What Saab Technologies does

Saab Technologies Ltd is identified in firmographic inputs as a Canadian information technology and information services company headquartered in Burnaby, founded in 1985 and operating with 11–50 employees. Substantive product, customer, and partnership signals aggregated for this company describe a maritime software business (branded as Tidalis) operating under the Made Smart Group (MSG) umbrella, focused on vessel traffic services (VTS), port management information systems (PMIS), coastal surveillance, pilot dispatching, infrastructure protection, and real-time maritime data services. The technical foundation is the MSS Platform Service Suite, a modular platform claimed to encode 50+ years of maritime domain expertise and deployed across 200+ systems on six continents, with reported scale of 1.4 billion tonnes of cargo managed and 700+ daily vessel calls.

The business model is enterprise software delivered primarily through subscription/recurring contracts to ports, maritime authorities, marine pilot organizations, and offshore energy operators, sold via direct enterprise sales complemented by a global network of implementation and technology partners. Marquee references include Port of Antwerp-Bruges (cited at two decades of uninterrupted VTS performance), Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration, Flinders Ports, and Forth Ports (where a new PMIS went live in August 2025). Recent strategic activity includes a CEO transition in November 2025 with an explicit growth and partnerships mandate, plus two 2026 strategic partnerships—UFA (VHF speech recognition, APAC focus, announced April 2026 at Singapore Maritime Week) and Awake.AI (emissions monitoring and reporting, announced May 2026).

Note on data alignment: the input's substantive product, customer, partnership, and leadership data describe the Tidalis maritime software entity rather than a generic Burnaby-based IT services firm; the description above reflects the dominant content of the source material. Revenue, funding, headcount trend, and detailed financial metrics are not disclosed in the available data.

Name

Saab Technologies

Legal name

Tidalis

Website

https://saabtech.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saab Technologies is a maritime software business (Tidalis brand) providing vessel traffic services, port management, coastal surveillance, and offshore monitoring solutions to ports, maritime authorities, and offshore operators worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Operations Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Navigational Services to Shipping (48833)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine Navigation Systems (ECDIS, Radar, GNSS, AIS) (IMAJAJAE)

Keywords

• Maritime software solutions
• Vessel traffic services
• Port management systems
• Coastal surveillance software
• Maritime data services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnaby

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Solutions for Maritime Operations: Enterprise software solutions for vessel traffic services, port management, and coastal surveillance. Solutions include VTS platforms, Port Management Information Systems, pilot dispatching, coastal surveillance, and maritime data services delivered to ports, maritime authorities, and offshore operators worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Saab Technologies delivers maritime software solutions for vessel traffic services, port management, and coastal surveillance, built on 50+ years of domain expertise. The core MSS Platform Service Suite underpins a modular portfolio including VTS for ports, VTS for maritime authorities, Local Port Services, Port Management Information System (PMIS), Coastal Surveillance, Pilot Dispatching, Infrastructure Protection, and Maritime Data Services (MSG), sold to ports, maritime authorities, marine pilot organisations, and offshore operators worldwide.

Product overview

Tidalis is a maritime software company offering a unified platform-plus-modules architecture built on 50+ years of domain expertise. The core MSS Platform Service Suite underpins all solutions, with nine distinct product modules addressing different maritime operational needs: VTS for Ports, VTS for Maritime Authorities, Local Port Services, Port Management Information System (PMIS), Coastal Surveillance, Pilot Dispatching, Infrastructure Protection, and Maritime Data Services (MSG). These products share a common modular architecture that allows ports, maritime authorities, marine pilot organisations, and offshore operators to deploy solutions that scale with their needs while maintaining interoperability across the platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MSG (Maritime Data Services): Maritime data services providing ports, offshore operators, shipping companies, and government agencies seamless access to nautical data in real time
• MSS Platform Service Suite
• Made Smart Group (MSG)

Products and services

• VTS for Ports A vessel traffic service platform that keeps every vessel moving safely and efficiently from anchorage to berth, designed for port operations.
• VTS for Maritime Authorities A mission-critical solution for full waterway oversight built on 50+ years of VTS expertise, with resilience by design for maritime authorities.
• Local Port Services An optimal solution for local ports to manage port operations seamlessly.
• Port Management Information System (PMIS) A modular, scalable platform that connects every stakeholder, resource, and workflow across entire port operations.
• Coastal Surveillance An integrated maritime domain awareness solution for coast guards and authorities requiring reliable 24/7 monitoring.
• Pilot Dispatching A dedicated solution for precise, compliant pilot planning built by people who understand pilotage operations.
• Infrastructure Protection Continuous vessel monitoring around offshore installations, keeping critical maritime assets safe from risk.
• Maritime Data Services (MSG) Provides ports, offshore operators, shipping companies, and government agencies seamless access to nautical data in real time, at any scale.
• MSS Platform Service Suite The foundational modular platform that underpins all company solutions, delivering deep maritime expertise through software designed for reliability, safety, and efficiency, built on 50+ years of domain expertise.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ systems deployed worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UFAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026Strategic partnership announced at Singapore Maritime Week 2026. Following collaboration on linking Vessel Traffic Management and VHF speech recognition, the two innovators commit to a strategic solution cooperation for safer, more secure and sustainable maritime operations across the APAC region and beyond.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Teledyne Technologies: Teledyne provides marine instrumentation, imaging, and sensing solutions through several subsidiaries (e.g., Teledyne FLIR, Teledyne RESON) that overlap with Tidalis's coastal surveillance and infrastructure protection offerings.
• L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris (formerly L3 Technologies) has historically supplied VTS solutions for ports and waterways through its acquired businesses. As a broad defense and aerospace incumbent, it overlaps with Tidalis in VTS but competes from a much larger portfolio.

Direct peers

• Kongsberg Maritime: Kongsberg Maritime is a leading provider of vessel traffic services, maritime automation, and navigation solutions to ports and maritime authorities globally. It competes head-on with Tidalis in the VTS and port operations software category and serves the same port/maritime authority customer base.
• Japan Radio Co. (JRC): JRC manufactures marine navigation electronics and provides VTS/port management solutions across APAC. It is a direct peer in coastal surveillance and navigation oversight, particularly in the Asian market where Tidalis is building presence.
• Wärtsilä Voyage: Wärtsilä Voyage (incorporating the former Transas business) offers navigation, simulation, and port management software to ports, pilots, and maritime authorities. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Tidalis's PMIS and pilot dispatching offerings.
• Frequentis: Frequentis provides mission-critical communications and information systems, including maritime safety and surveillance solutions for ports and authorities. Its portfolio overlaps with Tidalis's maritime authorities and coastal surveillance products.
• Furuno Electric: Furuno is a global provider of marine electronics, navigation, and surveillance systems, including products used by ports and maritime authorities. It competes with Tidalis in the maritime navigation/awareness category.
• Indra Sistemas: Indra is a major European provider of vessel traffic services (VTS) and port management solutions through its maritime business, directly competing with Tidalis for port authority and maritime authority contracts, particularly in EMEA and LATAM.

Emerging players

• MarineTraffic: MarineTraffic provides global vessel tracking and maritime data services, overlapping with Tidalis's Maritime Data Services (MSG). It is a digital-native emerging player rather than a full enterprise VTS competitor.
• Awake.AI: Awake.AI focuses on AI-driven port optimization and emissions monitoring for ports and shipping. It is a Tidalis partner (May 2026 emissions monitoring collaboration) and an adjacent emerging player in the maritime data and sustainability software category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/saab
• Facebookfacebook.com/saabtechnologies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/klein-systems-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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