Dubai-headquartered digital maritime solutions expert Marcura expands its digital solution suite with the acquisition of the Norwegian company VesselMan, a provider of technology solutions for dry-docking and technical project management for shipowners and managers.
The company didn’t disclose any financial details about the deal.
As Marcura said in its statement on Monday, “VesselMan’s cloud-based software complements Marcura’s e-procurement platform by offering advanced vessel management tools, ranging from inspections and technical project planning, sourcing, and purchasing to project workflows and analytics.”
Furthermore, VesselMan will be integrated with established Marcura solutions, MarTrust and ShipServ.
Marcura also claims that “these integrations will help customers to manage the entire vessel lifecycle more efficiently from voyage costs (DA-Desk, ClaimsHub), vessel operational expenses (ShipServ), and technical project budgets from VesselMan within a single ecosystem.”
To remind, VesselMan is a Norwegian provider of SaaS solutions to the maritime industry.
It is specialised at digitization of technical projects such as dry-docking, ship repairs, turnkey projects, including data driven smart repairs and shore based management of intelligent assets.
Speaking about the acquisition Henrik Hyldahn, Group CEO of Marcura, said: “This acquisition represents a natural evolution of Marcura’s mission to deliver seamless, data-driven solutions for the maritime industry to manage its growing complexities.”
Frank G. Olsen, CEO of VesselMan, added: “VesselMan’s mission has always been to empower shipping companies with smart, standardized processes. Joining Marcura allows us to expand that vision, enhancing our solutions and present new opportunities for our customers.”
Source: Marcura
