Maritime Due Diligence Software, 3 Risk Checks

Maritime due diligence software for every counterparty

Tidal screens vessels, owners and counterparties for sanctions, ownership and compliance risk, turning scattered checks into one clear workflow, with a documented decision behind every deal.

Last updated: August 2026. Tidal now runs maritime due diligence software across 43 ports worldwide.

Maritime due diligence software exists because maritime risk hides in the gaps. A vessel changes name and flag; ownership runs through a chain of holding companies; a counterparty looks fine until you check the sanctions list issued last week. Miss it and the consequences aren't paperwork, they are frozen payments, blocked cargo and reputational damage that outlasts the deal.

Tidal makes the checking systematic. Screen a vessel or a counterparty, see sanctions exposure, ownership and compliance history in one place, and record the decision so you can prove you did the work. It is due diligence you can repeat the same way every time, not a scramble across a dozen open tabs.

Due diligence works best beside the systems that move goods and money. Run it alongside maritime procurement software, fleet procurement software and maritime shipping software so screening happens before you transact. See the whole Tidal platform.

What maritime due diligence software checks

Maritime due diligence software brings the checks you run on a vessel, owner, charterer or supplier into one workflow with an audit trail. It confirms identity and ownership, screens the counterparty against sanctions and watchlists, and gathers compliance history such as port state control and detention records. Tidal records who ran each check, what was found and what was decided, so the result is a documented decision you can defend rather than a scatter of separate searches. It supports both counterparty and supplier due diligence, and can run standalone or integrate with your existing systems. Tidal is live in about one week and sits on the same platform as Tidal procurement, which starts from $2,500 per month.

The checks that matter, in one workflow

Screen, review and document, so a risk decision is fast to make and easy to defend.

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Vessel & counterparty screening

Check a ship, owner, charterer or supplier in one search and bring the risk picture together in a single view.

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Sanctions & watchlists

Screen against sanctions and watchlists so exposure surfaces before you commit, not after payment is stuck.

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Ownership & IMO checks

Trace beneficial ownership and confirm IMO number and identity through name and flag changes that hide history.

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Compliance history

Review port state control and detention history to see how a vessel and operator have actually behaved.

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Documented decisions

Record who screened what, what was found and what was decided, a full audit trail for every deal.

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Repeatable process

Run the same checks the same way each time, so due diligence doesn't depend on who happened to do it.

Where maritime due diligence is non-negotiable

Chartering & fixtures

Screen the vessel and counterparty before a fixture, so a charter doesn't expose you to a sanctioned party.

Onboarding suppliers

Vet chandlers and service providers before you add them, and keep the check on file.

Trade & finance

Give compliance and finance the documented basis they need to release payment or cargo with confidence.

Ongoing monitoring

Re-check counterparties as sanctions and ownership change, instead of assuming a one-time pass still holds.

What good maritime due diligence software gives you

Sanctions exposure caught before you commit, not after

Ownership seen through name, flag and structure changes

One risk view instead of a dozen separate lookups

A documented decision behind every deal

The same standard applied by everyone, every time

Evidence ready for regulators, insurers and counterparties

Maritime due diligence, answered

What is maritime due diligence?

Maritime due diligence software runs the checking you do before dealing with a vessel, owner, charterer or supplier, confirming identity and ownership, screening against sanctions and watchlists, and reviewing compliance history such as detentions. Tidal turns that into a repeatable, documented workflow instead of ad-hoc searches.

What does Tidal check?

Tidal screens vessels and counterparties against sanctions and watchlists, checks beneficial ownership and IMO number, and pulls together compliance signals such as port state control and detention history, so a risk picture comes together in one view rather than a dozen tabs.

Does it keep an audit trail?

Yes. Every screening and decision is recorded with who ran it, what was found and what was decided, so you can show a regulator, insurer or counterparty exactly how a call was made.

Who uses maritime due diligence software?

Owners, managers, charterers, brokers, traders and their compliance teams, anyone who needs to know who they are dealing with before money or cargo moves, and who has to be able to prove they checked.

What is maritime due diligence software?

Maritime due diligence software brings the checks you run on a vessel, owner, charterer or supplier into one workflow with an audit trail. It supports both counterparty and supplier due diligence, screens and records each check in one place, and can run standalone or integrate with your existing systems. Tidal is live in about one week and sits on the same platform as Tidal procurement, which starts from $2,500 per month.

What does maritime due diligence software check?

Maritime due diligence software confirms identity and ownership, screens the counterparty against sanctions and watchlists, and gathers compliance history such as port state control and detention records. Tidal records who ran each check, what was found and what was decided, so every screening leaves a documented, auditable decision behind it.

How much does maritime due diligence software from Tidal cost?

Tidal maritime due diligence software starts from $2,500 per month, with no per-RFQ fees and no volume caps. It sits on the same platform as Tidal procurement, so screening counterparties and suppliers, keeping one audit trail, order management and P&L reporting come together rather than as separate tools you buy one by one.

How long does it take to go live with Tidal?

Tidal is live in about one week. It can run standalone or integrate with ShipNet and Bassnet, and it screens counterparties and suppliers while keeping one audit trail from day one, so due diligence is documented from the first check.

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