Swedish greentech company Cetasol launches its Ferry Program for Q4 2025. Through its flagship AI-driven decision support system iHelm, ferry operators can achieve 10–25% fuel savings, reduce emissions, and gain real-time operational insights. Participants will shape ferry-specific features and benefit from discounted access to the system.
Swedish startup Cetasol, an innovative and fast-growing company in maritime AI, has secured a €2.3M seed round co-led by BackingMinds and Shift4Good, with continued support from Sarsia. The funding will accelerate the global scale-up of Cetasol’s AI-driven decision support platform for smarter, more sustainable vessel operations.
Cetasol, a Gothenburg-based green tech company, enhances maritime sustainability with iHelm — an AI-powered fleet optimization tool. Now launching Emission Report 2.0 and Trip Log, iHelm offers deeper insights, verified emission reporting, and traceable voyage data to support compliance, decision-making, and operational control across fleets.
Swedish maritime tech company Cetasol has been awarded the Maritime Sustainability Award at Seawork 2025 for its real-time, AI-powered tools that help vessel operators reduce emissions and fuel use. Read the full release to learn more about this recognition and Cetasol’s latest innovations.
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Cetasol, an innovative Swedish company focusing on delivering solutions to optimize and benefit maritime operations, introduces the updated Onboard Captain Display with an improved design and enhanced functionality. This update provides operators with tools to optimize performance, increase fuel efficiency, and improve operational control in real-time.
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Digital twin technology is transforming industries by offering cost-efficient ways to optimize operations, yet its potential in maritime remains untapped. Unlike design-based models, Cetasol's data-driven approach uses real operational data to create adaptable vessel models. This ensures accuracy, simplifies updates, and supports energy optimization tailored to vessels’ unique needs.
Cetasol, a Swedish innovative software company, is expanding globally. With an increased interest in iHelm in the Singapore market, Cetasol has now incorporated a new, fully-owned subsidiary in Singapore, Cetasol PTE. LTD. With the large maritime industry in Singapore and the interest in energy management and insights, this marks a strategic decision in the growth of Cetasol.
The maritime industry has encountered challenges in embracing digitalization to advance sustainability due to high costs, limited value, and scalability issues. Cetasol is embarking on a new digitalization project aimed at addressing these obstacles.
Presently, two primary solutions for maritime operations exist, one for larger cargo and the other focusing on data visualization. However, these
Cetasol announces a new collaboration with Volvo Penta to support sustainability in the maritime sector. The partnership aims to accelerate efficiency gains through intelligent marine technology. The two companies work toward mutual value to operators by exploring new ways to minimize emissions and maximize efficiency for a broad range of commercial marine vessels.
Press release - Cetasol, an innovative technology firm dedicated to revolutionizing energy efficiency in the maritime industry, has successfully closed a seed round of €2M. The new funding by Sarsia (Norway), ShipsFocus (Singapore), and Impact X Capital (United Kingdom) will enable Cetasol to expand its market reach and enhance its innovative product offerings.
Erik Thun has selected Cetasol's iHelm system for energy management across the entire fleet. Henrik Kallsson, Deputy Managing Director of Erik Thun Group commented on the deal "The versatile and easy-to-install hardware makes the system easy to roll out on our fleet of almost 50 vessels. It's dynamic in connecting to a variety of systems we have across the fleet..."
Unlock the potential of marine data ownership with Cetasol. We emphasize the critical difference between owning and accessing data, highlighting the challenges in maritime data control. Our focus? Empowering operators to navigate digitalization, manage technical debt, and harness data effectively for operational excellence.
Cetasol, a company focused on marine sustainability, has developed a reliable virtual sensor for fuel flow measurement, called CetaFuel. CetaFuel can accurately measure properties without requiring physical sensors. This innovative technology can replace traditional and expensive fuel flow meters, making fuel monitoring more accessible and affordable, especially for older vessels with mechani
