Helintec

What Helintec does

Helintec S.A. is a Greek engineering company founded in 1990 and headquartered in Athens, Greece, that develops specialized marine software, consultancy, and technical services for the global commercial shipping industry. Its product portfolio comprises six core software systems: ANKO (type-approved marine load planner), SAFESALV (damage stability and emergency response), KAPA mpi (planned maintenance, inventory, and ISM documentation), SEMT (ship efficiency, fuel, and emissions monitoring), HCad (computer-aided ship design and naval architecture), and HULL (transverse section and strength calculations). All major products are type-approved by leading IACS classification societies (ABS, DNV, LR, BV, NK, ClassNK, RINA, and others), and the company is ISO 9001:2015 certified. The firm's underlying technology stack is rooted in deterministic naval architecture, hydrostatic computations, resistance modeling, and engineering document management — built on a proprietary database of over 4,500 actual ship designs.

Helintec earns revenue through a combination of per-vessel one-time software licenses (where the license transfers with vessel sale), recurring annual maintenance and support contracts, and professional services including certified ship emergency response (OCIMF 2013 compliant), performance monitoring as a service, and B2B subcontracting to classification societies and marine consulting firms. The go-to-market blends direct enterprise sales with channel leverage through classification society approvals and strategic co-development partnerships with tier-1 customers such as Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Alpha Marine Consulting. Customer segments span shipping companies (533 served), shipbuilders (DSME, Samsung, Hyundai), classification societies (ABS, DNV, LR, NK, BV), and ship management firms (V Ships, Bernhard Schulte, Columbia Shipmanagement).

The company's software is installed on approximately 25% of commercial shipping vessels worldwide — covering 4,796 vessels across 25+ countries — making Helintec a category-leading niche vendor in marine engineering software. Marketing relies on direct relationships, industry awards (Best Service Provider — Marine 2019), and EU co-financed R&D engagements rather than outbound digital demand generation. The company remains privately held with no disclosed external investors, no M&A activity, and no public revenue figures.

Name

Helintec

Legal name

Helintec S.A.

Website

https://helintec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Helintec S.A. is a Greek marine engineering software vendor founded in 1990, serving commercial shipping companies worldwide with type-approved load planning, damage stability, maintenance, performance monitoring, and ship design software installed on approximately 25% of commercial vessels globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Engineering Software

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Project Management & Owner’s Engineering / Technical Consultancy (Spec Writing, Bid Support, Site Support) (IMAJAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Safety, Risk & Compliance Engineering (SOLAS, Class Rules, HAZID/HAZOP, FMEA) (IMAJAGAJ), Marine Systems Engineering (Piping, HVAC, Fuel, Ballast, Firefighting) (IMAJAGAD)

Keywords

• Marine engineering software
• Ship stability calculations
• Vessel performance monitoring
• Ship emergency response
• Marine planned maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Software products licensed per vessel (ANKO considered ship's equipment; license transfers with vessel sale). Site license allows multiple PC installations on-board with free office installations for owners/managers.
2. Software Maintenance & Support: Annual maintenance and support contracts available. Per-incident support commonly requested. Software upgrades released at least annually as part of maintenance agreement.
3. Emergency Response Services: Certified Ship Emergency Response (ER) service meeting OCIMF 2013 guidelines. Covers numerous fleets and hundreds of vessels with post-incident support including FEM analysis.
4. Performance Monitoring Services: Vessel performance monitoring as a service utilizing SEMT resistance model and actual sailing data. Scheduled or ad-hoc reporting for shipowners/operators.
5. B2B Services: Subcontracting services to classification societies, marine consulting firms, and salvage contractors in areas of ship stability, damage stability, performance assessment, and ship manual preparation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Helintec develops and sells six type-approved marine software products — ANKO (load planning), SAFESALV (damage and grounding assessment), KAPA mpi (planned maintenance), SEMT (vessel performance and emissions monitoring), HCad (ship design), and HULL (transverse sections) — and delivers certified ship emergency response, performance monitoring, and B2B engineering services to commercial shipping companies, shipbuilders, classification societies, and marine consultants. Software is installed on approximately 25% of commercial shipping vessels worldwide and is supported by an annual maintenance and upgrade program.

Product overview

Helintec offers a suite of specialized marine engineering software products, consultancy, and technical services primarily directed to the Marine Industry. The product portfolio consists of six integrated core products: ANKO (type-approved Marine Load Planner for load planning and stability calculations), SAFESALV (emergency response system for damage and grounding assessment), KAPA mpi (planned maintenance and inventory management), SEMT (ship efficiency and performance monitoring), HCad (computer-aided ship design and naval architecture), and HULL (transverse section definition and strength calculations). These products are deployed across onboard vessels, shipping companies, and technical offices, with software installations on approximately 25% of commercial shipping vessels worldwide. The company also provides complementary technical services including emergency response services, vessel performance monitoring, and B2B subcontractor services to classification societies and marine consulting firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ANKO Marine Load Planner: Type approved Loading Software with specialized functions for all ship types. Provides load planning and loading calculations for safe and efficient ship operation.
• SAFESALV
• KAPA mpi
• SEMT
• HCad
• HULL

