Shipnet - Experts & Thought Leaders

Norway-based maritime technology business, Shipnet has announced consistent growth since its launch in 2021 for its dry docking software with project numbers at an all-time high. The technical project management tool which aids businesses create efficiencies while their vessels are in dry dock has seen year-on-year growth since 2021 and has now conducted a total of 486 projects. Sustainable product growth Anil Bhardwaj, web and mobile product owner of Shipnet said: “We released our dry dock product in 2021 and saw a steady increase in adoption throughout 2022 and 2023 and since then we’ve seen growth of 185 per cent, highlighting both our rapid market traction and the product’s accelerating momentum.” “We strategically pivoted from a purely feature-rich offering to a solution addressing real end-user needs which has successfully driven sustainable product growth. The data for 2025 so far continues an upward trajectory and will continue to deliver increased value to our clients.” Dry docking software For every day a business’s vessels are in dry dock, it’s a day costing money for both maintenance and off-hire time of the vessel, which can run into thousands every day and can place businesses which are using outdated technology and processes exposed to unnecessary risk. Shipnet’s dry docking software aids technical teams with planning, sourcing, executing and reporting on all projects and takes the complexity out of planned maintenance projects. Stand-alone application Shipnet has a legacy of addressing industry challenges with its integrated vessel management software “What’s also very popular about our dry docking software is being able to implement it as a stand-alone application if you’re already a Shipnet user - pulling data from other Shipnet apps to give a complete view of every project from concept to completion,” continued Anil. “The importing of historical data from systems outside of Shipnet also gives an accurate overview of past projects. The simplicity of the mobile app also allows fast on-site updates and if connectivity is ever low, its offline mode can facilitate updates in real-time and synchronised later.” Established in 1991 and headquartered in Oslo, Shipnet has a legacy of addressing industry challenges with its integrated vessel management software, trusted by over 150 businesses in 31 countries. Its expertise in integrated vessel management software allows businesses to see the bigger picture combining technical, commercial, financial and analytical operations together. Broader shipping industry In line with the broader shipping industry, Shipnet sees customers eager to control their costs and this often means reductions in manpower for shore teams and increased workloads. Software like what Shipnet offers helps them handle this, including its Helix product with integrated AI providing users with seamless data analytics allowing customers to offload some of that workload to Helix - automating workflows, populating orders, requisitions and commercial documents with high quality information all without human intervention. Growth of dry dock software John Wills, CEO at Shipnet said: “It’s not uncommon for businesses in the shipping industry to suffer as a result of outdated technology and processes and insufficient data which, in turn, exposes them to unnecessary risk.”  “This growth for the dry dock software is inline with businesses really seeing the benefit in the technology available within the maritime industry and what a positive impact it can have on operations, efficiencies and get a transparent view of how your business is performing.”

Procureship, the pioneer e-procurement platform for the global maritime industry, has signed an agreement with Shipnet. The Norwegian vessel management software provider, to bring its award-winning e-procurement service to its online maritime operation app. Shipnet and procureship unite The deal will enable all Shipnet users to access Procureship’s e-procurement platformThe deal, which was signed during Sea Asia in Singapore on 25 March, will enable all Shipnet users to access Procureship’s e-procurement platform to boost their fleet management capabilities when it comes to procuring relevant parts and services for their vessels. With the integration of Procureship into its ecosystem, more than 230 shipping players will now be able to use Shipnet ONE, which helps vessel owners, operators and managers to manage their commercial operations and understand their fleet’s technical needs, safety, logistics and finances in one place, to significantly enhance their procurement processes. Optimising marine procurement With access to a global marketplace of marine suppliers and service providers, Shipnet users will be able to use Procureship’s enhanced functionalities—such as the 100% quotation automation, the supplier and service provider recommendation engine, and the unique AI-powered invoice checking solution—to drive down costs, reduce vessel downtime, and optimise their spending. As part of the deal, Procureship will also be providing its real-time market analytics and reporting feature to Shipnet users, enabling them to make more informed and data-driven decisions to improve the efficiency of their vessels and their daily operations. Powering smarter shipping “Data is driving spending decisions more than ever and shipping players need access to critical data in their procurement processes to help manage costs and have more control over the entire process.” “We are pleased to be able to bring the Procureship platform to Shipnet and its global userbase as we continue to enhance the procurement process for ship owners all over the world,” said Carsten Schmidt, Procureship VP of Sales. Shipnet & procureship unite “The Shipnet ecosystem enables shipping players to access innovative solutions to the unique problems of the maritime industry. By partnering with Procureship, we are bringing one of the pioneer digital solutions in the market to our platform and enhancing the capabilities and procurement processes of our users.” “Crucially, this move will bring more value to our users that continue to be on the lookout for ways to significantly optimise their fleet management capabilities,” said Niall Jack, Product Director at Shipnet.

