United Shipping & Trading Company

We4Sea is a cloud platform that offers solutions to optimize the performance of large commercial (cargo) ships, reducing fuel consumption and emissions. We4Sea collects operational data of a ship, such as position, speed, heading, and engine data. This data is enriched with other data sources, such as weather conditions, wave heights, currents, and wind. The technology transforms this combination of data into management information on how to optimize the use and configuration of a ship.

ShipsFocus is a maritime venture studio & a digital factory that turn creative ideas into practical applications that generate recurring value. The company is also a maritime-dedicated venture capital manager of a Maritime Fund under Quest Ventures Maritime VCC. The Fund invests in early-stage technology startups that demystify and digitize maritime operations, with an initial geographical focus in Singapore and Asia.

ZERO44 provides carbon reporting to shipping companies. It also offers an EU emission trading system and carbon intensity indicator while using the ship's historical and current data for planning and prediction. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

FuelTrust develops a maritime technology platform. Its platform authenticates relationships across the marine fuel lifecycle, digitally verifies data from shared sources, validates decarbonization and compliance, and identifies potential bunker fraud and risk. It was founded in 2020 and is based in Dickinson, Texas.

Bearing streamlines shipping operations with deep learning. The company provides an AI technology platform to the maritime shipping industry that leverages real-world data to reduce fuel consumption, optimize market opportunities, and improve overall fleet management. Bearing works with shipping companies around the world. It was founded in 2019 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Nautilus Labs is a technology partner that focuses on the decarbonization of the ocean supply chain. As an independent third party, Nautilus provides predictive insights between owners and charterers to unlock behavior change and enable new data-driven commercial frameworks for improved collaboration. Working across data availability and structures, the firm applies machine learning to unlock predictive decision-making for enhanced fleet efficiency. The adaptable solutions are built around clients’ workflows and are accompanied by human-centric change management programs to drive organizational adoption and long-term outcomes. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.