the costs and environmental impact of deploying and operating robotic systems offshore.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Austin, TX, USA
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Eco Marine Power
URL: https://www.ecomarinepower.com/en/
Description: Specializes in developing and supplying low and zero emission eco-friendly power and sail assisted propulsion solutions for a wide range of vessels.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Fukuoka, Japan
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Neoline
URL: https://www.neoline.eu/
Description: Neoline develops modern sail cargo ships to reduce emissions and fuel consumption in the shipping industry.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Nantes, France
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: VARD
URL: https://www.vard.com/
Description: VARD designs and constructs specialized offshore and subsea vessels for the global maritime industry.
Founding Date: 1987
HQ: Ålesund, Norway
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering\

Name: Learn Marine
URL: http://learnmarine.com/
Description: An education platform for the maritime industry.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Singapore
Category: Training & Education

Name: Seably
URL: https://seably.com/
Description: Seably is an e-learning platform for the maritime industry, offering training courses and certification programs.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Gothenburg, Sweden
Category: Training & Education

Name: Aprendio
URL: https://www.aprendio.io/
Description: Develops scalable learning experiences, tailored academies for corporates and workforce to the green transition.
Founding Date: 2022
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
Category: Training & Education

Name: Echogen Power Systems
URL: https://www.echogen.com/
Description: Echogen Power Systems develops waste heat recovery systems for various industries including the maritime sector, improving energy efficiency and sustainability.
Founding Date: 2007
HQ: Akron, OH, USA
Category: Terminal Operations

Name: Everimpact
URL: https://www.everimpact.com/
Description: Provides a platform for measuring area-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sequestration in real time. The platform combines satellite and ground data to identify GHG reduction opportunities and help customers achieve their climate goals.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Paris, France
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Ankaa Marine
URL: https://www.ankaamarine.com/
Description: A digital recruitment, community and post-employment solution for the maritime industry. It provides a cloud-based platform for both crew members and ship owners, where crew members can network, upload credentials and documents and ship owners can search for, reach out to and ultimately recruit crew members through an optimised crew recruitment and management platform.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Glasgow, Scotland
Category: Recruitment & Crew Management

Name: GullsEye
URL: https://www.gullseye.com/
Description: Develops and provides maritime and port monitoring solutions
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: TBA Group
URL: https://tba.group/
Description: Delivers terminal operating systems and software for bulk and multi-cargo ports
Founding Date: 2006
HQ: Swansea, United Kingdom
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: ContPark
URL: https://www.contpark.com/
Description: Provides terminal operating systems for container terminals
Founding Date: 2008
HQ: Istanbul, Turkey
Category: Terminal Operations

Name: HiLo
URL: https://www.hilomrm.com/
Description: Maritime risk management platform
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: United Kingdom
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: Loggino
URL: https://loginno.com/
Description: Loginno is a maritime startup that specializes in transforming shipping containers into real-time IoT connected assets. Through a one-time conversion, Loginno enables shipping companies to extract real-time data from their container fleets, unlocking countless logistics benefits and cost saving advantages.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut, Israel
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: SHIPX
URL: https://shipx.in/
Description: Digital freight forwarding platform
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Mumbai, India
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: Portcall
URL: http://portcall.com/
Description: Provides cloud-based subscription services to simplify vessel scheduling, notifications, and billing for ports, pilots, and agents. The company’s services are designed to increase efficiency and save time and money for port operations.
Founding Date: 2013
HQ: Antwerp, Belgium
Category: Port Management

Name: Hawkeye 360
URL: https://www.he360.com/
Description: Space-based radio frequency data and analytics for tracking ships who are evading detection.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Herndon, VA, USA
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: VCargo Cloud
URL: https://www.vcargocloud.com/
Description: VCargo Cloud is a maritime startup that provides a cloud-based platform for managing cargo and logistics operations. The platform enables users to track and manage their cargo shipments, optimize their supply chain, and gain insights into their operations.
Founding Date: 2013
HQ: Singapore
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Xetal
URL: https://www.xetal.eu/
Description: Human presence and movement tracking solutions for safety and compliance.
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Belgium
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: Fostech
URL: http://www.fostech.no/
Description: Virtual Reality Heads-up display for maritime maintenance.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Norway
Category: Ship Maintenance

Name: ioCurrents
URL: https://www.iocurrents.com/
Description: Data analytics for predictive maintenance in the maritime industry, in order to identify failures before they occur or extend the period between maintenance.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Seattle, WA, USA
Category: Ship Maintenance

Name: RIMS BV
URL: https://www.rims-bv.com/
Description: Drone-based inspection services for the maritime industry
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: The Netherlands
Category: Ship Maintenance

Name: ShipsKart’s
URL: https://www.shipskart.com/
Description: E-commerce procurement platform for the maritime industry specialising in parts and stores.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Singapore
Category: Procurement

