Custom Software Development for Marine, Shipping & Port Operations
Stacklyn builds custom marine and shipping software for ship owners, ship managers, port and terminal operators, and offshore marine contractors. We deliver fleet operations dashboards, crew management and certification systems, planned maintenance systems (PMS), voyage and bunker analytics, port call coordination platforms, and vessel inspection apps designed for low-bandwidth shipboard use.
Software Challenges in the Marine & Shipping Sector
Shipping runs on documentation, certification, and narrow operational windows, under regulators that do not accept excuses — IMO, class societies, flag states, and port state control. A vessel is a remote site with expensive connectivity, a rotating crew, and mandatory records that must survive audit years later. Most operators run licensed suites that fit large fleets but leave managers of 5 to 40 vessels paying for complexity they do not need while still keeping the real work in Excel. Purpose-built software closes the gap: shipboard tools that work on a satellite link, and shore dashboards that see the whole fleet.
Our Marine & Shipping Clients
- Ship owners and third-party ship managers
- Offshore marine and OSV operators
- Port, terminal, and stevedoring companies
- Shipping agencies and freight operators
- Crew management and manning agencies
- Marine engineering and survey firms
- Dredging and marine construction contractors
Problems We Solve for Marine & Shipping Companies
Crew Certification Expiry Risk
STCW certificates, medicals, and visas tracked in spreadsheets, with expiries discovered during port state control rather than before crew change.
Bandwidth-Hostile Systems
Shore systems that shipboard users cannot practically operate over satellite links, forcing email attachments and manual re-keying ashore.
Fragmented Voyage & Bunker Data
Noon reports, bunker figures, and port costs arriving by email in inconsistent formats, making voyage profitability an after-the-fact estimate.
Maintenance Records Under Audit Pressure
Planned maintenance evidence scattered across vessel folders, creating a scramble before class survey or vetting inspection.
Port Call Coordination by Email
Agents, terminals, suppliers, and surveyors coordinated over long email chains with no shared timeline or cost visibility.
Inspection & Deficiency Backlogs
Internal audits, vetting observations, and deficiency close-outs tracked manually, so overdue items surface only at the next inspection.
Software Solutions for Marine & Shipping Companies
Fleet Operations Dashboard
Shore-side view of vessel positions, voyage status, cargo, off-hire events, and operational KPIs across the fleet, with AIS integration and exception alerts for management and operations teams.
Crew Management & Certification System
Crew database with rank history, STCW certificates, medicals, visas, contract and relief planning, crew change logistics, and automated expiry alerts well ahead of the crew change window.
Planned Maintenance System (PMS)
Equipment register by vessel, running-hour and calendar-based maintenance jobs, spares inventory, requisition workflow, and audit-ready maintenance history synchronised between ship and shore.
Voyage, Bunker & Performance Analytics
Structured noon report capture, fuel consumption and speed analysis, bunker stock reconciliation, weather-adjusted performance, and voyage profit and loss per leg and per charter.
Port Call & Agency Coordination Platform
Shared port call timeline covering ETA and ETB updates, agent appointments, service orders, disbursement account tracking, and document exchange with terminals and suppliers.
Vessel Inspection & Audit App
Offline tablet app for internal audits, vetting preparation, safety rounds, and deficiency capture with photo evidence, corrective action assignment, and close-out tracking across the fleet.
Ship-Shore Sync & Low-Bandwidth Architecture
Delta-based replication designed for satellite links: compressed payloads, resumable transfers, conflict resolution, and full shipboard operation with no live connection required.
Terminal & Yard Operations Software
For port and terminal operators: gate operations, container and cargo yard tracking, equipment allocation, berth planning support, and billing integration for terminal services.
Tech Stack We Use
Why Marine & Shipping Companies Choose Stacklyn
Built for the Satellite Link
Shipboard software is designed around scarce bandwidth: local-first data, compressed delta sync, and resumable transfers instead of chatty cloud calls.
Certification Expiry Never Slips
Automated alerting chains for STCW, medicals, visas, and class certificates give shore teams weeks of warning, not port state control surprises.
Audit Evidence as a Byproduct
Maintenance, inspection, and deficiency records are captured with timestamps and photos at the point of work, so class survey and vetting preparation stops being a fire drill.
Right-Sized for 5 to 40 Vessel Fleets
Managers of small and mid-size fleets get exactly the modules they operate, without licensing an enterprise suite built for two hundred ships.
Integrates With Existing Marine Software
We connect to AIS providers, accounting systems, and existing PMS or crewing tools rather than demanding a full replacement on day one.
Shore and Ship Share One Model
The same data model serves the master onboard and the operations manager ashore, ending the re-keying and version conflicts that email-based workflows create.
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