Partnership1 Sept 2026
GTT Marine white-labels BetterSea FuelEU pooling in Vesper Insights
Channel relationship; GTT users are not BetterSea direct customers.
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News & Intelligence
Each event is a structured record linked to the organizations it affects — not a standalone article.
Partnership1 Sept 2026
Sea and BIMCO bring standard contract controls into fixture workflow
Tied to Contract Management / Recap Manager.
Product launch1 Sept 2026
KICKSTER adds EUA RFQ to FuelEU Marketplace
KICKSTER's FuelEU Marketplace launched in March 2026 and added an EUA RFQ service in September 2026.
Funding1 Sept 2026
Quartermaster raises $140M Series B
Quartermaster raised a $140M Series B in September 2026 led by Insight Partners.
Expansion1 Sept 2026
Koch Shipping renews and expands Sofar Wayfinder
One-year renewal, expanded to more vessels.
Product launch1 Sept 2026
MESPAS Texel adds AI-prompt BI foundation
MESPAS Texel introduced the foundation for a BI module allowing AI-prompt queries over vessel operational data.
Customer win1 Sept 2026
Sea Machines announces SOF IDIQ contract
Sea Machines announced a five-year IDIQ contract to supply autonomy kits to U.S. Special Operations Forces.
Customer win1 Sept 2026
Anglo-Eastern selects CyberOwl fleet-wide (vendor-announced)
CyberOwl says Anglo-Eastern selected it as fleet-wide cyber partner for 720+ vessels across 100+ shipowners.
Product launch4 Aug 2026
ZeroNorth launches Propel with named early-access partners
ZeroNorth launched Propel, an agentic AI product for maritime operations.
Product launch1 Aug 2026
BASSnet Neo launches as cloud-native SaaS
BASSnet launched BASSnet Neo as a unified fully managed cloud-native maritime SaaS solution in Aug 2026.
Funding1 Aug 2026
ShipIn announces $52M financing
ShipIn announced $52M financing in August 2026.
Expansion1 Aug 2026
Eastern Pacific Shipping expands Orca AI rollout after pilot
Five-vessel pilot followed by announced rollout to dozens more vessels.
Funding1 Jul 2026
MagicPort raises $3M pre-seed
MagicPort raised a $3M pre-seed round in July 2026.
Expansion1 Jul 2026
NYK expands Sofar Wayfinder to tanker fleet
Follows 33-leg trial and prior PCTC use; exact vessels not stated.
Customer win1 Jul 2026
Port of San Diego approves PortXchange pilot
Port of San Diego approved a Blue Economy Incubator pilot of PortXchange EmissionInsider Carbon Insights Suite.
Customer win1 Jul 2026
Uni-Tankers selects Sofar Wayfinder across entire fleet
44-vessel fleet context (vendor + named customer quote).
Product launch30 Jun 2026
Veson launches unified Veson Platform
Unifies IMOS, CoCaptain, Mail, Vessel Insights and Bunker Insights with contextual AI.
Funding1 Jun 2026
Sixth Street takes >$1B minority stake in Kpler
Management remains majority owner; Insight Partners retains stake; Five Arrows exits.
Acquisition1 Jun 2026
UniSea completes acquisition of Kaiko Systems
UniSea completed the acquisition of Kaiko Systems after signing on May 29, 2026.
Acquisition20 May 2026
Kpler acquires CITAC
Expands African downstream energy intelligence.
Product launch1 May 2026
Metis launches maritime AI agents
Metis launched AI-powered capabilities using specialized maritime AI agents for performance, machinery, voyage and emissions analysis.
Funding1 Feb 2026
CounterCurrent raises $1.2M pre-seed
CounterCurrent announced a $1.2M pre-seed round co-invested by TRaCE and Investible.
Product launch1 Feb 2026
Windward launches Maritime Intelligence Operations Center
Follows 2025 additions of remote sensing intelligence and AI document validation.
Partnership1 Feb 2026
EEX Group and Veson integrate Touchpoint with IMOS
IMOS product-level integration for FFA workflows.
Acquisition28 Jan 2026
Signal Ocean acquires AXSMarine
AXSMarine retained as operating brand; BRS Group invests in Signal Ocean.
Funding1 Jan 2026
Fleetzero raises $43M Series A
Fleetzero announced a $43M Series A in January 2026.
Acquisition1 Jan 2026
Opsealog management-led carve-out
Opsealog management with Impact Ocean Capital/GO Capital and Sud Mer Invest acquired the entire share capital in a 2026 carve-out.
Partnership1 Nov 2025
Evigo by OSM Thome launches white-label BetterSea FuelEU pooling
Distribution relationship, separate from direct deployment evidence.
Other1 Nov 2023
ZeroNorth consolidates ClearLynx, Prosmar Bunkering and BTS under ZeroNorth Bunker
Brand/product consolidation — not an additional acquisition.
Other1 Aug 2023
Sea integrates Setapp brand as custom software business stream
Follows Nov 2022 acquisition of Setapp.
OtherDate not recorded
ZeroNorth reports first year of operating profit (2025)
Company-reported profitability milestone; not a revenue metric.