OceanWise

What OceanWise does

OceanWise Limited, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Alton, Hampshire (with a registered office in Eastbourne and a separate Irish entity), is a privately held UK marine data company delivering applications, services, and tools that enable safer and smarter management of marine operations. The portfolio is organised around three business streams: Environmental Monitoring, Marine Mapping, and Compliance. The anchor product is the Port-Log Data Platform, which captures, manages, and shares critical weather, tide, and environmental data to inform operational decisions for ports, harbours, and infrastructure operators. Complementary offerings include marine geospatial data acquisition and publishing, Enterprise GIS and Spatial Data Management, an Asset Management System (AMS) for ports, and a portfolio of professional training courses covering the MEDIN toolset, Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure, governance, and technical topics.

The technology stack combines proprietary monitoring hardware/software systems installed at customer sites with the Port-Log platform for data ingestion, visualisation, and sharing, alongside GIS-centric compliance tools and a recently introduced Monitoring System Builder configuration tool. Revenue is generated through a mix of recurring environmental monitoring support contracts, project-based marine mapping work, subscription-style compliance software and services, and paid training, with pricing quoted custom per engagement. Distribution combines a direct enterprise sales motion targeting ports, harbours, energy providers, government agencies, and inland waterway operators with a global Licensed Partners programme covering Value Added Resellers, System Integrators, Instrument Vendors, National Institutions, and Consultants. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and UK Cyber Essentials certifications and cites enterprise customers including ABP Southampton, Network Rail, the International Hydrographic Organisation, and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).

Name

OceanWise

Legal name

OceanWise Limited

Website

https://oceanwise.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OceanWise is a UK-based marine data company providing environmental monitoring systems, marine mapping, and compliance software, anchored by its Port-Log Data Platform, to ports, harbours, energy providers, governments, and inland waterway operators worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Environmental Monitoring Software

NAICS

Navigational Services to Shipping (488330), Port and Harbor Operations (488310), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Nautical Safety, Navigation Aids & Hydrographic Services (TLAHAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine Sensors, Instrumentation & IoT (Condition Monitoring) (IMAJAJAI), Coastal & Marine Resources Administration (Oceans, Fisheries, Shorelines) (BPAIAMAI)

Keywords

• Marine environmental monitoring
• Marine geospatial data
• Maritime compliance solutions
• Port data management
• Marine monitoring systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Alton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Monitoring: Complete environmental monitoring systems and ongoing support services including hardware, software, installation, and maintenance for weather, tide and environmental data capture.
2. Marine Mapping: Marine geospatial data acquisition, management, publishing and GIS services for professional marine applications.
3. Compliance Solutions: Applications, services and training to meet maritime safety obligations including Marine Data Management, Asset Management System, and Spatial Data Management & GIS.
4. Training Courses: Specialist commercial and public training courses in data management, governance, MEDIN toolset, Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), and technical training delivered directly and through partner network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

OceanWise delivers applications, services, and tools that enable safer and smarter management of marine operations. The company specialises in three core areas: Environmental Monitoring (complete systems from design through ongoing maintenance capturing weather, tide and environmental data), Marine Mapping (geospatial data acquisition, management and publishing), and Compliance Solutions (marine data management, asset management, GIS and training). Its flagship offering is the Port-Log Data Platform for capturing, managing and sharing critical marine environmental data.

Product overview

OceanWise delivers innovative marine data solutions through three core areas of expertise: Environmental Monitoring, Marine Mapping, and Compliance. The portfolio is structured as a platform-plus-modules architecture anchored by the Port-Log Data Platform for environmental monitoring, complemented by dedicated Marine Mapping services and a suite of Compliance solutions including Asset Management System (AMS) for ports, Spatial Data & GIS, and professional Training Courses. The Monitoring System Builder tool enables customers to configure custom monitoring solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OceanWise Monitoring: Environmental monitoring systems and services
• OceanWise Mapping
• Port-Log
• MEMs (Marine Environmental Monitoring)

Quantifiable outcome

• Real-time operational decision making for port operations - customers state they couldn't operate without Port-Log
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ObscapecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership strengthens customer offering. Announced June 15, 2026 as part of OceanWise's expanding ecosystem of technology partners.
• MarineFINDcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver the last five years OceanWise Marine and Coastal Data has grown to become a significant element of FIND business and has introduced new areas of valuable expertise and partnerships to the company.
• Emapsite / Idox GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAs leading experts in creation of reliable, innovative and superior marine data, OceanWise is a valuable partner supporting emapsite in delivering the widest range of high quality location content to the professional.
• European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOceanWise provided EMEC with valuable support in managing diverse metocean datasets. EMEC serves as a reference customer and advocates for OceanWise solutions in marine energy sector.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Exail (formerly iXblue): Provides hydrographic, navigation and marine autonomy solutions, including survey equipment and data services for ports and harbours — directly comparable to OceanWise's hydrographic and navigation data offerings.
• BMT Group: International maritime engineering, environmental and data management consultancy serving ports, navies and offshore operators with marine data, GIS and environmental services — comparable in target customers and data-centric service portfolio.
• HR Wallingford: UK-based maritime and coastal research consultancy providing modelling, monitoring and data services to ports, harbours and waterway authorities — closely comparable in geography, customer base and the mix of environmental data and advisory services.

Broad incumbents

• Fugro: Global geotechnical and hydrographic survey major with extensive marine environmental and metocean data services for ports, harbours, offshore energy and governments — directly overlapping OceanWise's hydrographic and environmental monitoring offerings but at far greater scale.
• Teledyne Marine: Broad portfolio of marine instrumentation, sensors and data acquisition systems used in port, coastal and offshore environmental monitoring — competes at the instrumentation layer underpinning OceanWise's monitoring systems.
• Kongsberg Maritime: Large marine technology vendor offering integrated navigation, automation and maritime information systems to ports and shipping — a much larger incumbent whose marine information systems overlap with Port-Log's operational decision-support role.
• Aanderaa Data Instruments (Xylem): Supplies oceanographic and water quality sensors and monitoring platforms widely used in ports, coastal monitoring and marine energy — overlapping with OceanWise's environmental monitoring technology stack.

Emerging players

• AML Oceanographic: Specialist in oceanographic instruments and environmental monitoring sensors used by ports, research institutions and offshore operators — comparable as a sensor and data provider in the marine environmental monitoring niche.
• Sonardyne: UK-headquartered subsea sensing, positioning and monitoring company serving offshore energy, defence and ocean science — overlapping OceanWise in marine environmental and metocean monitoring applications.

Regional players

• Niwa (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research): Crown Research Institute delivering marine and atmospheric environmental monitoring, data services and instruments primarily across the Asia-Pacific — comparable to OceanWise in marine environmental data services but operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oceanwise-ltd
• Xx.com/oceanwise_eu

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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