Nauticworx secures first clients following launch of innovative workboat availability platform

Rotterdam-based startup gains traction after SMM Hamburg launch; now eyes further growth at International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans.

Since its September launch, Nauticworx.com, the new digital platform designed for efficient workboat spot chartering, has attracted significant market interest. Several early adopters have joined the platform to publish their real-time project needs for temporary workboats or list vessels with regional availability in the spot charter market. 

Nauticworx aims to simplify the complex spot market by bringing brokers, fleet owners, and charterers together on one matchmaking platform, enabling seamless connections between asset providers and project managers across sectors like offshore wind, dredging, port services, and the offshore industry.

Early success and expansion plans

Since its debut at the SMM in Hamburg, Nauticworx has onboarded its first clients, including several key early adopters who are actively listing vessels and projects for immediate availability. Each new client strengthens the platform’s impact, enhancing visibility and promoting the sustainable utilization of regionally available vessels. This not only increases operational flexibility in an industry that often requires short-term solutions but also reduces fuel consumption and emissions through shorter mobilization times.

Friso Visser, Co-Founder and Managing Director, says: “Following our launch, we’re thrilled by the platform’s growth over the past two months. We’re proud to have onboarded clients such as Landfall Marine, Braveheart Marine, and several others, and have successfully connected real-time availability with spot charter requests. Brokers, fleet owners, and charterers all benefit—this is truly a win-win game.”

Real-time demonstrations

“All in all, this is a strong start, and we’re working hard to expand the platform,” Visser adds. “Next up, we’ll be at the New Orleans Workboat Show from November 12 to 14 and Offshore Energy on November 26 and 27 in Amsterdam, where we will have our own booth for real-time demonstrations of the platform. We’re excited to build on this momentum—Nauticworx has received an enthusiastic response from companies looking for a straightforward, reliable spot chartering solution, and these events are perfect opportunities to connect with fleet owners and offshore operators.”

New innovative spot workboat availability platform launched at SMM 2024: Nauticworx.com

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 spot market 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.

“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.”

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Nauticworx is currently at SMM, Hall B6, Stand no. 236 (in the Start-up Event Space). So, you are most welcome to come over and have a chat and/or see a demo of the platform