Tidal is AI-powered maritime shipping software that pulls procurement, ship management and fleet data into one platform, so owners, managers and operators run the fleet from a single live picture, not a dozen spreadsheets.
Last updated: October 2026. Tidal now runs maritime shipping software for fleets across 43 ports worldwide.
Maritime shipping software is the platform a shipping company runs its vessel operations on. It puts procurement, ship management and fleet data in one place. Tidal is AI maritime shipping software that connects these areas, quotes RFQs in under 30 minutes, and goes live in about a week.
Most shipping companies do not lack data. They lack it in one place. Purchasing sits in one system, maintenance in another, and budgets in a spreadsheet. Every question that crosses those boundaries becomes a chase.
Tidal is the operational layer that ties it together. Procurement and ship management run on the same platform, the data connects, and AI does the quiet work of matching, flagging and summarising so the people running the fleet spend their time deciding, not reconciling. It is built to be live in about a week and to sit alongside the systems you already have.
Shipping operations run on connected data. Procurement flows in from maritime procurement software and fleet procurement software, while maritime due diligence software keeps counterparty risk in view. It all starts from the Tidal platform.
The operational core, procurement, technical management and the data between them, with AI where it earns its place.
Procurement, maintenance, certificates and spend on one platform, so a question about a vessel has one answer, not four.
Match requisitions to catalogue items, flag drifting spend, and summarise the state of a vessel, practical AI, not a gimmick.
See the whole fleet at a glance, what is due, what is over budget, what is waiting on a supplier.
Overdue maintenance, expiring certificates and stalled orders surface on their own, before they turn into problems.
Sit alongside the tools you already run rather than forcing a rip-and-replace ERP project.
Web-based with nothing to install on board, onboard your data and start running the fleet on Tidal in days.
See how the fleet is performing and where money is going without waiting for a monthly deck.
Run technical management and purchasing on one platform and report to owners from a single source.
Keep vessels supplied and maintained on schedule, with the status of every order and job in one view.
Track spend against budget across the fleet in real time, not in arrears.
Maritime shipping software, also called marine shipping software, ocean shipping software or nautical shipping software, is the operational platform a shipping company runs its fleet on. It brings procurement, ship management and fleet data into one place so owners, managers and operators work from a single live picture instead of separate tools and spreadsheets. Tidal is the operational layer that ties those threads together and adds AI to the parts that used to be manual.
It is for the people who run vessels day to day: owners and managers who need one view of the fleet; operators and superintendents juggling procurement, maintenance signals and budgets; purchasers sourcing stores and spares against port calls; and finance that needs spend and orders to reconcile. Whether you call it marine, ocean or nautical shipping software, the job is the same, one connected operational picture, and Tidal delivers it web-based, live in about a week.
"Maritime software" covers several different jobs. Most shipping companies run more than one of these, and the real question is how well they connect.
| Type of maritime software | What it does | Where Tidal fits |
|---|---|---|
| Procurement and purchasing | Requisitions, RFQs, quotes, purchase orders and invoices for stores, spares and provisions | Core of Tidal. See maritime procurement software |
| Ship management and technical | Planned maintenance, certificates, defects and the technical record of each vessel | Covered by Tidal ship management software |
| Inventory and stores | What is on board, what is running low and what needs ordering | Covered by marine inventory management |
| Compliance and sanctions screening | Checking vessels, owners and counterparties against sanctions lists | Covered by maritime sanctions screening |
| Due diligence | Counterparty risk, ownership and compliance history | Covered by maritime due diligence |
| Logistics | Getting goods to the right port and vessel on time | Covered by maritime logistics software |
| Crewing | Crew planning, rotations, payroll and certificates | Specialist crewing tools; Tidal runs alongside them |
| Chartering and voyage management | Fixtures, voyage estimates, laytime and demurrage | Specialist voyage tools; Tidal runs alongside them |
| Vessel tracking and performance | AIS positions, fuel use and emissions, including AIS gaps | Specialist tracking tools; Tidal runs alongside them |
Tidal covers the operational core: purchasing, ship management, inventory, compliance and the data that links them. For crewing, chartering and vessel tracking, most fleets use specialist systems, and Tidal is built to run alongside them rather than replace them.
