JOB2SEA

What JOB2SEA does

JOB2SEA (legal entity Job2Sea Aps) is a Denmark-headquartered, privately held maritime job board platform connecting maritime professionals — both seafarers and shore-based personnel — with employers, recruitment agencies, and manning agencies. The platform is built around a core job board product with searchable listings across 180+ countries and a co-owned CV database (with Mainpoint A/S) containing 25,000+ (homepage) to 50,000+ (recruiter page) maritime professional profiles, structured by sector (e.g., administration, nautical, engine, galley, offshore), vessel type, rank, and contract type. Self-service features include account creation, CV upload, FastTrack direct-to-employer messaging, and bundled distribution to Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter; job alerts provide match notifications to jobseekers. There is no mobile app, no public API, and no documented AI/ML layer.

The company monetizes through three streams: (1) Job advertising at DKK 3,000/month (recurring subscription) with social media distribution included; (2) Recruitment services with a non-refundable DKK 2,500 administration fee plus success fees of DKK 10,000–20,000 depending on position (onshore, senior officers, junior officers, ratings); and (3) Hiring/staffing services where JOB2SEA employs and pays maritime crew, with all-inclusive day rates covering payroll, holiday pay, travel insurance, health certificate, tax reporting, and personnel administration. The company is certified under the Maritime Labour Convention as an independent Hiring & Recruiting company, supporting its positioning within 'Blue Denmark' and the broader maritime industry.

Operations span Denmark (head office in Nørre Alslev, Falster), Poland (recruiting office in Gdynia), Lithuania (general management), and Norway (relations and development). The management team of ~10 named staff includes a COO (Thomas H. Larsen), country GMs, payroll, customer relations/logistics, recruiting consultants, and marketing. No venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment ownership has been disclosed, and no revenue, funding rounds, or M&A activity are reported in the source material.

Name

JOB2SEA

Legal name

Job2Sea Aps

Website

https://job2sea.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JOB2SEA is a Danish maritime job board platform connecting seafarers and shore-based maritime professionals with employers and recruiters worldwide, offering job advertising, recruitment services, and crew staffing under Maritime Labour Convention certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Recruitment Services

NAICS

Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839), Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (488390)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAEAL

Maritime & Port Labor (Dockworkers/Longshore) Staffing

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Blue-Collar & Skilled Trades Staffing

SECONDARYTLAHAJAB

Vessel Husbandry & Crew Services (Crew Change, Meet & Assist, Transport, Shore Passes)

Transportation & Logistics/Ports, Terminals & Maritime Services/Ship Agency, Husbandry & Port Call Services

Keywords

• Maritime recruitment
• Offshore staffing
• Seafarer hiring
• Maritime job board
• Crew management

Headquarters

HQ city

Nørre Alslev

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Advertising: Recruiters and employers pay to post job advertisements on the platform. Jobs are advertised with social media posting (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) and job alerts are sent to matching jobseekers.
2. Recruitment Services: Full recruitment service where JOB2SEA provides pre-screened candidates for positions. Includes administration fee (2,500 DKK) upfront plus success-based recruitment fees ranging from 10,000-20,000 DKK depending on position type.
3. Hiring/Staffing Services: JOB2SEA provides hiring services for offshore and maritime business, employing and paying crew directly. Day rates are inclusive of fee, holiday pay, travel insurance, health certificate, tax reporting and personnel administration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

JOB2SEA operates an online maritime job board that connects seafarers and shore-based maritime professionals with recruiters and employers worldwide. The platform is complemented by paid services including monthly job advertising with social media distribution, CV database access for recruiters, full-cycle recruiting with tiered placement fees, and managed crew hiring where JOB2SEA employs and pays crew directly.

