What Fleet Cleaner does

Fleet Robotics, operating under the brand Fleet Cleaner, is a Dutch maritime services company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Delft, Netherlands. The company provides underwater hull cleaning, inspection, propeller and niche-area maintenance, and biofouling data management for ship operators and fleet owners worldwide. Its core offering is built around a proprietary robotics platform that uses waterjet cleaning with capture technology, removing fouling and coating materials while capturing waste to minimize environmental discharge. Operations are designed to occur without vessel downtime, executing during loading, unloading, and simultaneous port operations, and the system imposes no environmental, visibility, or deep draft limitations.

The product portfolio is structured as a four-service platform. Fleet Cleaner is the core hull cleaning service. Fleet Inspector performs fouling, coating, and damage inspection using the same robotics hardware with high-quality automated reporting. Fleet Diver handles propeller and niche-area cleaning where robots cannot reach. Fleet Monitor is a software layer providing proactive, data-driven underwater maintenance program management through a client portal with biofouling reporting and an API, representing a move toward recurring software-style revenue on top of the underlying service business. The company has highlighted operational milestones including cleaning the world's largest vessel and explosion-proof cleaning of tankers at terminals.

Fleet Robotics operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market model: customers book services through the company website, services are quoted based on fleet-specific requirements, and contracts run on multi-year terms. Revenue is generated through professional-services fees for hull cleaning, inspection, and niche-area work, supplemented by subscription-based fees for the Fleet Monitor data platform. The target customer segment is enterprise ship operators and maritime fleet owners seeking fuel-efficiency gains, environmental compliance, and reduced maintenance downtime. No revenue figures, funding history, or named customers are disclosed in available source material.

Name

Fleet Cleaner

Legal name

Fleet Robotics

Website

https://fleetcleaner.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fleet Robotics (Fleet Cleaner) is a Dutch maritime services company providing underwater hull cleaning, inspection, and biofouling data management for ship operators worldwide using proprietary robotics and waterjet-with-capture technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Hull Cleaning Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Underwater Hull Inspection, Cleaning & Propeller Services (TLAKAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Underwater Hull Services (Diving, In-Water Cleaning, Propeller Polishing, Inspection) (TLAHAMAL)

Keywords

• Hull cleaning services
• Underwater robotics
• Ship maintenance
• Biofouling management
• Maritime inspection

Headquarters

HQ city

Delft

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hull Cleaning Services: Direct service delivery of underwater hull cleaning using robotics technology. Services are booked and delivered directly to ship operators, providing cleaning, inspection, and maintenance services without operational downtime.
2. Fleet Monitoring and Reporting: Subscription-based fleet monitoring services providing data-driven biofouling management reporting and API access for proactive maintenance program management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fleet Cleaner, operating under legal name Fleet Robotics, delivers robotics-based underwater hull cleaning, inspection, and niche area cleaning services to ship operators worldwide. The company combines proprietary robotics technology with professional diving services to perform fouling removal, coating and damage inspection, propeller cleaning, and biofouling management without operational downtime for vessels. Core services include Fleet Cleaner (hull cleaning), Fleet Inspector (underwater inspections), Fleet Diver (propeller and niche area cleaning), and Fleet Monitor (fleet management platform with API and client portal).

Product overview

Fleet Robotics offers Fleet Cleaner as part of a platform-plus-modules architecture comprising four integrated services. Fleet Cleaner is the core hull cleaning product utilizing waterjet technology with environmental capture capabilities. It is complemented by Fleet Inspector for fouling, coating, and damage inspection, Fleet Diver for propeller and niche area cleaning, and Fleet Monitor as the data management platform providing client portal access with biofouling reporting and API integration. Together, these services deliver complete underwater hull maintenance without operational impact using safe and sustainable robotics technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fleet Cleaner: Hull cleaning service offering maximized fuel efficiency through high coverage fouling removal, waterjet cleaning with capture for minimum coating and environmental impact, with no downtime during (un)loading and simultaneous operations.
• Fleet Monitor
• Fleet Inspector
• Fleet Diver

Products and services

• Fleet Cleaner A hull cleaning service for ship operators and maritime fleet owners that uses waterjet technology with capture capabilities to maximize fuel efficiency through high-coverage fouling removal. Operations can be performed during loading/unloading and simultaneous operations with no operational downtime.
• Fleet Inspector A robotic inspection service for ship operators providing fast and complete fouling, coating, and damage assessment using safe robotics operation with no environmental, visibility, or deep draft limitations. Delivers direct high-quality reporting.
• Fleet Monitor A fleet management platform for ship operators and maritime fleet owners providing proactive, data-driven underwater maintenance program management with a client portal featuring biofouling management reporting and API access.
• Fleet Diver A propeller and niche area cleaning service for ship operators that uses high-quality technology to support safe and efficient operation while reducing fuel consumption, with direct high-quality automated reporting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved fuel efficiency through fouling removal
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kongsberg Maritime: Kongsberg Maritime delivers vessel systems, automation, and remote operations to commercial shipping, with underwater robotics and condition monitoring capabilities that overlap Fleet Cleaner's robotics and data-monitoring play.
• Wärtsilä: Wärtsilä is a global marine technology and services conglomerate offering lifecycle services, underwater services, and environmental solutions that include hull cleaning and biofouling management adjacent to Fleet Cleaner's offering.
• Subsea 7: Subsea 7 is a global subsea engineering and construction company with remotely operated vehicle (ROV) inspection capabilities that overlap Fleet Cleaner's robotic underwater inspection and cleaning technology.
• James Fisher and Sons: James Fisher provides subsea services, marine contracting, and specialist vessel operations including underwater inspection and maintenance to shipping and offshore clients, overlapping Fleet Cleaner's hull inspection service line.
• Wilhelmsen: Wilhelmsen is a global maritime services group providing ship management, products, and services including hull and underwater maintenance solutions, making it a broad incumbent in the maritime services space Fleet Cleaner serves.

Direct peers

• Hullbot: Hullbot is a robotics company specializing in autonomous underwater hull cleaning and inspection for commercial shipping, making it a direct comparable to Fleet Cleaner's core robotics hull cleaning offering.
• HullWiper: HullWiper operates a fleet of in-water hull cleaning units deployed across global ports, providing the same in-water hull cleaning service that Fleet Cleaner targets with its robotics system.
• Cathelco: Cathelco supplies marine environmental systems including in-water cleaning, fouling control, and corrosion protection equipment for ship operators, overlapping Fleet Cleaner's biofouling management and hull cleaning use cases.

Regional players

• Damen Shipyards: Damen is a Dutch shipbuilder and maritime services provider with strong European ties, offering ship repair and lifecycle services that intersect Fleet Cleaner's hull maintenance offering within its home European market.

Emerging players

• RobotNorse: RobotNorse develops autonomous underwater robotic solutions for ship hull inspection and cleaning, representing an emerging technology-driven competitor with a similar robotics-based approach to Fleet Cleaner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fleet-robotics-nl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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