Dubai-headquartered digital maritime solutions expert Marcura has acquired AI-driven document intelligence specialist Shipster.
Shipster specialises in AI-driven document automation, particularly in extracting and structuring key data from shipping documents like SOFs, LOIs, BLs and generating handover instructions.
According to Marcura, the acquisition is part of Marcura’s broader strategy to develop and deploy AI agents that eliminate process-heavy tasks, allowing maritime professionals to focus on high-value decision-making.
The acquisition further strengthens Marcura’s AI-powered automation roadmap, enabling it to accelerate in line with evolving customer needs and scale to support the growing complexity of maritime workflows.
“This acquisition is about moving faster, scaling what works, and making automation more effective where it matters most. For our customers, that means reducing manual work, improving accuracy, and giving highly skilled professionals more time to focus on the decisions that drive real operational value,” said Henrik Hyldahn, Group CEO, Marcura.
Recently, Marcura reported the acquisition of HubSE, the UK-based specialist in oil and chemical tanker demurrage claims automation.
HubSE’s specialised oil and chemical tanker expertise was integrated into Marcura Claims, formerly ClaimsHub.