Product overview

JOB2SEA operates as a single, unified maritime job board platform that connects maritime professionals (seafarers and shore-based) with recruiters and employers worldwide. The platform consists of a core job board product supported by several integrated service modules: FastTrack (enabling direct employer contact), Job Advertising Service (paid job posting with social media distribution), Hiring Services (crew employment and payroll management), and Recruiting Services (candidate sourcing with tiered pricing). Recruiters can also access a CV database containing over 25,000 maritime professional profiles. The platform covers both ashore and at-sea positions across 180+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Job2Sea Job Board Online maritime job board platform connecting maritime professionals (seafarers and shore-based) with recruiters and employers worldwide, featuring job listings searchable by sector, location, ship type, contract type, and language.
• Job Advertising Service Paid monthly subscription that allows recruiters and employers to post job advertisements on the JOB2SEA platform, with automatic distribution to Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, publishing within 24 hours, and targeted job alerts sent to matching jobseekers.
• Recruiting Services Full-cycle recruitment service matching maritime employers with pre-screened candidates for onshore and vessel positions (senior officers, junior officers, ratings), with tiered placement fees based on role level.
• Hiring Services Managed crew hiring service for offshore and maritime businesses for long- and short-term agreements, where JOB2SEA employs and pays crew directly on a day-rate basis covering fee, holiday pay, travel insurance, health certificate, tax reporting, payroll, and personnel administration.
• CV Database Access Recruiter access to search and download CVs from JOB2SEA's database of more than 25,000 maritime professional profiles worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25,000 CVs uploaded to database
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Job2Sea ApScoreOthersJob2Sea ApS is the DK-registered company that owns the Job2Sea domain names registered throughout the world. The ownership of the site is with Job2Sea Aps.
• Mainpoint A/ScoreOthersDatabase rights and all other applicable copyright and intellectual property rights in the Candidate database belong to Job2Sea Aps and Mainpoint A/S.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AllShipPools / JOBSHIP: AllShipJobs/JobShip is a dedicated maritime job board connecting seafarers with employers, directly comparable to JOB2SEA's core job board product and target audience.
• Marlow Navigation: Marlow Navigation is a global crewing and ship management company providing seafarer recruitment and payroll services, directly comparable to JOB2SEA's Hiring Services stream and maritime-focused recruiter base.
• V.Ships: V.Ships is a leading ship management and crew management company with global seafarer recruitment, comparable to JOB2SEA on maritime staffing, payroll administration, and MLC compliance.
• Anglo-Eastern Univan Group: Anglo-Eastern is one of the largest independent ship management and crewing firms, operating a global seafarer recruitment network; highly comparable to JOB2SEA's managed crew hiring model and target customer base of shipowners and offshore operators.

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Indeed is a global generalist job board that captures a meaningful share of maritime and offshore roles; comparable to JOB2SEA as an alternative channel for maritime recruiters, though without maritime-specific compliance and matching features.
• LinkedIn (Recruiter): LinkedIn is a dominant professional network and recruiting platform frequently used for maritime and offshore hiring; comparable to JOB2SEA on recruiter tools and candidate reach, but as a broad incumbent rather than maritime specialist.
• Wilhelmsen Ship Management: Wilhelmsen is a broad maritime services incumbent offering crewing, ship management, and maritime products; comparable to JOB2SEA on crew management while operating at significantly larger scale across multiple maritime service lines.

Emerging players

• Crew4Yachts: Crew4Yachts is a niche maritime job board focused on yacht and superyacht crew, comparable to JOB2SEA's specialized job board model but in a narrower vessel segment.
• OceanX (formerly Seagull Maritime): OceanX provides maritime HR, crewing, and competence management software to shipowners and manning agents; comparable to JOB2SEA in targeting maritime recruiters and seafarers, but competing more on software/automation than job board liquidity.
• Marine Insight Jobs: Marine Insight operates a maritime jobs portal and content community targeting seafarers and maritime professionals, comparable to JOB2SEA's niche job board model with similar audience and content-led funnel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JOB2SEA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/job2sea

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 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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