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VesselMan digitalises complex technical projects on ships
- Published 6 November 2023; updated 21 September 2026; estimated reading time 3 minutes. Marked available in Europe; listed under Maritime / Operations, management and digital solutions, and Technology.
- VesselMan is a cloud-based SaaS project and process management platform for ship dry dockings and other complex technical vessel projects. Shipowners and operators can monitor project status across a fleet from a browser. The company says it can be set up in 30 minutes and supplies standardised planning processes and templates.
- The platform is intended to improve cost control and reduce delays/off-hire by tracking project timing, budget and quality. It centralises real-time status for stakeholders, replacing information the article says was often held in spreadsheets. The page makes no quantified independent comparison of time or cost savings.
- For ESG and compliance work, the platform records process steps and supports supplier qualification against ESG, environmental and green requirements, including safety, human factors and hazardous materials. VesselMan says it uses its supplier database, analytics, AI and machine learning to guide and predict decisions. The article provides no details on model validation or the extent of supplier coverage.
- Other stated aims include preventing unnecessary repairs, planning parts and services earlier, reducing last-minute deliveries and improving maintenance predictability. Fjord1 is linked as a case study, along with a case study about crew competence in complex technical maintenance.
- VesselMan was founded in 2017. The article quotes a market estimate of over 50,000 merchant ships trading internationally and more than 50,000 other vessel types; these are page-cited estimates, and the supporting sources may have their own definitions and dates.
- Linked to SDGs 8, 9 and 12.
- Contact: Stig Linna, Founder & Director, stig.linna@vesselman.com. Company: VESSELMAN AS, Wergelandsveien 1–3, 0167 Oslo, Norway; vesselman.com.