Document Management Centre
Simplified Maritime Document Management for Charterers and Ship Owners & Managers
RightShip’s Document Management Centre is a secure, centralised platform that helps ship owners, managers, charterers, and terminals manage, share, and access essential vessel documentation required for vessel nominations, compliance tracking, and efficient maritime operations.


The Cost of Fragmented Maritime Documentation
Smarter Maritime Documentation for Confident Chartering Decisions
Gain Clearer Workflow VisibilityGain a single, real-time view of all digital vessel records across the vetting process, reducing uncertainty and eliminating the need to chase scattered information.
Gain Clearer Workflow VisibilityGain a single, real-time view of all digital vessel records across the vetting process, reducing uncertainty and eliminating the need to chase scattered information.
Make More Efficient DecisionsReduce back-and-forth communication and delays with complete, verified information, enabling chartering and vetting decisions to be made with greater speed and confidence.
Make More Efficient DecisionsReduce back-and-forth communication and delays with complete, verified information, enabling chartering and vetting decisions to be made with greater speed and confidence.
Improve Stakeholder CollaborationDrive seamless coordination between charterers, terminals, ship owners, and managers through a unified documentation workflow for smoother vetting processes.
Improve Stakeholder CollaborationDrive seamless coordination between charterers, terminals, ship owners, and managers through a unified documentation workflow for smoother vetting processes.
Vessel Documentation, Centralised in One Platform
- Document Requirements
- Track Validity
- Document Security
- Shared Visibility
Set Your Required Documents
Easily define the documents required to support your vessel nomination and vetting processes. Ship Owners and Managers can view your requirements directly within the Document Management Centre and securely submit documentation through a single centralised workflow.

Track Document Validity
Reduce manual follow-up and administrative burden by ensuring critical documents are available, current, and easy to manage. Proactively track document expirations and renewals to support uninterrupted operations and more efficient compliance oversight.

Secure Document Control
With enhanced data privacy and access controls, all documents are securely stored and easily accessible when needed. This ensures sensitive vessel information is protected while remaining readily available to authorised users throughout the vetting process.

Improve Collaboration and Transparency
Share access to critical vessel documents, with full visibility provided through audit trails and update tracking across stakeholders. Documents can also be shared internally to support your organisation’s approval and workflow processes.

The Cost of Fragmented Maritime Documentation
Fleet Document Management for Charter-Ready Operations
Centralise Documentation, Accelerate VettingStandardise all vessel documentation to reduce administrative effort, improve coordination, and respond faster to vetting, audit, and nomination requests.
Centralise Documentation, Accelerate VettingStandardise all vessel documentation to reduce administrative effort, improve coordination, and respond faster to vetting, audit, and nomination requests.
Expedite Inspections via Pre-SubmissionPre-upload vessel documents before Hybrid RightShip Inspections to reduce onboard time, streamline coordination, and support faster completion.
Expedite Inspections via Pre-SubmissionPre-upload vessel documents before Hybrid RightShip Inspections to reduce onboard time, streamline coordination, and support faster completion.
Collaborate Efficiently With StakeholdersConnect with charterers, terminals, and other stakeholders through a secure, centralised platform that streamlines maritime documentation management.
Collaborate Efficiently With StakeholdersConnect with charterers, terminals, and other stakeholders through a secure, centralised platform that streamlines maritime documentation management.
Vessel Documentation and Fleet Compliance, Centralised in One Platform
- Access Control
- Standardised Vetting
- Instant Communication
- Certificate Tracking
Control Access to Fleet Documentation
Protect confidential information with configurable access controls that define exactly who can view, request, or access documents, using permission settings on a document-by-document basis to improve security.
Standardise Vetting Requirements
Understand charterer requirements and prepare for vetting more efficiently with RightShip’s established documentation requirements, enabling clearer alignment, faster submissions, and reduced administrative effort.
Leverage Real-Time Communication
Receive and respond to documentation enquiries from charterers through a centralised platform. Teams can also monitor requests and records for each vessel, improving coordination, response times, and visibility across the vetting process.
Vessel Certificate Tracking
Keep vessel certificates and compliance documentation current, accessible, and organised. Stay ready for inspections, audits, and vetting reviews while reducing reliance on manual document retrieval, tracking, and version control.
The Maritime Industry, in Their Own Words
"The RightShip Platform helps us to choose better vessels for our charterer team, improving our shore-based management, by letting us know quickly when issues with a vessel have been resolved. The search function is really simple to use - and effective - offering us a window into the world of maritime at the touch of a button."
Cosco Shipping Bulk Co., Ltd.
“The RightShip platform and support team have been invaluable to us as ship managers in improving our safety, compliance, and operational standards. The inspection process, vetting requirements, and follow-up guidance are practical and constructive — helping us identify gaps, strengthen our Safety Management System, improve PSC readiness, and build a stronger safety culture both onboard and ashore."
Indochina Petroleum Transportation Jsc
“RightShip has supported us to vet various LNG carriers calling at our floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) terminals, screening the various incident databases, Port State Control (PSC) deficiencies, and detentions, as well as the flag and class status of vessels. This all serves to provide us with a more holistic risk picture, which helps us greatly in our screening process. The platform is very user friendly, intuitive and I particularly like the Safety Score feature."
BW Group
“RightShip consistently delivers accurate, actionable insights that help us make better decisions for our fleet. The platform is easy to navigate, and the service team provides excellent support whenever we need it. It has become a trusted partner for our business, and we are happy to give our full recommendation."
COSCO Shipping Bulk Co., Ltd.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Document Management Centre is designed to support the full range of vessel safety and compliance documentation relevant to vetting and nomination decisions.
Documents that teams can store and submit on the platform include Class Status Reports, Port State Control, mooring details, GA plans, audits, emergency response procedures, and more.
The platform also caters to a wide variety of vessels, ranging from container ships and bulk carriers to tankers and specialised vessels. Do contact our team for more specific information relevant to your fleet type.
Unlike generic file storage, the Document Management Centre is a purpose-built and future-focused ship documentation software for the maritime sector. It integrates with the RightShip Platform, supports standardised vetting requirements, and includes access controls specifically designed for the security and workflow needs of the maritime sector.
Document Providers (e.g. ship managers) will receive notifications for access requests from Customers (e.g., charterers) and can approve or deny them accordingly. Approved requests make the document available to the requesting Customer, and they will be notified via email. If denied, the requester is also informed via email. This process ensures the security of a fleet’s confidential information.
The Document Management Centre includes an integrated Message Centre, allowing you to communicate directly with the document submitter. To ask a question, click on the "Inquire About Document" feature within the Document Management Centre. This opens a dialogue box where you can select the specific document(s) in question and type your inquiries.
The document submitter will receive an email notification with your questions. They can respond to your questions directly within the platform, ensuring seamless communication and a prompt resolution.
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RightShip helps charterers, ship owners, and managers manage vessel documentation, compliance records,
and vetting workflows through one secure, integrated platform.
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