Innovative spot workboat availability platform launched at SMM 2024

This platform aims to facilitate the way offshore and maritime professionals manage their fleet operations. It simplifies chartering for regional workboats on the spot market in a digital environment that maintains participant anonymity. The system also offers time and fuel efficiencies by only offering spot market deployment for workboats in an 800 nm radius from the site of the work.

Nauticworx says its platform offers a "reliable, efficient and secure way to match available workboats with urgent offshore, maritime or port projects".

"Nauticworx.com is meant to be a non-disruptive tool, a valuable addition to the skills and options of professionals looking to hire a workboat fast and nearby," the group said.  

Nauticworx noted that this type of platform has been tried before in the market but said that its innovations allows users to expand or shrink their operations simply and quickly, ensuring maximum efficiency and profitability in an industry where timing is crucial.

"Importantly, clients can do so anonymously, only accepting contacts, offers or requests with the companies of their choice," the group said.

Nauticworx co-founder and operations director Björn Smets said the pricing scheme has been tailored to "the way the market works", and that Nauticworx does not charge commissions, only fixed subscription fees. 

“Our platform is not just about connecting vessels and projects; it’s about doing so in a way that enhances profitability, sustainability, and overall operational efficiency. We are about preventing project delays, cutting cost, reducing fuel consumption, filling up downtime gaps and ensuring the availability of fit-for-purpose vessels, to summarise. It’s just a no-nonsense, smarter, faster way to manage maritime operations,” Mr Smets said.