The verdict was clear: the software on the market was too complex, too generic, or simply absent from the bridge. Our co-founders brought together their seagoing and technology expertise to build what fleet operators had long since stopped hoping for — software genuinely made for them.
The first major French merchant shipping and commercial fishing operators came on board, and validation in real operating conditions began. Smart Sailors was no longer an idea — it was a tool that visibly changed the daily working life of crews.
Launch of FLEET, the first marine CMMS designed for seafarers. SAFETY and CREW completed the suite, each answering a specific shipowner requirement: regulatory compliance and crew management.
Close to €1 million raised to move up a gear. FLEET was rebuilt from the ground up (V2), with one major addition: a mobile app that works offline — because at sea, connectivity can never be a prerequisite.
The acquisition by NEGAM opens a new era for Smart Sailors. The same standards, the same mission — now backed by the resources and ambition of a group committed to taking the platform into new markets and new horizons.
The new release of Smart Sailors (V3) — mobile, modern and more secure — brings the three previous solutions together in a single application covering Fleet Management, Crew Management and Safety Management, and goes further still with Compliance, Inventory, Purchasing and more.
Smart Sailors is backed by solid institutional and financial support. Our public and government partners have validated our approach and co-invested in our development — a guarantee of long-term stability for every customer.
The European Regional Development Fund and the Région Sud have invested in Smart Sailors, recognising both our business plan and our ability to support the modernisation of the French professional fleet.
In 2020, two Canadian federal departments co-funded the development of a safety management application for Canadian fishermen — international recognition of our expertise.
At Smart Sailors, every product decision is guided by one conviction: good maritime software must be powerful without being difficult to learn or to roll out.
12 integrated modules covering every requirement: maintenance, compliance, crew, purchasing and passengers. One unified platform that removes the silos and gives you a complete, real-time view of your fleet.
No lengthy training, no thick manual. Our interfaces were designed with seafarers, for seafarers. An officer on board or a fleet manager ashore is up and running within a few hours.
Deployment in 24 hours, import of your existing data, automatic synchronisation between the fleet and head office. No infrastructure to install: everything runs in the cloud and stays accessible offline.
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