Norway-based maritime technology business, Shipnet has launched Helix AI ahead of attending Sea Asia in Singapore next week, further strengthening its revolutionary Helix product, designed to transform decision-making in the shipping industry through advanced data analysis.  Helix, launched at Posidonia in 2024, provides a digital representation of the shipping business, enabling seamless integration and analysis of data from various sources such as safety, pricing, and procurement. Helix offering AI models Helix uncovers actionable insights to enhance business operations By leveraging these diverse data inputs, Helix uncovers actionable insights to enhance business operations.  Niall Jack, Director of Product Management, said at the launch: “We always had the ambition for AI to form an important part of the Helix offering and have been working on training our AI models. Validating and thoroughly testing them has taken time but we now have the critical mass of historic data to be able to deploy trained and accurate models."  Data warehouse and machine learning Jack added: “Helix itself is really a data warehouse and the machine learning part of the project which sits with Shipnet helps us develop insights we can feed back to our customers to allow them to really drive and optimise their work." "The AI models we are developing allow us to use the data on the Helix platform, to provide validations, recommendations and optimisations to our customers while continuously improving the quality of information they are feeding in through the feedback mechanisms our AI Models have." Integrated vessel management software Shipnet has a legacy of handling industry challenges with its integrated vessel control software Jack added: “The key differentiator for 'AI' here, is that it allows us to provide these validations and optimisations in real time - there are no extensive algorithms and lookups, nor extensive rule sets that need to be configured by customers - we use their historic behaviours to keep the future actions in line.” Established in 1991 and headquartered in Oslo, Shipnet has a legacy of addressing industry challenges with its integrated vessel management software, trusted by over 150 businesses in 31 countries. Its expertise in integrated vessel management software allows businesses to see the bigger picture combining technical, commercial, financial and analytical operations together. Reductions in manpower for shore teams In line with the broader shipping industry, Shipnet sees customers eager to control their costs and this often means reductions in manpower for shore teams and increased workloads. Software helps them handle this, but the use of AI allows them to offload some of that workload to Helix - automating workflows, populating orders, requisitions and commercial documents with high-quality information all without human intervention. How Helix and the data gathered can provide solutions Shipnet sees clients eager to control their costs which often means reductions in manpower Niall continued: “A significant focus is now on using Helix and the AI models to drive our service offering. We want to work closely with customers to fully understand the challenges they are facing and demonstrate how Helix and the data gathered can provide solutions to their business problems." “With Helix, we can completely change the way that we have offered services in the past and adopt new technology as it emerges, hyper-customise the service and insight that customers can receive - all whilst reducing the amount of work they need to do." Helix summary of safety-related incidents Niall continued: "As the capability of AI tooling improves, I expect we will begin to see natural language querying of Helix data - the ability to ask Helix to provide a summary of safety-related incidents across the fleet, for example, and you will get a structured report - complete with graphs, diagrams and quotations - all generated in seconds by AI.” John Wills, Head of Customer Experience at Shipnet said: “It’s not uncommon for businesses in the shipping industry to suffer as a result of insufficient data and our simplicity, transparency and ability to connect different business areas gives the most informed decision making. Our analytical capabilities with the launch of Helix AI will ultimately transform your business by funnelling your data into Helix, giving the opportunity to find out how your business is performing.”