CRIMARIO II

What CRIMARIO II does

CRIMARIO II is a European Union-funded maritime security capacity-building project that operates the IORIS (Indo Pacific Regional Information Sharing) platform and the SHARE.IT interoperability framework. Implemented by Expertise France and headquartered in Brussels with operational hubs in Mombasa and Paris, the project targets national maritime law enforcement agencies, coast guards, navies, and regional maritime information fusion centres across the Indo-Pacific region. The IORIS platform is a secure, neutral, web-based tool that enables real-time information exchange, incident management, document sharing, mapping, AIS data integration, and satellite AIS layers for multi-agency maritime coordination. SHARE.IT provides an interoperability layer linking existing national and regional information exchange systems.

CRIMARIO II supplements its technology offerings with a comprehensive training programme (Foundation, Advanced, and Train-the-Trainer IORIS courses; maritime data visualization and analysis certification) and coordinates regional maritime exercises including CRIMASREX, BALINN, SISYPHUS, Bell Buoy, and Cutlass Express. The project has trained more than 1,000 maritime professionals and operates across 20+ Indo-Pacific countries connecting 55+ agencies, with documented use cases ranging from counter-piracy operations to humanitarian aid coordination with the World Food Programme and EUNAVFOR ATALANTA.

The business model is non-commercial: CRIMARIO II is funded entirely by the European Union as part of its Indo-Pacific strategy and is implemented by Expertise France, the French international technical cooperation agency. The project provides IORIS platform access, training, and technical assistance to partner countries at no cost. There are no licensing fees, subscription revenues, or commercial pricing models. The project's governance includes formal Partnership Agreements with national agencies and validated ownership transfer of IORIS to the Indian Ocean Commission, reflecting an institutional capacity-building mandate rather than a commercial go-to-market motion.

Name

CRIMARIO II

Legal name

CRIMARIO II (EU CRIMARIO - European Union Critical Maritime Routes Indian Ocean)

Website

https://crimario.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CRIMARIO II is an EU-funded maritime security capacity-building project that operates the IORIS web-based information-sharing platform and SHARE.IT interoperability framework for coast guards, navies, and maritime agencies across the Indo-Pacific region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Security Software

NAICS

Navigational Services to Shipping (488330), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Maritime Security Technology & Systems (CCTV, Radar, AIS, Perimeter Sensors) (BPAKALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maritime EDI / API Connectivity & Messaging Networks (TLAHAOAE), Navigation, Communications & Integrated Bridge Systems Engineering (IMAJAGAH)

Keywords

• Maritime information sharing
• Maritime security cooperation
• Inter-agency coordination
• Maritime capacity building
• Domain awareness platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Mombasa

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EU Funding: CRIMARIO II is funded by the European Union and implemented by Expertise France. This is a capacity building and technical assistance project, not a commercial enterprise.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CRIMARIO II develops and operates the IORIS web-based maritime coordination and information-sharing platform and the SHARE.IT interoperability framework that links existing information-exchange systems across agencies. It supplements these technology tools with structured training programmes (Foundation, Advanced, Train-the-Trainer) and regional and national maritime exercises to build capacity for maritime law enforcement, safety, security, and inter-agency cooperation across the Indo-Pacific.

Product overview

CRIMARIO II is an EU-funded maritime security capacity-building project that operates a portfolio of interconnected products and services centered on the IORIS platform. IORIS serves as the core secure web-based information-sharing and incident management tool, while SHARE.IT provides the interoperability framework linking existing national and regional systems. The project supplements these platforms with comprehensive training services (IORIS courses, maritime data analysis, visualization) and coordinated maritime exercises. Together, these offerings form an integrated approach to enhancing maritime domain awareness and inter-agency cooperation across the Indo-Pacific region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IORIS (Indo Pacific Regional Information Sharing) Platform Secure, neutral, web-based maritime coordination and information-sharing platform for national and regional multi-agency use, providing real-time information exchange, incident management, document sharing, mapping, AIS data integration, satellite AIS layers, and simulation functions for maritime agencies across the Indo-Pacific.
• SHARE.IT Interoperability Framework Interoperability framework that links existing information-exchange systems, facilitating structured, secure, and sustainable exchange of information and data among different maritime centres across the Indo-Pacific region.
• IORIS Training Services Structured training courses (Foundation, Advanced, Train-the-Trainer) on IORIS platform usage, maritime data visualization, and maritime domain analysis, designed to build capacity among partner countries' maritime agencies.
• Maritime Exercises Regional and national maritime exercises such as CRIMASREX, BALINN, SISYPHUS, Bell Buoy, and Cutlass Express that prepare personnel and agencies to address maritime safety and security challenges through practical simulation using the IORIS platform.
• PELAGUS Software Web-based software for managing National AIS networks, enabling collection, processing, storage, display, and distribution of vessel track and maritime data, provided as part of CRIMARIO technical assistance to partner countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• IORIS operational in 20+ Indo-Pacific countries with 55+ agencies connected
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered key and core.

