What MarineCFO does

MarineCFO is a private, for-profit SaaS company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Houma, Louisiana. The company provides a cloud-based maritime workforce management platform for shipping companies, vessel operators, and fleet managers. Its short stated focus is on tracking certifications, licensing, and testing of maritime personnel, and its broader product suite — operated under the Ripple Operations brand — covers the full crew lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, training and certification management, skill assessment, crew management, multi-currency payroll, and regulatory compliance reporting. The Ripple Crew Hub serves as the central management platform consolidating these modules into a single integrated system.

The company operates a SaaS subscription revenue model with annual billing and quote-based enterprise pricing structured around fleet size, vessel count, and selected modules. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with a consultative, demo-driven approach, supplemented by content marketing through a newsletter and an annual industry event (Crew Success Summit 2025). Primary customer segments are Maritime Fleet Operators and Commercial Shipping Companies — both enterprise-level — with no named customer logos disclosed in the available data. The company addresses a global Marine Fleet Management Software market valued at $0.99B in 2026 and projected to reach $2.69B by 2035 at 11.71% CAGR.

In September 2023, MarineCFO acquired Bleecker Street Group for an undisclosed amount, its only disclosed strategic transaction. Leadership includes Dean Shoultz as Chief Software Architect. The company has 11-50 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, no patent or AI/ML capabilities documented in the source material, and no public pricing tiers.

Name

MarineCFO

Website

https://marinecfo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MarineCFO is a private SaaS company providing a cloud-based maritime workforce management platform for shipping companies and fleet operators, covering crew recruitment, scheduling, certification tracking, multi-currency payroll, and regulatory compliance reporting on an integrated subscription platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Crew Management Software

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Maritime Safety Management Systems & Training (ISM/ISO 45001, Drills, Competency) (TLAHANAF)

Keywords

• Maritime workforce management
• Crew certification tracking
• Maritime licensing compliance
• Maritime personnel testing
• Crew management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Houma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription: SaaS-based subscription model for access to the full maritime workforce management platform including crew hub, payroll, compliance, and training modules.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MarineCFO provides a complete solution for tracking certifications, licensing, and testing of maritime personnel. The offering is delivered as a software-based platform that supports shipping companies and fleet operators in managing crew qualification records and regulatory documentation across the crew lifecycle.

Product overview

No MarineCFO-specific product information found in the provided sources. The webpage source pertains to Ripple Operations, a separate maritime crew management platform offering products including Ripple Crew Hub, Recruitment, Crew Planning & Scheduling, Training & Certification, Skill Assessment, Crew Management, Crew Payroll & Finance, and Data Collection & Compliance Reporting modules. These products belong to Ripple Operations, not MarineCFO.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MarineCFO Crew Certification, Licensing & Testing Tracking Solution A software-based tracking solution for maritime employers that consolidates crew certification, licensing, and personnel testing records, helping shipping companies and fleet operators maintain regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.

Quantifiable outcome

• End-to-end crew management process optimization through unified platform

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ShipNet: ShipNet delivers integrated fleet management software covering accounting, crew, payroll, and procurement for shipping operators — directly competing with MarineCFO's mid-market and enterprise fleet customer base.
• Marcura: Marcura's IMOS (Integrated Maritime Operations System) is a directly competing platform for maritime commercial and operations management, including crew, payroll, and compliance workflows for ship operators worldwide.
• BASS Software: BASS provides fleet management, crewing, and accounting software specifically built for shipowners and managers — a long-standing direct competitor in the maritime workforce and operations SaaS niche.
• Ocean Technologies Group: Ocean Technologies Group (incorporating Seagull Maritime) provides crew training, e-learning, competency management, and workforce solutions to shipping companies — directly overlapping MarineCFO's training and certification modules.
• Veson Nautical: Veson Nautical's IMOS Platform and Q88 vessel database serve shipowners and operators with voyage, operations, and freight management software — a comparable vertical SaaS play in maritime commercial workflows.

Broad incumbents

• ABB Marine & Ports: ABB Marine & Ports provides automation, vessel control, and digital fleet solutions for the maritime industry, positioning it as a broad incumbent whose software suite overlaps with operational aspects of MarineCFO's platform.
• Wärtsilä: Wärtsilä's Smart Ship and Vessel Solutions portfolio brings together marine engineering, voyage optimization, and fleet management — a broad incumbent with overlapping digital offerings for shipping operators.
• DNV: DNV (formerly DNV GL, explicitly cited as a market player) combines class services with maritime software like Veracity and fleet management offerings, competing as a broad incumbent with bundled regulatory and digital capabilities.
• Kongsberg Digital: Kongsberg Digital (named as a market player in the Marine Fleet Management Software space) offers Vessel Insight and broader maritime digitalization platforms that span operations, performance, and crew adjacent to MarineCFO's scope.
• V.Group: V.Group is a large ship-management and maritime services provider that has developed its own digital crew and vessel management tools (including Marlins training), competing both as a service provider and as an internal platform builder.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MarineCFO

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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