SHIPNEXT

Name

SHIPNEXT

Legal name

Shipnext BV

Website

https://shipnext.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Logistics Software

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Freight Brokerage / Freight Marketplace Platforms (TLADAMAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dedicated Lanes & Mini-Bid / RFP Marketplace Platforms (TLAEAJAG), Ocean Freight Brokerage (FCL/LCL) (TLADAMAF), Ocean Export Forwarding (Booking/VGM/SI/BL) (TLACABAF)

Keywords

• Digital shipping marketplace
• Freight matching platform
• Maritime logistics software
• Cargo-to-ship matching
• Shipping workflow automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerpen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Fees: Monthly or yearly subscription fees charged to users for access to the platform's services including email processing, cargo-to-ship matching, fleet search, freight trading, and contract management. The Subscription Fee is payable in advance.
2. Contract Fees: Fees charged in consideration for participation in the online freight market simulation process, search for cargo offers or ship positions, registration of requests, and online auction participation, negotiations and contract management.
3. Freemium Model: Freemium users have limited access with no access to emailing, email-processing, cargo-related company names, fleet-related company names, SHIPNEXT Freight Index, Hire Index, or market analytics. Paid subscriptions unlock full platform features.
4. Professional Services: Additional services including analytic and relevant information services, consulting and advisory services, ship-management or cargo-management provided as separate paid services.
5. Custom Solutions and White-labeling: Customized solutions for corporate needs including additional features, algorithms, supply-chain management, and white-labeling options for larger companies with customization and look-and-feel experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SHIPNEXT operates a blockchain-driven digital shipping marketplace that provides instant cargo-to-ship matching, automated email processing, freight trading, contract management, electronic bills of lading, and supply chain digitization. It uses patented NLP, machine learning, linear programming, and AI algorithms over 85+ databases and 87,000+ vessels to serve shipbrokers, carriers, freight forwarders, and traders across dry-bulk, wet-bulk, breakbulk, and containerized cargo.

Product overview

SHIPNEXT is a Digital Shipping Marketplace and Transportation Platform operating as both a SaaS and MaaS solution. The core product is the SHIPNEXT Trading Desk which provides instant Cargo-to-Ship matching, freight trading, and contract management. This is supported by specialized modules: Cargo Monitor for supply chain digitization, Fleet Monitor for real-time vessel tracking, Exchange for AI-powered email processing and communication, Documents for contract/Charter Party management and electronic Bills of Lading, and Ports for port data and analytics. Additional offerings include SHIPNEXT Connect (email plug-in), SHIPNEXT Monitor (enterprise customization), the free Voyage Calculator, Freight Index for market rate estimation, Smart Contracts for blockchain-based agreements, and AI Cargo Assistant for automated cargo request creation. The platform serves shipbrokers, carriers, forwarders, traders, and other shipping professionals across wet-bulk, dry-bulk, breakbulk, and containerized cargo sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SHIPNEXT Trading Desk Core digital marketplace platform providing instant Cargo-to-Ship matching, shipping solution search, freight tendering, reverse auctioning, freight negotiations, and market simulation across breakbulk, dry-bulk, wet-bulk, and containerized cargo. Used by shipbrokers, carriers, forwarders, and traders to find freight solutions, publish fleet positions, negotiate, store cargo/fleet data, and communicate.
• SHIPNEXT Cargo Monitor Supply chain management solution for digitizing and automating cargo tracking, transportation management, and workflow processes, including automated 5-4-3-2-1-day notifications prior to loading and discharge ports.
• SHIPNEXT Fleet Monitor Real-time fleet tracking and management solution for monitoring vessel positions, status, routes, and fleet analytics for ship owners, operators, and charterers.
• SHIPNEXT Exchange AI-powered email management and communication platform that processes, stores, and extracts cargo and fleet data from email flows using NLP, with tagging, internal collaboration, and connectivity to Gmail, Outlook, Teams, WhatsApp, and Skype.
• SHIPNEXT Documents AI-powered contract and document management solution for creating, editing, and managing Charter Parties, freight contracts, and electronic Bills of Lading with real-time analytics, multi-signatory support, and compliance tracking.
• SHIPNEXT Ports Port data and analytics solution providing port descriptions, restrictions, facilities, berths, congestion, weather, lineup data, and digital interconnectivity with ports, terminals, and Single Window operators.
• SHIPNEXT Voyage Calculator Free standalone voyage cost estimation tool with a full world fleet database, port details with restrictions, real-time bunker prices, port disbursements, BIMCO calendar, loading and discharge rates, and save, print, copy, and compare features.