Products and services

• ANKO Marine Load Planner Type-approved Marine Load Planner providing integrated load planning and loading calculations for safe and efficient ship operation. Covers intact stability, longitudinal strength, grain stability, damage stability, and lashing calculations for all ship types. Modules available for on-board and office use with an interactive graphical environment operating on actual vessel plans.
• SAFESALV Interactive emergency response and damage stability system providing immediate assessment of damaged or grounded vessel conditions. Supports flooding and cargo shift calculations, residual strength estimation, grounding force/position/re-floating calculations, and online interactive What-If scenario evaluation for decision support during salvage operations.
• KAPA mpi Planned maintenance software covering ship's equipment maintenance, spares inventory control, purchasing, budgeting, certificate monitoring, survey management, and ISM forms and workflow. Type approved by DNV with case approvals from major classification societies.
• SEMT Ship efficiency monitoring system for performance analysis, fuel consumption monitoring, and greenhouse gas emissions tracking. Includes trim optimization for fuel savings, hull and propeller performance monitoring, route comparison, and speed/consumption analysis against charter party requirements. Built on ship-specific models incorporating hull model, propeller geometry, and engine specifications.
• HCad Computer Aided Ship Design package for object-oriented hull modeling and naval architectural calculations. Supports 3D object definition, hull transformation and lines fairing, hydrostatics, cross curves, compartment volumes, intact and damaged stability calculations per IMO standards, and probabilistic damaged stability analysis.
• HULL Interactive graphical environment for defining transverse sections and performing section modulus calculations, including intact and damaged condition limits, ultrasonic report calculations, and interactive modification of plates and stiffeners for damage and hull deterioration scenarios.
• Ship Emergency Response Service Certified ship emergency response service covering numerous fleets and hundreds of vessels, meeting OCIMF 2013 guidelines. Includes FEM analysis and post-incident support for shipping companies needing damage stability assessment during emergencies.
• Performance Monitoring Service Vessel performance monitoring as a service utilizing SEMT resistance model and actual sailing data. Provides scheduled or ad-hoc reporting for shipowners and operators to support voyage performance analysis and fuel efficiency optimization.
• B2B Subcontracting Service Subcontracted engineering and consulting services provided to classification societies, marine consulting firms, and salvage contractors in the areas of ship stability, damage stability, performance assessment, and ship manual preparation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% of commercial shipping vessels worldwide use Helintec software
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ARIES MARINEminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Business collaborator that nominated Helintec for the Best Service Provider - Marine 2019 award. Long-lasting cooperation and business relationship in the marine industry.
• Alpha Marine Consulting Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2016Partnership for MARVEL+ MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) and Performance solution. Alpha Marine Consulting specializes in ship design and technical marine consultancy worldwide since 1984. Combined expertise delivers comprehensive MRV compliance and performance monitoring solutions.
• Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2016Strategic cooperation with global maritime giant MSC (world's second-largest shipping company by container vessel capacity, operating 471 container vessels). Helintec provides MSC with exclusive custom versions of SEMT software: 'MSC VRS ON BOARD' for vessel performance validation and 'FLEET MANAGER' for fleet data organization, archiving, and voyage performance analysis. Partnership enables MSC to make strategic decisions for fleet use and management through improved data quality and reduced human errors.
• All Major Classification Societies (ABS, DNV, LR, NK, BV, CCS, CRS, PRS, RINA, GL, RS, IRS)coreTechnology or IntegrationType approval and certification partnerships with all major IACS classification societies. ANKO has been approved by practically all classification societies. KAPA has been type approved by DNV with case approvals from all major societies. These partnerships enable market access and regulatory compliance for customers.
• European UnionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-financed R&D projects through participation in competitive R&D CEC (European Commission) projects. Also received ESPA funding support for COVID-19 entrepreneurship response. Significant portion of R&D budget directed to EU co-financed research activities.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MESPAS: MESPAS is a direct competitor in planned maintenance and purchasing systems (MESPAS Maintenance, PowerSolution) for commercial shipping and offshore fleets, addressing the same KAPA mpi use cases.
• BASS Software: BASS is a direct competitor in ship stability and load planning software (BASS Loading Computer, BASS Safescape) for commercial vessels, with type approvals from major classification societies. Helintec and BASS compete head-to-head on the same naval architecture workflows.
• Tero Marine: Tero Marine (Tero Fleet Management) competes directly with KAPA mpi in planned maintenance, ISM, and purchasing modules for ship operators and ship management companies.
• SpecTec (AMOS): SpecTec's AMOS Business Suite is a competing fleet management platform covering maintenance, procurement, safety, and crew. It overlaps directly with KAPA mpi and broader Helintec operational software.
• SERTICA: SERTICA is a planned maintenance, procurement, and QHSE software suite widely used by ship management companies — a direct overlap with Helintec's KAPA mpi value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• ABB Marine & Ports: ABB is a broad marine technology incumbent offering vessel control, automation, and digital solutions that increasingly bundle performance monitoring — overlapping with SEMT for energy efficiency and route optimization.
• Lloyd's Register (iQMS, SeaTrend): Lloyd's Register combines classification services with iQMS fleet management and digital performance tools, overlapping with KAPA mpi and SEMT use cases. Like DNV, LR is both approver and competitor.
• Wärtsilä Marine (SmartShip / Eniram): Wärtsilä's SmartShip platform and Eniram performance monitoring tools compete with Helintec's SEMT in fuel consumption, trim optimization, and voyage efficiency for commercial shipping operators.
• Bureau Veritas (VeriSTAR): Bureau Veritas offers VeriSTAR and Marine Cyber services for hull integrity, stability, and fleet management, competing with Helintec's stability and load planning offerings while also serving as a type approver.
• DNV (ShipManager / Nauticus): DNV is both a Helintec partner (type approver) and a competitor offering ShipManager and Nauticus software for planned maintenance, hull, and performance monitoring. As a global classification society with its own software stack, DNV can bundle offerings with survey services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

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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