Name: C Teleport
URL: https://www.cteleport.com/
Description: Automated air travel booking platform for the maritime industry
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Category: Recruitment & Crew Management

Name: Opensea.Pro
URL: https://opensea.pro/
Description: Marine procurement platform
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Athens, Greece
Category: Procurement

Name: Kontainers
URL: https://www.kontainers.com/
Description: Digital freight execution platform, a white-labelled Flexport.
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Newcastle, United Kingdom
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: Tradeteq
URL: https://www.tradeteq.com/
Description: Trade finance distribution platform, which can be used to help raise funds for ship owners.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Financing

Name: Geollect
URL: https://www.geollect.com/
Description: Geollect is a maritime startup that provides geospatial intelligence services to a network of global clients in the defence, maritime insurance and cruise industries. Their products and services enable organisations to anticipate and react quickly to global issues, such as weather, health, geopolitical, civil disturbance, or criminal activity.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: United Kingdom
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: Parsyl
URL: https://www.parsyl.com/
Description: Provides a connected device to measure the enviornment within packages
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Denver, CO, USA
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: Insurwave
URL: https://insurwave.com/
Description: SaaS marine insurance platform
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Financing

Name: Wavefoil
URL: https://wavefoil.com/
Description: Retractable bow foils for fuel-efficient maritime transportation
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Norway
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Magnuss
URL: https://magnuss.com/
Description: Wind-assisted propulsion technology for ships
Founding Date: 2010
HQ: New York, NY, USA
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Norsepower
URL: https://www.norsepower.com/
Description: Build modernised flettner rotors for improving fuel effiiency of ships. The Rotor Sail technology is based on the Magnus effect.
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: Helsinki, Finland
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Vento Maritime
URL: https://ventomaritime.dk/
Description: Weather routing and performance optimization for the maritime industry
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Denmark
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: Avikus
URL: https://avikus.ai/
Description: Specializes in developing autonomous navigation solutions.
Founding Date: 2021
HQ: South Korea
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: Bearing.ai
URL: https://bearing.ai/
Description: Creates AI-enabled products for predicting fuel consumption and vessel performance to reduce emissions and conform with regulations.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Palo Alto, CA, USA
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Chord X
URL: https://chordx.co/
Description: Combines AI and cloud computing for reducing CO2 emissions and Fuel/Emissions reporting
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Singapore
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Delta Corp Shipping
URL: https://www.wearedelta.com/
Description: An asset light, full service ship management services company in the maritime industry
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Singapore
Category: Financing

Name: e1 Marine
URL: https://www.e1marine.com/
Description: Hydrogen power for the marine sector, specialising in methanol to hydrogen generation.
Founding Date: 2021
HQ: Bend, OR, USA
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: eConowind
URL: https://econowind.nl/
Description: Wind-assisted ship propulsion
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Groningen, Netherlands
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Fleetzero
URL: https://fleetzero.com/
Description: Building a fleet of electric ships powered by their Fleetzero Marine Battery System
Founding Date: 2021
HQ: Auburn, Alabama, USA
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Forto
URL: https://forto.com/
Description: Digital, asset-free freight service provider aiming to create the best freight-forwarding experience for customers.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: Four Kites
URL: https://www.fourkites.com/
Description: Predictive supply chain platform delivering real-time visibility and ETAs.
Founding Date: 2013
HQ: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: Fuel Trust
URL: https://fueltrust.io/
Description: Blockchain-based bunker supply chain insights platform, tracking fuel source and supply chain to reduce risk and increase compliance.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Dickinson, Texas, USA
Category: Procurement

Name: Groke Technologies
URL: https://www.groke-tech.com/
Description: Finnish startup specializing in developing autonomous vessel systems to enhance safety and alleviate the workload on ship crews.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Finland
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: HydroSurv
URL: https://www.hydro-surv.com/
Description: Creates unmanned surface vessels for the collection of hydrographic, geophysical, and environmental data.
Founding Date: 2011
HQ: Exeter, United Kingdom
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: iO3 Pte Ltd
URL: https://io3.sg/
Description: Offers an integrated communication management platform, combining IoT and built-in cybersecurity.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Singapore, Singapore
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Massterly
URL: https://www.massterly.com/
Description: A fully autonomous marine shipping company featuring land-based control centers to monitor and operate autonomous ships.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Norway
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Name: MO4
URL: https://mo4.online/
Description: Improves vessel workability forecasts for offshore operations to enhance safety, reduce CO2 emissions, increase workability, and optimize project performance.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: Northern Lights
URL: https://norlights.com/
Description: Northern Lights is creating the first open-source infrastructure for transporting and storing CO2, offering carbon storage as a service to help industrial emitters reduce emissions.
Founding Date: 2021
HQ: Norway
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Seagull
URL: https://oceantg.com/
Description: The company is a provider of risk management, protective services, and crisis response. Now owned by Ocean Technologies Group.
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Horten, Norway
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: Compas
URL: https://oceantg.com/compas/
Description: Crew Management System owned by Ocean Technology Group
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: Horten, Norway
Category: Recruitment & Crew Management

