Founded by experienced maritime duo, the start-up aims to assist in achieving the goals of both shipowners with fleet downtime and charterers in need of a workboat fast

Recently founded digital company Nauticworx is proud to announce the official launch of its workboat availability platform, making its debut at the SMM 2024 in Hamburg. This platform aims to facilitate the way offshore and maritime professionals manage their fleet operations. It provides a seamless – and safe – solution for chartering regional workboats on the spotmarket in a digital environment that keeps participants anonymous until they choose not to be. In addition, by only offering workboats in an 800 nm radius, significant time & fuel savings are made when deploying vessels on the spot market.

“We’re excited to unveil Nauticworx.com at SMM 2024,” says Friso Visser, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Nauticworx. “It’s great to see that the ideas we had a year ago have come to life – and go live – for which in part we have to thank our digital technology partner iQuality and John van Beek with whom we’ve been working so hard in the past months. Also, I am very grateful to all the people in the chartering, brokerage, offshore construction, oil & gas, towage, supply, and wind energy sectors that advised and helped us define the most pressing needs of the industry, both as to asset availability and the related commercial processes. All their feedback has been inserted in the platform, making it, we think, a truly valuable tool for those in need of a spot workboat or those with downtime on their hands.”

Introducing Nauticworx: Spot. Click. Match.

The platform addresses the need for a reliable, efficient, and secure way to match available workboats with urgent offshore, maritime or port projects. By leveraging advanced digital technology, the tool meets the expectations of charterers, fleet owners and brokers alike. Indeed, Nauticworx.com is meant to  be a non-disruptive tool, a valuable addition to the skills and options of professionals looking to hire a workboat fast and nearby.

Nauticworx offers an intuitive, user-friendly interface that enables fleet owners, charterers, and brokers to connect with the right vessels at the right time. The platform’s innovative approach (as this type of platform has been tried before in the market) allows users to expand or shrink their operations with ease, ensuring maximum efficiency and profitability in an industry where timing is crucial. Importantly, clients can do so anonymously, only accepting contacts, offers or requests with the companies of their choice. Last, the pricing scheme has been tailored to the way the market works, hence Nauticworx does not charge commissions, only fixed, acceptable subscription fees.

Key features

• Immediate Access: find the perfect vessel within days, thanks to our continuously updated database of regionally available workboats.
• Flexibility: whether expanding or downsizing operations, Nauticworx allows users to adjust their fleet size on demand.
• Cost efficiency: fixed subscription rates with no hidden fees or brokerage charges, and lower operational cost due to local/regional availability.
• Sustainability: reduce emissions and fuel consumption by chartering vessels that are nearby, cutting down on unnecessary transit.
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“We believe Nauticworx.com will become a useful tool in the maritime industry, particularly for those operating in the spot market,” says Björn Smets, Co-Founder and Operations Director of Nauticworx. “Our platform is not just about connecting vessels and projects; it’s about doing so in a way that enhances profitability, sustainability, and overall operational efficiency. We are about preventing project delays, cutting cost, reducing fuel consumption, filling up downtime gaps and ensuring the availability of fit-for-purpose vessels, to summarise. It’s just a no-nonsense, smarter, faster way to manage maritime operations.”