Quantifiable outcome

• Instant automated matching replaces manual email processing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability7 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BIMCOcoreTechnology or Integration · 9 April 2025SHIPNEXT joined BIMCO's Technology Cooperation Partnership Programme and secured licensing agreement for BIMCO charter parties including SmartCon solution, enhancing digital capabilities for Shipnext users.
• Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 January 2024Collaboration to enhance education for students through SHIPNEXT's digital solutions including instant data and email processing, freight matching, tendering and chartering, contract management, digital documentation flow, CRM and transportation management tools.
• FONASBA (Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 December 2023Partnership to build a safer and more reliable digital shipping community with the aim of raising standards in online shipping through quality assessments.
• MercurioncoreTechnology or Integration · 18 December 2023Connection of shipping platform with Mercurion trade security platform enabling Shipnext users to settle payments safely and securely using Mercurion's digitalized escrow process.
• XLProjects (XLP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2023Strategic partnership with XLP network providing members access to full Shipnext platform for a year including trading desk, cargo monitoring, fleet tracking, and other features.
• LgMARcoreTechnology or Integration · 10 February 2020Partnership with shipping-related email software provider bringing shipping and chartering world to new dimension of digital interconnectivity.
• SEDNAcoreTechnology or Integration · 3 February 2020Partnership with leading cloud-based transaction management software provider to enable organizations to digitize workflow related to shipping, transportation and freight negotiations.
• Administration of Seaports of Ukraine (AMPU)coreTechnology or Integration · 10 October 2019Unified system of digital data exchange enabling online calculation of ship approach times and automatic inward/outward vessel clearance through Single Window platform.
• PPL (Single Window Operator)coreTechnology or Integration · 28 September 2019Agreement on future interoperability between SHIPNEXT and cargo/vessel inward/outward clearance process.
• Singapore and Other PortscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 September 2019Preliminary agreement with Singapore and other ports on integration of line-up and operational real-time data on SHIPNEXT.
• TradeHelpcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2019Strategic Cooperation creating synergy between global commodity trading marketplace and trade services ecosystem with SHIPNEXT's shipping marketplace and transportation network.
• SGScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2019Strategic partnership with world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company to provide inspection services using blockchain-based solution for electronic bills of lading and smart freight contracts.
• mjunction (Tata Steel-SAIL JV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2019Strategic alliance with India's largest B2B e-commerce company (50-50 JV of Tata Steel and SAIL) providing superior value-added services to clients and attracting more traffic, ship owners and operators to the platform.
• COTECNA and E-TitlecoreTechnology or Integration · 30 November 2018Strategic partnership to create blockchain-based solution for Electronic Bills of Lading and Smart Contracts with secure mechanism for electronic transfer of title and negotiable documents.
• SPIREcoreTechnology or Integration · 6 November 2018Strategic agreement for satellite and terrestrial data to be used for cargo tracking, electronic bill of lading verification, and optimal routing on the blockchain-based digital shipping platform.
• AGROXYcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2018Strategic Alliance to automate logistic services of agricultural commodities (wheat, corn, SFO and feeds) including bulk, tanker, and container logistics of export orientated agro commodities.
• SEARATEScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 October 2018Strategic alliance to launch unique intermodal transportation and Supply Chain Ecosystem combining SHIPNEXT for dry-bulk, wet-bulk, heavy and oversized cargo with SEARATES for containerized/multimodal transport and AIRRATES for air shipments.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CargoX: CargoX is a blockchain-based platform for electronic Bills of Lading and smart shipping documents. It directly competes with SHIPNEXT's Electronic Bill of Lading and Smart Contracts modules and serves similar shippers, carriers and forwarders in the maritime digital documentation space.
• Wave BL: WaveBL provides blockchain-based electronic Bill of Lading and shipping document digitization, directly competing with SHIPNEXT's eB/L and Smart Contracts products for the same maritime trade documentation workflows.
• essDOCS (now part of WiseTech Global): essDOCS is an established electronic Bill of Lading and shipping document platform, now integrated into WiseTech Global. It competes head-on with SHIPNEXT's documentation and digital contract capabilities for ocean carriers and traders.
• Freightos: Freightos operates a digital freight marketplace and rate-management platform across ocean, air and land. It is comparable as a digital freight exchange with matching and tendering, although SHIPNEXT is more focused on dry/wet-bulk and breakbulk than container.

Emerging players

• Cargoo: Cargoo is a digital freight forwarder and marketplace platform focusing on instant quoting and booking for SMEs. It overlaps with SHIPNEXT's digital marketplace and freight tendering capabilities, primarily in cross-border container flows.
• Xeneta: Xeneta provides ocean and air freight rate intelligence and benchmarking powered by large datasets. It overlaps with SHIPNEXT's Freight Index and market analytics capabilities for shippers and forwarders benchmarking freight rates.
• Kpler: Kpler provides maritime data, vessel tracking, and commodity analytics. It is comparable as a data-driven platform serving shipping traders and brokers, intersecting with SHIPNEXT's fleet monitoring and freight market intelligence offerings.

Broad incumbents

• WiseTech Global (CargoWise): WiseTech Global's CargoWise is a dominant logistics execution platform used by global freight forwarders, with broad ocean, air and land coverage. It overlaps with SHIPNEXT's Trading Desk and Documents modules but serves a much wider TMS/customs scope.
• Kontainers (Descartes): Kontainers was a digital freight booking and quoting platform for forwarders, now part of Descartes. It overlaps with SHIPNEXT's Trading Desk and freight tendering functionality, particularly for container and digital freight workflows.
• project44: project44 is a leading supply chain visibility platform with ocean container tracking integrations. It overlaps with SHIPNEXT's Cargo Monitor, Fleet Monitor and tracking modules for shippers and logistics providers seeking end-to-end visibility.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Shipnext-1680590622270295
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ship-next
• Xx.com/shipnextcom

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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