Partner Spotlight: Synergetic Shipping Technologies — Scaling Safer Mooring Operations Through Shared Zero Harm Ambition

In mooring operations—an area historically burdened by manual processes, subjective decision-making, and fragmented records—preventing incidents has long been a challenge across global fleets. For Synergetic Shipping Technologies (SST), solving this requires more than digitalisation; it demands a shared industry commitment to safety, proactive risk management, and verifiable compliance.

RightShip’s Zero Harm Innovation Partners Program brings together innovators aligned with that mission, collaborating to stop incidents before they occur. SST is one of the partners helping turn this ambition into action.

As the world’s first company to deliver a Class-approved mooring systems management solution, SST is enabling fleets to adopt safer, smarter, and more consistent mooring practices—reinforcing the shared Zero Harm goal of improving safety outcomes across the industry.

Because when fleets can see mooring risk clearly and act early, incidents become preventable—not inevitable.

Strengthening the Industry Through Collaboration

Between January 2022 and January 2025, RightShip Inspections identified 11,390 mooring-related findings across 7,057 inspections, underscoring a persistent industry challenge. As fleets navigate evolving standards such as SOLAS 2024, MEG4, and SIRE 2.0, many still rely on fragmented processes, subjective interpretations, and resource-heavy documentation. This environment leaves limited room for consistency, preparedness, or early risk detection.

SST’s work directly responds to these challenges. Guided by a philosophy of clarity, transparency, and certified governance, the company helps fleets strengthen the foundations of mooring safety and eliminate preventable hazards. Their approach supports the Zero Harm requirement for verifiable, repeatable processes that reduce variance and build trust.

Since joining the Zero Harm Innovation Partners Program, SST has significantly advanced DIGIMOOR X7, its flagship mooring management solution, to better meet the escalating regulatory and operational demands facing global fleets. These enhancements reinforce the shift toward preventive, data-driven safety culture, where safety is not only about compliance but about foresight, consistency, and informed decision-making.

Through innovation and collaboration, SST helps fleets:

• Replace reactive practices with predictive, data-informed decision-making

• Strengthen confidence in vessel safety and readiness

• Navigate increasingly stringent global and regional regulations

• Demonstrate transparent, verifiable safety performance across the fleet

This effort is validated by the industry. SST maintains 100% client retention over eight years, supports more than 3,000 vessels annually, and consistently receives recognition for improving clarity and confidence in safety-critical decisions.

Crucially, vessels using DIGIMOOR X7 are recognised on the RightShip platform with a Mooring Safety Badge, showcasing operators’ commitment to proactive, data-backed mooring safety. This transparency reinforces Zero Harm’s vision: rewarding verifiable safety behaviours that reduce risk across global shipping.

Driving Safer Mooring Practices Through Digital Confidence

While SST’s DIGIMOOR X7 is a recognised and Class-approved platform, its most meaningful contribution to Zero Harm is the industry mindset shift it enables. Traditionally, fleets used spreadsheets and vessel-specific methods to track rope condition, equipment integrity, and compliance—often resulting in inconsistency and preventable risk.

DIGIMOOR X7 replaces this fragmentation with a harmonised, digital framework for monitoring mooring health and regulatory alignment. Crews and superintendents gain clearer visibility, more accurate assessments, and earlier insight into risk patterns.

These improvements translate to real-world outcomes. One major operator reported that transitioning from manual oversight to a structured, digital system reduced subjectivity, strengthened readiness for SOLAS, MEG4, and SIRE 2.0, and improved inspection preparation. Early indicators—such as rope life behaviour and emerging mooring incident trends—enabled the fleet to intervene proactively before issues escalated.

As one customer shared, “The Synergetic team’s expertise has significantly enhanced our operational safety and regulatory compliance.” This sentiment reflects a broader industry truth: Safety outcomes improve when every vessel and every decision-maker is supported by consistent, actionable information.

Future Outlook: A Safer, More Predictable Tomorrow

As the industry’s expectations evolve and digital safety becomes more widely adopted, SST’s perspective on what comes next aligns closely with the direction of the Zero Harm initiative and the broader shift toward smarter, more preventive operations.

1. Digital compliance will become the baseline for safe operations

With SOLAS requiring Class-verified compliance from 2024 onward, fleets will increasingly rely on certified systems that provide continuous assurance rather than periodic checks.

2. AI and predictive analytics will drive earlier risk detection

Rope wear, equipment degradation, and mooring risks will be identified sooner, enabling preventive actions long before issues reach a critical stage.

3. Global port complexity will demand broader situational awareness

As ports introduce more stringent mooring requirements, fleets will rely on tools that help them anticipate compatibility challenges before fixing or arriving at a berth.

4. Operational efficiency and safety will increasingly reinforce one another

Data-supported decisions will help fleets reduce waste, extend equipment life, optimise procurement, and achieve safer operational outcomes simultaneously.

These trends reflect a future where Zero Harm is not just a destination but a continuous, industry-wide journey supported by shared standards and smarter decision-making.

Advancing Zero Harm Together

Synergetic Shipping Technologies represents the spirit of the Zero Harm Innovation Partners Program: a commitment to progress, collaboration, and maritime safety leadership. Their focus on strengthening mooring practices, enhancing operational transparency, and supporting crews with trusted information is directly helping fleets operate with more certainty and less risk.

As the maritime sector moves toward a more digitised, analytical, and preventive era of safety, partnerships like this ensure that Zero Harm remains not just the goal—but the direction in which the entire industry is moving.

 

 

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