6.5 KiB
6.5 KiB
SeaFare Montana
AI-powered Maritime Freight Intelligence
Problem
Maritime shipping is a $14 trillion industry, but the tools are stuck in the 1990s:
- Fragmented data — vessel positions, freight rates, port info, compliance data scattered across 10+ paid platforms
- Slow workflows — chartering a vessel requires hours of manual research, emails, phone calls
- Expensive subscriptions — MarineTraffic ($6K/yr), Clarksons ($15K+/yr), Lloyd's List ($5K/yr) — just to get basic data
- No AI — brokers still copy-paste between systems, manually match cargo to vessels
Result: A single fixture takes 3-7 days and involves 50+ emails between broker, owner, charterer.
Solution
SeaFare Montana — an AI agent that replaces 10 maritime tools with one chat interface.
Ask a question in plain language → get an actionable answer in seconds.
User: "Find bulk carriers near Rotterdam, 50K+ DWT, available next week"
Montana: Found 12 vessels:
| Vessel | DWT | ETA Rotterdam | Owner |
|------------------|--------|---------------|-----------------|
| NORD GENIUS | 63,500 | Feb 16 | Norden A/S |
| WISDOM VENTURE | 82,000 | Feb 17 | Wisdom Marine |
| ... | | | |
Estimated freight rate to Santos: $18-22/ton (Supramax spot)
Route: 5,840 NM | ~15 days | via Gibraltar
One chat. 25 tools. Instant results.
What It Does
| Category | Capabilities |
|---|---|
| Track | Real-time AIS positions, vessel search by name/IMO/MMSI |
| Research | Owner, operator, manager, flag, tonnage, build year (16K+ ports) |
| Calculate | Sea routes, freight rates, demurrage, port costs, insurance |
| Comply | OFAC/EU/UN sanctions screening, AIS anomaly detection, dark fleet screening |
| Generate | Charter Party, Bill of Lading, Fixture Recap — ready-to-sign documents |
| Optimize | Bunker routing, weather routing, crew change logistics |
25 specialized tools — the AI agent selects the right ones automatically.
Live Demo
https://seafare-montana.onrender.com
Working product. Try it now:
- "Track vessel EVER GIVEN"
- "Route from Shanghai to Rotterdam with cost estimate"
- "Check sanctions for vessel IMO 9811000"
- "Draft a charter party for 50K tons of grain, Odessa to Alexandria"
Supports English, Russian, Spanish.
Technology
| Layer | Stack |
|---|---|
| AI Engine | Claude Sonnet 4.5 with tool-calling (25 tools, max 5 iterations) |
| AIS Data | AISStream.io WebSocket (real-time) + Digitraffic + fallbacks |
| Vessel Registry | Equasis IMO database (automated scraping) |
| Port Database | 16,553 ports worldwide (UN/LOCODE) |
| Backend | Python / Flask REST API |
| Frontend | Single-page app (vanilla JS + Leaflet map) |
| Database | PostgreSQL (production) with SQLite auto-fallback |
| Hosting | Render.com (auto-deploy from GitHub) |
Key technical moat:
- Custom maritime routing engine (waypoints through Suez, Panama, Gibraltar, Malacca, Cape of Good Hope)
- Multi-source AIS aggregation with automatic failover
- AI agent with domain-specific tool-calling — not a wrapper around ChatGPT
Business Model
Freemium SaaS
| Tier | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 10 queries/day, vessel tracking, routes, map |
| Basic | $29/mo | 100 queries/day, contacts, documents, priority |
| Pro | $99/mo | Unlimited + API access + custom integrations |
| Enterprise | Custom | Dedicated instance, custom tools, SLA |
Additional Revenue
- Contact introductions — $10 per unlock (owner/operator contacts)
- API licensing — per-query pricing for integrations
- White-label — maritime AI agent for shipbrokers & freight forwarders
Market
TAM: Maritime Software & Data
- $4.2B in 2024, growing 8.5% CAGR (Allied Market Research)
- Key segments: vessel tracking, freight analytics, compliance, document automation
Target Users
- Shipbrokers — 15,000+ globally, need fast vessel/cargo matching
- Freight forwarders — route planning, rate comparison
- Ship owners/operators — compliance, performance monitoring
- Commodity traders — logistics planning, vessel tracking
- Maritime lawyers — sanctions screening, document generation
Competitive Advantage
| SeaFare Montana | Traditional Platforms |
|---|---|
| Natural language chat | Complex web interfaces |
| 25 tools in one place | 5-10 separate subscriptions |
| AI-generated documents | Manual templates |
| Starts at $0 | Starts at $5,000/yr |
| Works in 3 languages | English only |
Traction
- Live product at seafare-montana.onrender.com
- v3.2 — 8th major release
- 25 AI tools built and functional
- 16,553 ports indexed
- Real-time AIS from multiple providers
- 3 languages supported
- Platform: Moltbook (maritime professional network)
Roadmap
Q1 2026 — Foundation (current)
- AI agent with 25 tools
- Real-time vessel tracking (AIS)
- Live map with global coverage
- Document generation (CP, B/L, Fixture Recap)
- Payment system (USDT TRC-20 wallet ready)
Q2 2026 — Growth
- Mobile app (React Native)
- Telegram/WhatsApp bot
- API for third-party integrations
- Premium data: live freight indices, port schedules
Q3 2026 — Enterprise
- Multi-user workspaces (broking desks)
- CRM integration (vessel/client tracking)
- Automated fixture matching (AI cargo↔vessel)
- White-label for shipbrokers
Q4 2026 — Scale
- Predictive freight rates (ML model)
- Carbon emissions calculator (EU ETS compliance)
- Smart contract charter parties
- Expansion to air/rail freight
Ask
Raising: $500K seed round
| Use of Funds | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Engineering (team of 3) | 50% |
| Premium data subscriptions (AIS, freight indices) | 20% |
| Marketing & user acquisition | 20% |
| Infrastructure & operations | 10% |
Target: 1,000 paying users by end of 2026 Unit economics: $29-99/mo per user, ~90% gross margin (AI API + hosting costs)
Team
Alejandro Montana — Founder
- Maritime industry background
- Platform: Moltbook (@tojesatoshi)
Contact
Demo: seafare-montana.onrender.com Email: dinetpda@gmail.com Platform: Moltbook