Operating in a rapidly evolving and highly competitive maritime market, staying informed and ahead of the competition is essential. Hesnes Gas uses ShipIntel as a key tool to monitor vessel movements, identify new business opportunities, and streamline daily operations, ensuring their team can make data-driven decisions quickly and confidently.

Hesnes Gas, based in Tønsberg, Norway, has operated as an international shipbroker since 2014. Their team of VLGC specialists offer spot chartering services, as well as services within S&P, newbuilding and valuation and analysis. They combine their deep expertise in both shipping and product, as well as market intelligence and analysis, with their strong commercial and operational experience to deliver high-quality service and tailored solutions to their clients worldwide.

To stay informed and competitive in a fast-moving market, Hesnes Gas relies on ShipIntel to monitor vessel traffic, analyze opportunities, and manage their daily operations efficiently.

ShipIntel has been a part of their daily routine since day 1

As one of our earliest customers and among the first shipbrokers to adopt ShipIntel, Hesnes Gas has consistently highlighted their satisfaction with the solutions we provide and the value of our close collaboration.

“From day one, the support and rapid feedback we received from Maritime Optima has been exceptional,” says Sebastian Vinjar.

“The level of service and follow-up is exactly what we value - and what we strive to offer our own customers. ShipIntel is a solid software backed by a dedicated team experienced in the maritime industry, and this combination fits our needs perfectly. We also appreciate being able to suggest improvements and new features without incurring extra costs. Today, ShipIntel is a solution we depend on in our daily operations.”

ShipIntel: Made for professionals by professionals


ShipIntel is built side by side with the people who know shipping best, and Hesnes Gas is a great example of this collaboration in action. Their team is actively involved in the product development by providing valuable feedback and sharing insights from their daily operations.

“What we really value about ShipIntel is that we’re not just users, we’re part of its development. Maritime Optima listens to our feedback and turns our insights into real improvements. It’s rare to work with a software provider where your input genuinely shapes the product”

Our ongoing dialogue with our customers has helped shape how ShipIntel supports maritime professionals in their work, from improving existing features to inspiring new ones. By contributing their experience and perspective, our customers play a key role in ensuring that ShipIntel continues to evolve in line with the real needs of shipping professionals.

“We chose ShipIntel Essentials because it is an innovative solution, easy to use, and comes at a very competitive price. We continued using ShipIntel because the Maritime Optima team continuously developed and maintained the software. We also think it is an advantage that maritime software is developed by people that have been working in the industry”, Sebastian continues.

“So the easy to use software, relevancy, high AIS quality and price make ShipIntel a unique maritime software solution which we highly recommend”