Extended partnership to improve fleet scheduling and save time

Finnish maritime scheduling software firm Seaber and London-based Sedna (formerly Dataloy), which provides vessel management systems (VMS), are to integrate their two systems using artificial intelligence to raise efficiency and improve scheduling.

In charter deals based on contracts of affreightment, timecharters, and spot voyages, there is often a delay between commercial data reaching fleet operations personnel. The new setup feeds live voyage and fixture data from Sedna into Seaber’s AI-supported optimisation engine, cutting the time between charter deals and operations, potentially from days to minutes. 

Integration of the two companies’ activities will generate three key benefits. The digital setup will replace manual systems based on spreadsheets and emails to save time between chartering actions and schedule updates. Meanwhile, the system will eliminate the possibility of errors generated by manual operation. And opportunities to optimise ship operations can lead to significant fleet efficiency gains.

Sebastian Sjöberg, co-founder & CEO of Seaber, said: “Partnering with Sedna marks a significant step in our mission to make intelligent scheduling the standard in shipping. By connecting Seaber's optimisation engine with Sedna VMS, we are enabling a continuous flow of data from commercial decision-making to operational execution. This is how shipping companies will compete and win in the years ahead.”

Speaking for Sedna, founder and CEO Bill Dobie, declared: “The industry does not need more standalone tools. It needs workflows that connect. By linking chartering decisions with fleet-wide optimisation through our integration with Seaber, we are helping customers move from reactive planning to continuous decision-making across their operations.”