Life at Maritime Optima
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March - Heading for warmer days
March offered several milestones, one of them being a new sales revenue record, beating our last record with 13%. Also, we released some big news; you can now find ShipIntel Essentials on Microsoft Teams! We will introduce you to this exciting launch later this month.
In addition to this, we have started the hunt for more people to help us grow even further. We have already interviewed several good candidates for the Head of Global Sales vacancy, this important position will work together with the CEO and build presence in countries outside Norway. We are also looking for a Head of Global Marketing, and 3-5 more developers.
In this newsletter we have included more details about the main highlights from March, lets dig in 🪥
March recap ⏮️
📈The user base
ShipAtlas, the best ship tracker there is for individuals interesting in ships, is still growing rapidly and has now close to 400 000 users. With users from more than 190 countries we can confidently say our app is valued all over the world. Most of our users are on mobile (85%), and according to reviews in AppStore and Google Play the users seems to be happy and active.
ShipIntel empowers people working in the maritime industry to achieve more by offering a software where you can make better decisions today with tomorrow's maritime solution. Among other new customers this month, we were happy to welcome Pareto aboard!
ShipIntel offers 2 products: ShipIntel Essentials and ShipIntel Pre-fix. Any company involved in maritime business, be it service & equipment providers, banks, insurance companies or similar, would benefit from the strong features in ShipIntel Essentials.
If you are working with dry cargo, tanker or LPG chartering, you should check out ShipIntel Pre-fix. Customers using ShipIntel Pre-Fix saves hours sorting emails and doing voyage calculation to compare which cargo opportunities gives the highest TCE.
✨ New features
- New design on Vessel nearby me on mobile for both ShipAtlas and ShipIntel
- Improved business model on ShipAtlas based on feedback from the users
- Maritime Judicial Zones (200 – 24 and 12 nautical miles)
- ShipIntel Essentials integrated in the Microsoft Teams app.
We will launch many new features together with a revised business model for ShipIntel in the end of April. Make sure you stay informed and sign up to our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter.
🎤 Maritime Optima at the Global Microsoft Digital Startups and ISV Conference
Microsoft invited our CEO, Kristin Omholt-Jensen, together with Mary Beth Chalk co-founder and CCO of BeeKeeperAI to speak at a Global Microsoft Digital Startups and ISV event, to explore what the current landscape is like for female tech entrepreneurs 💪🏽
In this article we have shared some of the questions Paula Gamble challenged Kristin with, along with her answers.
🎊 Want to join our team?
We are currently expanding our team and seeking skilled and motivated individuals to join us. If you have prior experience in the shipping industry and are interested in working with one of the most innovative maritime software available, we would like to hear from you.
Head of Global Sales
We seek an accomplished salesperson to lead and grow our global sales and customer support team. The person should have experience from the maritime industry and from SaaS Enterprise sales and be able to help grow sales worldwide along with building a sales organisation.
Can be located in London, Singapore or Oslo.
Chief Marketing Officer 🖼️
Do you want to play a crucial role in driving the growth of our products? We are looking for an experienced and proactive Chief Marketing Officer to join our fast-growing maritime tech company.
Can be located in London, Singapore or Oslo.
Experienced React/React Native developer 🔢
We are expanding our development team, and we are looking for an experienced front-end developer who can strengthen our tech team and wants to be part of an exciting maritime startup.
Can't find anything that suits you? You can see all our vacancies here.
⁉️ CSM Corner & FAQ in March
At the heart of our commitment to your success is our customer success team. Dedicated to ensuring our users harness the full potential of ShipAtlas and ShipIntel Mikus Villeruss and Janni Røssevold are here for you. Whether it's navigating new features, optimizing usage, or solving challenges, our team's expertise is just a click away. Also, the feedback they gather from our users is vital to improve in the ShipAtlas and ShipIntel products.
Let’s delve into some of the most frequently asked questions about ShipIntel and ShipAtlas in the last month:
❓ShipAtlas: Are there any new features or plans coming to ShipAtlas?
ShipAtlas is constantly evolving to provide users with enhanced functionality and new features. Given that, a new purchasable plan is on its way - it will be cheaper than our current offers and will provide more flexibility for our beloved ship trackers. In addition, a lot more new features will be released during 2024, so stay tuned!
❓ShipAtlas: What features are most popular?
Live AIS Data: View live ship positions updated every 5th minute from satellites and terrestrial senders.
Last & Next Port: Find where ships are coming from and where they are heading with estimated arrival times.
Vessels Nearby Me: Share your position from mobile and find vessels nearby you, within a 10 km radius.
❓ShipIntel: How many members can I have in a team and what is a team in ShipIntel?
There is no limit, you can have unlimited amount of colleagues in a team. Everything your team does, whether it is to create vessel lists, sea routes, add notifications etc. is only visible for you and your team members. Since ShipIntel is Microsoft approved, and if your company is supporting Microsoft Entra Access Control system, you can use Microsoft SSO when signing up and signing in. Your ShipIntel account will then be operated as a part of your company's Microsoft Office 365 Entra protocol. If you want to send something, e.g. a sea route to an external partner, you can quickly do that, and both you and your team will find that you have shared a sea route and with whom.
❓ShipIntel: Can I access ShipIntel on different devices?
Yes! All ShipIntel Essential features are accessible on both laptop and mobiles (Android and iPhones), making it easy for you and your team to always have access to the information you need. If any of you add or change something on a device, the activities are synced between your devices, ensuring you and your team are on the same page, and that everyone has correct and updated information.
You can also use ShipIntel as a part of your Microsoft Teams Subscription.
❓What is a vessel list in ShipIntel?
You can create unlimited numbers of vessel lists in ShipIntel. After you have made a vessel list, you can add more features to your lists like: Live AIS so you know where all the vessels in the lists are right now, where they come from and where they are going. Historical AIS to find where all the vessels in your lists have been trading in the past. In which ports they have been and whether they loaded or discharged. If you want to be notified about the vessels activities, you can add notifications and get alerts (on your mobile as well as on your laptop). You can manage your notifications in a notification center. You can view the vessels in lists, and their live positions in a map, and you can add several lists to your map to compeer where different vessels are just now.
We are working with some really exciting new vessel list features which will be launched during April. Make sure you stay informed and sign up to our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter.
