RightShip
- Category
- Safety / Risk / Compliance
Technology Score
89
Methodology MTI v1.0 · as of 30 September 2026
Institutional safety/risk/compliance incumbent with broad adoption and durable ownership backing.
Momentum
72 / 100
Separate from Technology Score
Evidence Confidence
88 / 100
10 approved evidence records
What it does
Maritime risk, safety, sustainability and due-diligence platform used by charterers, owners and other shipping stakeholders.
RightShip combines a long-established industry position with software, data and assessment workflows tied directly to commercial risk decisions. Its institutional backing and adoption provide durability, while MTI will watch the balance between technology-led products and service-led offerings.
Watch itemProduct-level software adoption and technology/service mix.
Key metrics
Dated snapshots. Historical values are retained, never overwritten.
Key Metric
1,000+ organizations
Customers Using Services
more than 850
Customers using services (customers) · as of 2025-09-04
Vessels On Platform
approximately 250k
vessels · as of 2026
Organisations Relying
more than 1,000
organisations · as of 2026
Risq Inspections
approximately 5,000
RISQ inspections (per year) · as of 2026
Products & capabilities
RISQproduct
Customers, deployments & partners
Partnership, pilot, trial and deployment are distinct states and are never merged. Deployment scope comes from the cited evidence.
No verified customer relationships recorded.
Ownership & investors
Current / past owner · Minority investment
Permira agreed to acquire a strategic minority stake; founding shareholders BHP, Cargill and Rio Tinto each retained equal stakes. Exact post-deal percentages not disclosed.
Permira · Closed · September 2025
Acquisitions made
Funding rounds
Each round is dated and sourced. Totals are never summed from unverified figures.
No funding rounds recorded.
Competitors
No competitor relationships recorded.
Company timeline
Ownership · September 2025
Minority investment by Permira
Ownership · 2022
Acquisition of Thynk Software (maritime technology business)
Evidence & sources
Every material claim above traces back to one of these records.
Permira agreed to acquire a strategic minority stake in 2025; founding shareholders BHP, Cargill and Rio Tinto each retained equal stakes.
Source: rightship.com — Permira funds agreed in September 2025 to acquire a strategic minority stake; fo
RightShip platform includes vessel inspections, vetting, screening, Safety Score, GHG Rating, carbon accounting and Maritime Emissions Portal.
Source: RightShip — Products
RightShip acquired Thynk Software's maritime technology business in 2022.
Source: rightship.com — Current RightShip history now states Permira became a shareholder in 2025; Permi
Permira became a shareholder in RightShip in 2025.
Source: rightship.com — Current RightShip history now states Permira became a shareholder in 2025; Permi
More than 1,000 organizations worldwide rely on RightShip.
Source: rightship.com — Current RightShip history now states Permira became a shareholder in 2025; Permi
Permira funds agreed in September 2025 to acquire a strategic minority stake; founding shareholders BHP, Cargill and Rio Tinto were stated to retain equal stakes.
Source: rightship.com — Permira funds agreed in September 2025 to acquire a strategic minority stake; fo
RightShip's current About page says more than 1,000 organisations worldwide rely on RightShip.
Source: rightship.com — Current RightShip history now states Permira became a shareholder in 2025; Permi
Current RightShip history now states Permira became a shareholder in 2025; Permira also lists RightShip as a current portfolio company with 2025 investment year.
Source: rightship.com — Current RightShip history now states Permira became a shareholder in 2025; Permi
Permira's current portfolio page reports approximately 1,000 customers, approximately 250,000 vessels on the RightShip platform and approximately 5,000 RISQ inspections per year.
Source: permira.com — Permira's current portfolio page reports approximately 1,000 customers, approxim
RightShip stated more than 850 customers use its due diligence, environmental and inspection services.
Source: rightship.com — Permira funds agreed in September 2025 to acquire a strategic minority stake; fo
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