• Information Fusion Centre (IFC) SingaporekeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2020IFC Singapore and CRIMARIO II organised a video-conference to discuss complementarity of engagement, information-sharing tools (IRIS and IORIS), and opportunities for cooperation between eastern and western Indian Ocean regions. Both organisations agreed to explore exercises and joint activities.
• Expertise FrancecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExpertise France, the French international technical cooperation agency, is the implementing partner of CRIMARIO II. They manage project operations, training delivery, and platform administration.
• Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) - MASE ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRIMARIO collaborates with the IOC MASE programme on regional maritime exercises (CRIMASREX) and capacity building activities in the Western Indian Ocean.
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNODC and CRIMARIO share interests in maritime security, particularly regarding drug trafficking and regional cooperation. UNODC works with Regional Fusion and Law Enforcement Centre for Safety and Security at Sea (REFLECS3) in Seychelles.
• World Food Programme (WFP)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRIMARIO II offers IORIS platform to enhance connectivity between WFP vessels and Operation ATALANTA Joint Operation Centre for humanitarian aid delivery to Somalia.
• EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU naval operation coordinating anti-piracy efforts. CRIMARIO II provides IORIS platform to coordinate between WFP vessels, ATALANTA Joint Operation Centre, and MSCHOA.
• EUCAP SomaliakeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerEUCAP and CRIMARIO II jointly organised IORIS training for Somali maritime agencies in Mogadishu, with EUCAP providing field officer support.
• US AFRICOMkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRIMARIO participates in US AFRICOM-led Cutlass Express exercises, using IORIS platform as the communication and coordination layer. Exercise involves 18 countries.
• US Navy 7th FleetkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRIMARIO participates in CARAT-series bilateral exercises with Thailand, Sri Lanka, and preparation for Bangladesh, Brunei, Philippines engagements.
• French National Gendarmerie (CNING)keyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCNING collaborated with CRIMARIO II to deliver forensics diving training in Maldives, with instructors helping train coast guards from Maldives and Sri Lanka.
• IOC - Indian Ocean CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOC validated the transfer of IORIS ownership to IOC. CRIMARIO continues to mentor national and regional teams in using IORIS in collaboration with IOC and MASE programme.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MASE Programme (Indian Ocean Commission): EU-funded maritime security programme for the Western Indian Ocean, focused on capacity building, exercises, and regional cooperation. CRIMARIO collaborates with MASE on regional exercises (CRIMASREX) and shares operational territory across the Western Indian Ocean.
• MSCHOA (Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa): EUNAVFOR-operated maritime security coordination centre for the Horn of Africa and Western Indian Ocean. CRIMARIO II integrates IORIS with MSCHOA for WFP vessel monitoring under Operation ATALANTA, making it a directly comparable coordination platform.
• ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre: Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing Centre. Operates a similar information-sharing and capacity-building model for maritime security across Asia, directly comparable to CRIMARIO II's mandate in the broader Indo-Pacific.
• Information Fusion Centre (IFC) Singapore: Singapore-based maritime information fusion centre operating the IRIS platform for information sharing across the eastern Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. Directly comparable to CRIMARIO II in mission and approach; CRIMARIO has explicit complementarity discussions with IFC Singapore on linking IRIS and IORIS.
• Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre (RMIFC), Madagascar: Madagascar-based regional centre coordinating maritime information across Western Indian Ocean countries. Operates in the same regional security information-sharing space as CRIMARIO II and is both a customer and partner organization.
• SEACOP (Seafarers' Assistance Cooperation Programme): EU-funded capacity building project for maritime law enforcement in Latin America, the Caribbean, and parts of Africa. Operates a parallel model to CRIMARIO of EU-funded training and technical assistance for partner countries' maritime agencies.

Broad incumbents

• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): UN agency with maritime security programmes addressing drug trafficking and crime at sea. CRIMARIO II maintains a strategic partnership with UNODC, particularly through REFLECS3 in Seychelles; UNODC has a broader mandate but overlaps materially on maritime enforcement capacity.
• Djibouti Code of Conduct / Jeddah Amendment: International framework for maritime security cooperation in the Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden, with the EU recently becoming an observer. Provides an established institutional context within which CRIMARIO's IORIS platform operates.

Emerging players

• UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme: UNODC's maritime crime-focused capacity building programme working with national authorities on piracy, trafficking, and IUU fishing. Overlaps with CRIMARIO's training and capacity-building mandate across multiple shared partner countries.

Others

• EUNAVFOR ASPIDES: EU naval operation launched to safeguard maritime security and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. Adjacent to CRIMARIO II's mission in that both serve Indo-Pacific maritime security under the EU umbrella, but ASPIDES is operational while CRIMARIO provides information-sharing infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CrimarioII
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@eucrimario
• Facebookfacebook.com/EUCRIMARIO
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eu-crimario

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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