LONDON, 21 OCTOBER 2025
As maritime compliance grows more complex and chartering decisions face tighter scrutiny, one partnership has consistently delivered results that are reshaping compliance and clearance processes.
Sea, the intelligent marketplace for fixing freight, and Pole Star Global, the maritime compliance authority behind PurpleTRAC, have together transformed how charterers, compliance teams, and legal administrators manage regulatory risk – seamlessly, and at scale.
Now fully integrated, Sea’s Recap Manager, the industry standard solution for recap and contract management, and PurpleTRAC’s sanctions screening and vessel monitoring solution are powering a smarter, faster, and more secure approach to fixing freight in the tanker market – and the results speak for themselves. With 100% screening certainty, every vessel that is entered in Recap Manager is automatically vetted, providing assurance and confidence. Chartering teams have benefitted from a significant reduction in vessel screening and clearance time.
In an evolving, high-stakes tanker market shaped by fast-moving negotiations and increasing regulatory pressure, the need for real-time compliance and clearance tools has never been greater.
Global regimes including OFAC, EU sanctions, and other jurisdictional mandates are continually evolving, creating a complex regulatory environment that is difficult to navigate manually. These shifting rules, when combined with disconnected teams, even a small oversight can introduce the potential for missed red flags. PurpleTRAC has processed over 4 million screening requests and generated over 450,000 genuine alerts, a figure that continues to climb year-on year, underscoring the urgency of robust, automated due diligence processes.
Charterers and compliance managers no longer need to rely on disconnected systems, fragmented workflows or manual checks. Through this integration:
- Vessel details entered into Recap Manager are automatically screened when a fixture is on subjects
- If a vessel is flagged on customisable parameters including vessel ownership, management, dark patterns, port state control and suspicious behaviour, compliance teams are immediately notified with full context and control
- Once approved and cleared, the chartering process continues seamlessly through to fixing
- Every action is tracked via a comprehensive audit trail, enabling transparency and accountability across teams
By centralising workflows and aligning compliance, this partnership reduces operational risk, improves collaboration, and enables faster decisions – while ensuring adherence to the latest regulations.
‘We have seen how this partnership delivers tangible value for our clients’, said Christoffer Svard, CCO at Sea. ‘It is no longer just about efficiency; it’s about building compliance into the vital stages of their chartering and clearance processes.’
‘Our ongoing collaboration with Sea shows the impact of proactive compliance at scale. Together we are helping clients charter with confidence, reducing manual processes whilst providing greater compliance surety than ever before’ said Adil Ashiq, Head of Partnerships at Pole Star Global.
With a track record of success and a shared vision for the future, Sea and Pole Star Global remain committed to advancing maritime compliance and operational efficiency for the tanker market.
About Sea
Sea delivers reliable, data-driven solutions that power better decisions to enable sustainable shipping across the entire vessel chartering workflow, from pre-fixture to at-fixture.
Born as a technology spin-off from the Clarksons Group, we now operate as an independent company and have grown to become the leading provider of commercial software for global maritime trade. Leveraging innovative software with strategic collaborations, and integrations with key partners across the maritime ecosystem, Sea is rapidly becoming the intelligent marketplace for fixing freight for all global shipping professionals.
With a people-first mentality, eight maritime software centres of excellence in key global shipping regions, and a 200+ strong team of shipping and digital experts, we are dedicated to delivering best-in-class technology and services to the global chartering market.
Through strong client engagement, we continue to develop innovative solutions that optimise processes, diminish complexity, mitigate risk, and deliver higher earnings and reduced costs. Our work enables better, more efficient, and more sustainable decisions that deliver a positive impact for clients.
For more information, please visit www.sea.live
About Pole Star Global
Pole Star Global is a world leader in maritime intelligence, delivering data and analytics solutions that support compliance, safety, security and sustainability. Trusted by governments, financial institutions, insurers and shipping companies, Pole Star Global enables secure trade and maritime domain awareness across the globe.
For more information, please visit www.polestarglobal.com
