UniSea acquires AI-powered frontline intelligence company Kaiko Systems in International Shipping News 03/06/2026 UniSea has completed the acquisition of German maritime software company Kaiko Systems to further expand its Fleet Management System (FMS) with AI-powered pre-inspection tools, establishing a new international maritime tech group. The combination brings together two complementary specialist software businesses serving the global maritime industry, with the combined group supporting over 4,000 vessels worldwide. UniSea’s HSEQ, maintenance, procurement, and drydocking platform supports more than 3,000 vessels. Kaiko Systems delivers specialized, AI-powered tools for vessel inspections, SIRE 2.0 self-assessments, port state control preparation, and more used on over 1,000 vessels with leading ship managers – including Columbia Group and OSM Thome – across tanker, bulk, container and mixed fleets. Comprehensive frontline inspections “This acquisition strengthens our position, broadening the FMS suite while keeping the customer-driven, specialised approach that got us here,” said UniSea Founder & CEO Kurt Roar Vilhelmsen, after signing the deal on 29th of May. “Kaiko adds comprehensive frontline inspections to the group and is a natural next step in UniSea’s transition from HSEQ specialist to full-suite FMS provider. We are now very excited about what we can achieve together with Kaiko for our customers and the broader maritime market.” UniSea is enabling improved crew performance on mandatory inspections through the use of pre-inspection tools. Photos: Kaiko Systems Kaiko Systems’ Co-Founder & CEO Fabian Fussek said: “Over the past five years, we have built a platform with unique capabilities that are unmatched by anyone else in this industry. We got here with a team of motivated technology and maritime specialists who brought fresh thinking from outside maritime and combined it with deep industry expertise. That combination is what gave us a differe