Name: MaritimeOne
URL: https://www.maritimeone.sg/home
Description: A Singapore specific recruitment and careers platform for the maritime industry
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Singapore, Singapore
Category: Recruitment & Crew Management

Name: PowerX
URL: https://power-x.jp/en/
Description: Developing a battery system that can be used on electric ships
Founding Date: 2021
HQ: Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Project44
URL: https://www.project44.com/
Description: A platform for managing supply chains that allows shippers, carriers, and logistics professionals to monitor in-transit goods through visibility, workflow, and insights.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Chicago, IL, USA of America
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: Seaber
URL: https://seaber.io/
Description: Digitizes planning, monitoring, and data sharing between ship owners, charterers, port agents, brokers, and other stakeholders to boost operational efficiency.
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Espoo, Finland
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: ShipIn Systems
URL: https://shipin.ai/
Description: Delivers real-time fleet monitoring, maximizes vessel utilization, and improves safety and compliance on board.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Newton, MA, USA
Category: Fleet Management

Name: SOL-X
URL: https://www.sol-x.co/
Description: SOL-X is a maritime startup that provides industrial safety solutions to keep workers safe. As part of a Safety Management System, SOL-X improves workplace safety and compliance outcomes, enhances operational excellence, and raises worker wellbeing standards.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Singapore, Singapore
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: TechBinder
URL: https://techbinder.nl/
Description: Smart Vessel Optimizer is a solution for vessel owners and operators that are looking to optimize their operations, save costs, and increase efficiency. The solution provides insights into vessel performance and maintenance, allowing owners and operators to make data-driven decisions and take proactive actions to optimize their operations and mitigate risk.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Nieuwegein, NL
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: TradeLens
URL: https://www.tradelens.com/
Description: Blockchain-enabled solution for container freight stakeholders to manage documents and shipment tracking.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Jersey City, New Jersey
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Videosoft
URL: https://www.videosoftglobal.com/
Description: Provides software and hardware solutions for low bandwidth video streaming applications within sectors including the maritime industry
Founding Date: 2020
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Voyager Portal
URL: https://voyagerportal.com/
Description: Provides bulk charterers with a platform to reduce cost, risk, and complexity on their voyages.
Founding Date: 2018
HQ: Houston, Texas, USA
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: BASS
URL: https://www.bassnet.no/
Description: Provides fleet management software for ship owners and managers
Founding Date: 1997
HQ: Norway
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: CargoSense
URL: https://www.cargosense.com/
Description: Provides IoT based cargo monitoring for organizations with complex supply chains
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: Reston, VA, USA
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: Danelec Marine
URL: https://www.danelec-marine.com/
Description: Develops data collection systems for ship owners to simplify data capture and sharing through iOT infrastructure solutions.
Founding Date: 2003
HQ: Denmark
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: FrontM
URL: https://frontm.com/
Description: Connects and engages people when they’re unconnected and digitally isolated, such as passengers on airplanes and seafarers on ships
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: GSTS (Global Spatial Technology Solutions)
URL: https://www.gsts.ca/
Description: A company creates AI decision tools for the global maritime industry including an AI prediction system for identifying maritime risks, including vessel collisions, grounding, and illegal activities like fishing and smuggling.
Founding Date: 2005
HQ: Dartmouth, Canada
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: Marpoint
URL: https://www.marpoint.gr/
Description: A maritime IT company offers ready-to-use solutions for the maritime industry, such as a network management suite for ship-to-shore and remote communications needs, utilizing satellite, 3G, and WiFi networks to provide marine satellite internet services.
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: Marousi, Athens
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Pole Star
URL: https://www.polestarglobal.com/
Description: Provides ship-centric tracking, monitoring, compliance, and risk management services to the shipping and offshore.
Founding Date: 1998
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: Saildrone
URL: https://www.saildrone.com/
Description: Designs and manufactures wind and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles for ocean data collection
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: Alameda, California, USA
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: StratumFive Limited
URL: https://www.stratumfive.com/
Description: Provides a digital platform for commercial ship operations. Their Podium5 platform combines voyage monitoring, regulatory compliance, performance analytics, and fleet optimization into one platform. The platform enables ship operators to access all relevant data sources through a single login.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Centralised Analytics

Name: Traxens
URL: https://www.traxens.com/
Description: Develops smart container IoT devices that provide precise and timely information on containers and container transport
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: Marseille, France
Category: Cargo Management & Container Monitoring

