Your vendors' risk is your risk
MarinaShield screens the maritime software stack your business depends on — before downstream exposure reaches your operations.
The vendor blind spot
Maritime software vendors carry operational risk that traditional security assessments don't reach.
Fragmented software stack
Your fleet operations depend on dozens of maritime SaaS vendors. No one has a complete picture of what each one exposes.
Invisible downstream risk
A breach at your crew management vendor doesn't stay contained. Your crew data, vessel schedules, and operational details leak downstream.
Blind spots at renewal
Procurement renews critical vendors every year without evidence-backed security screening. The questionnaire says they're fine.
No response playbook
When a vendor incident hits the news, leadership asks 'are we affected?' and nobody has the answer ready.
Everything you need for vendor screening
From baseline assessment to triggered response, MarinaShield covers the full buyer-side vendor risk lifecycle.
Baseline your vendor landscape
Map every maritime software vendor in your environment. Understand exposure patterns, dependency depth, and risk concentration before anything else.
- Full vendor inventory with exposure classification
- Dependency mapping across fleet operations
- Risk concentration scoring by vendor category
- Executive-ready baseline report within 48 hours
Screen every new vendor
Before procurement commits to a new maritime software vendor, MarinaShield screens the vendor environment and delivers a buyer-side risk assessment.
- Pre-commitment vendor environment screening
- Downstream exposure pattern detection
- Procurement-ready risk summary with findings
- Ongoing monitoring after contract signing
Respond when exposure hits
When a maritime software vendor creates downstream risk, MarinaShield packages evidence, prioritization, and next actions for leadership.
- Exposure confirmation within hours, not weeks
- Evidence-backed brief for executive escalation
- Vendor remediation and renewal leverage
- Action path for security, procurement, and leadership
Three steps to vendor clarity
Every part of vendor screening flows through one buyer-side loop.
Assess your current stack
We map the maritime software vendors your business already relies on and surface exposure patterns across the landscape.
Screen new vendors continuously
Every new vendor entering your environment is screened before procurement or transformation teams commit to long contracts.
Respond when risk is confirmed
When a vendor incident creates downstream exposure, we package the evidence, urgency, and action path leadership needs.
See the brief before exposure turns commercial
One buyer-side brief keeps security, leadership, and procurement aligned when vendor exposure is confirmed.
Built for shipping companies
MarinaShield is designed for the teams that own vendor risk — whether that's security, transformation, or procurement.
Security leaders
Prioritize third-party maritime software risk without building a full internal vendor intelligence function.
Digital transformation
Keep new maritime software initiatives from creating hidden exposure as modernization programs expand the vendor footprint.
Procurement & vendor-risk
Bring evidence-backed screening into onboarding and renewal decisions where questionnaires alone are not enough.
Common questions
What shipping companies ask about MarinaShield before scheduling a briefing.
Do you test our vendors directly?+
MarinaShield performs buyer-side assessments using passive intelligence, open-source reconnaissance, and downstream exposure analysis. We do not attack or penetration-test vendor systems on your behalf without a separate engagement.
Is this only for new vendors?+
No. MarinaShield covers your existing vendor stack, new vendor screening before onboarding, and triggered response when exposure is identified in any vendor — current or prospective.
What if we don't have an internal security team?+
MarinaShield is built for buyer-side maritime companies, not security firms. The output is designed to be actionable for leadership, procurement, and operational teams — no dedicated security function required.
How is this different from a questionnaire or pentest?+
Vendor questionnaires measure what the vendor says. Pentests measure what a tester finds in a limited engagement. MarinaShield screens for downstream exposure patterns that affect your business — the risk that surfaces after the questionnaire is signed and the pentest is over.
Ready to screen your vendor stack?
Start with a private MarinaChain briefing built for shipping companies. No commitment, no questionnaire.
Or reach us at info@marinachain.io