Most shipping businesses run several of these side by side. Pick by the job you need done, not by the size of the vendor.
| Category | Examples | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Ship chandler and supplier software | Tidal, Supply Logic, Breakwater, Dynamic Ship Supplier | Guide → |
| Ship and fleet management (ERP) | ShipNet, BASSnet | Guide → |
| Procurement marketplaces and networks | ShipServ, ProcureShip | Guide → |
| Port costs and maritime spend | Marcura | Guide → |
| Maritime email and inbox | Sedna | Guide → |
| Chartering and voyage management | Veson Nautical | |
| Vessel tracking and market data | Kpler (which owns MarineTraffic) | |
| Sanctions and due diligence | Specialist screening providers, and Tidal for supplier side checks | Guide → |
Comparing options? See Tidal against other maritime software, or the ERPs Tidal connects to.
Most operators run purchasing in one system, maintenance in another and budgets in a spreadsheet. Marine and ocean shipping software should connect them, not add a tenth login.
| Capability | Tidal maritime shipping software | Separate point tools | Maritime ERP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unifies procurement + operations data | One live picture across the fleet | Siloed, exported by hand | Partial, and heavy to run |
| AI catalogue matching + spend insight | Built in | Rare | Rare |
| Alerts: maintenance due, certificates expiring | Surfaced in one view | Scattered across tools | Module-dependent |
| Works alongside your existing systems | Yes, connects, not replaces | n/a | It is the system |
| Web-based, nothing to install on board | Yes | Varies | Often heavy |
| Typical time to go live | About one week | n/a | Months to years |
Tidal is built to connect to the tools you already use, including ShipNet and Bassnet, and to go live in about a week rather than over a multi-year ERP rollout.
What to check so you get a connected operational picture, not another silo.
Does it bring procurement, ship management and fleet data together, so a question that crosses systems does not become a chase?
Does it apply AI to real work, matching requisitions to catalogue items and flagging where spend is drifting, rather than dashboards alone?
Does it surface overdue maintenance, expiring certificates and orders that have gone quiet, so teams act before it becomes a problem?
Does it connect to ShipNet, Bassnet and your inbox, and run alongside what you have rather than demanding a rip-and-replace?
Can it go live in about a week, web-based with nothing to install on board, instead of a multi-year rollout?
Does it scale from a handful of vessels to a large managed fleet by onboarding data, not deploying hardware?
Tidal is the operational layer, not a replacement for everything you already have.
Connect to the two most widely used maritime ERP and inventory systems via API, so procurement and operations data stay in step.
Move catalogues, requisitions and orders in and out by CSV where a direct integration is not available.
Connect your Outlook or Gmail inbox so RFQs and orders are captured and processed automatically.
Tidal connects to the tools you already use instead of replacing everything at once, and goes live in about a week.
As marine shipping software, Tidal runs the procurement side of fleet operations end to end. It reads inbound email RFQs and returns a margin-protected quote in under 30 minutes, matching your own catalogue codes at 90%+ first-pass accuracy across 800+ line items per RFQ. Order management, PO generation, invoice reconciliation and P&L reporting sit on the same platform, so purchasing and finance work from one record. Tidal runs standalone from your inbox and catalogue or integrates with ShipNet and Bassnet, and it is live in about a week with no ERP project.
Used as nautical shipping software, Tidal gives operators one live picture of procurement across 43 ports without new hardware on board. Quotes come back in under 30 minutes, item-code matching to your own catalogue runs at 90%+ first-pass accuracy, and orders flow through PO generation, invoice reconciliation and P&L reporting in the same place. Pricing is scoped to your volume and the modules you need, so contact us for a quote. It connects to ShipNet and Bassnet or runs standalone, and goes live in about a week.
Bring procurement, ship management and fleet data together, AI-assisted, and live in about a week.
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