Name: Turvo
URL: https://turvo.com/
Description: Provides communication and analytics solutions for freight brokers, 3PLs, shippers, and carriers, which incorporates communication with centralised analytics.
Founding Date: 2014
HQ: Sunnyvale, California, USA
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Unseenlabs
URL: https://unseenlabs.space/
Description: Operates a fleet of cube satellites specialized in detecting electromagnetic emissions to track ships reliably, regardless of transmissions permitted by the ship.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Toulouse, France
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: Vortexa
URL: https://vortexa.com/
Description: Provides data and insights to optimize business operations in the energy and freight markets.
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Centralised Analytics

Name: Wave BL
URL: https://www.wavebl.com/
Description: A blockchain-powered solution that securely transmits distinctive electronic documents throughout the supply chain for the maritime industry like a bill of lading
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Xeneta
URL: https://www.xeneta.com/
Description: Provides shippers and freight forwarders with real-time data to compare their shipping prices against the world’s largest contracted rate database.
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: Oslo, Norway
Category: Decision Support Tools & Databases

Name: Youredi
URL: https://www.youredi.com/
Description: A simple and cost-effective platform-as-a-service for seamless information sharing between maritime stakeholders.
Founding Date: 2010
HQ: Helsinki, Finland
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: Zencargo
URL: https://www.zencargo.com/
Description: Digital freight forwarder providing supply chain optimization and intelligence software
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: Alfa Laval
URL: https://www.alfalaval.com/
Description: Global provider of specialized products and engineering solutions focused on heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling, partnering on wind-powered vessel technologies
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Lund, Sweden
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Damen Shipyards Group
URL: https://www.damen.com/en
Description: Launching all-electric tug with zero emissions.
Founding Date: 1927
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Seabound
URL: http://seabound.co/
Description: Seabound builds carbon capture equipment for ships
Founding Date: 2021
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Grey Wing
URL: https://grey-wing.com/
Description: Provides virtual assistant for email overwhelm in Maritime, automating part of the communication process. The technology is based on ChatGPT.
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Singapore, Singapore
Category: Communication, Document Management & Transfer

Name: FluxMarine
URL: https://www.fluxmarine.com/
Description: Rhode Island based startup making electric outboards for the consumer market
Founding Date: 2017
HQ: Rhode Island, USA
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: X Shore
URL: https://xshore.com/
Description: Swedish venture capital backed startup making premium electric boats for the consumer market
Founding Date: 1996
HQ: Stockholm, Sweden
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Acua Ocean
URL: https://www.acua-ocean.com/
Description: Design, manufacture and operate autonomous hydrogen powered specialist ships
Founding Date: 2021
HQ: London, England
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: BigOceanData
URL: https://www.bigoceandata.com/
Description: Provides product which integrate with ships to track their movements and provide alerts when they pass a geofence.
Founding Date: 2012
HQ: London, England
Category: Vessel Condition Monitoring & Fleet Management

Name: Freightify
URL: https://www.freightify.com/
Description: Provides a vertical SaaS platform for freight forwarders, enabling streamlined procurement of pricing data, rate management, e-booking, and real-time tracking solutions, serving over 200 companies in 45 countries
Founding Date: 2016
HQ: Singapore,Singapore
Category: Freight Forwarding

Name: Gelectric
URL: https://www.gelectric.org/
Description: Provides electrical retrofit solutions for vessels to help the maritime industry become more sustainable and greener.
Founding Date: 2022
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Category: Ship-Building, Alternative Vessels & Powering

Name: Yacht Sentinel
URL: https://yacht-sentinel.com/
Description: Provides a remote monitoring and security kit for ships and yachts.
Founding Date: 2008
HQ: Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Category: Disaster / Recovery / Risk Management

Name: Cool4Sea
URL: https://www.cool4sea.com/
Description: COOL4SEA has developed a cooling technology that recycles thermal waste energy and utilizes it for marine air-conditioning and battery cooling.
Founding Date: 2015
HQ: Svendborg, Denmark
Category: Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Alternative Fuel

Name: Bluepulse
URL: https://bluepulse.ai/
Description: Extract intelligence from existing data sources and IoT with Aritifical Intelligence
Founding Date: 2019
HQ: Paris, France
Category: Navigation, Steering, Voyage Planning & Autonomous

Notes & Disclaimers

Startups reviewed were found through a combined approach of searching directly through Google, searching through industry publications and reading articles and analysis papers.

The review focuses on companies founded after 2010, but old companies are included if they are important to understanding the landscape or if they are either going through a new period of growth or have launched a new brand from within the core organisation.

This review focuses on specifically maritime startups, not marine startups more generally. Therefore, there is an absence of startups involved in fish farming, deep sea exploration or ocean cleanup (except where also related to a maritime activity).

There is a significant limitation that the startups surveyed are startups with marketing material offered in English.

There was no payment made by any company to produce this report or to affect the portrayal of them.