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What if the real value of vetting was not simply passing the next inspection, but protecting vessel tradability and preventing the next finding?

As inspection requirements broaden, readiness can no longer begin when an inspector is booked. For shipowners, inspection performance can influence vessel eligibility and charterer consideration, as well as the disruption and cost associated with an earlier reinspection.

Anglo-Eastern’s latest Foresights explores how a centralised Vetting Desk is changing that equation: connecting vessel preparation, root-cause analysis and fleet-wide inspection intelligence so that lessons from one vessel can help another act earlier.

The approach is already producing measurable results. Between January and September 2026, Anglo-Eastern completed 164 inspections across its managed dry fleet, with more than 88% achieving full 12-month validity. The fleet averaged 11.5 findings per inspection, compared with a stated RightShip global average of 17.3.

The paper explores:
why inspection readiness is becoming a continuous discipline;
how centralising inspection intelligence can strengthen fleet-wide learning;
why root-cause analysis and the quality of the close-out matter; and
how learnings can help protect tradability and reduce disruption.

The purpose of ship management has not changed. The nature of excellence has.
In this thought leadership article, Anglo-Eastern Univan Group CEO Bjorn Hojgaard examines how the expectations placed on modern ship managers are evolving in an increasingly complex operating environment. While safe operations, technical excellence and regulatory compliance remain fundamental, today’s owners are asking different questions, around resilience, cybersecurity, decarbonisation, geopolitics, crew development, AI, and long-term risk.
Bjorn argues that ship management is not a commodity but a professional craft built on judgement, capability and trust. As uncertainty becomes a defining feature of global trade, owners are no longer buying technical management alone. They are investing in accumulated experience, resilient systems, strong people, operational discipline and the peace of mind that comes from knowing their assets are being managed with a long-term perspective.
Drawing on Anglo-Eastern’s investments in people, digital infrastructure, AI, security intelligence and sustainability services, the article explores why the future of ship management will be defined not by scale alone, but by organisations that continually compound knowledge, judgement and trust.
By Bjorn Hojgaard, CEO, Anglo-Eastern Univan Group

Our whitepaper highlights how seafarers still face daily hassles with paper forms, necessitating lengthy walks across large vessels for signatures and repeated data entry across systems, adding complexity to demanding work.

The maritime industry has historically lagged in digital transformation due to poor sea connectivity and reliance on manual routines, but advances like Starlink’s low-latency networks now enable cloud access, mobile apps, real-time data sharing, and seamless workflows.

Anglo-Eastern views this shift as essential, integrating connectivity with chosen platforms for a paperless future that empowers crews, boosts compliance, and delivers value to shipowners through transparent operations.

The digitisation roadmap provides point-of-work access to digital permits, checklists, and logs, automates workflows to cut duplication, and ensures validated data for safety and fleet-wide regulatory assurance, with a table outlining key initiatives.

Read the full report to learn more

Our whitepaper highlights how seafarers still face daily hassles with paper forms, necessitating lengthy walks across large vessels for signatures and repeated data entry across systems, adding complexity to demanding work.

The maritime industry has historically lagged in digital transformation due to poor sea connectivity and reliance on manual routines, but advances like Starlink’s low-latency networks now enable cloud access, mobile apps, real-time data sharing, and seamless workflows.

Anglo-Eastern views this shift as essential, integrating connectivity with chosen platforms for a paperless future that empowers crews, boosts compliance, and delivers value to shipowners through transparent operations.

The digitisation roadmap provides point-of-work access to digital permits, checklists, and logs, automates workflows to cut duplication, and ensures validated data for safety and fleet-wide regulatory assurance, with a table outlining key initiatives.

Read the full report to learn more

Our whitepaper highlights how seafarers still face daily hassles with paper forms, necessitating lengthy walks across large vessels for signatures and repeated data entry across systems, adding complexity to demanding work.

The maritime industry has historically lagged in digital transformation due to poor sea connectivity and reliance on manual routines, but advances like Starlink’s low-latency networks now enable cloud access, mobile apps, real-time data sharing, and seamless workflows.

Anglo-Eastern views this shift as essential, integrating connectivity with chosen platforms for a paperless future that empowers crews, boosts compliance, and delivers value to shipowners through transparent operations.

The digitisation roadmap provides point-of-work access to digital permits, checklists, and logs, automates workflows to cut duplication, and ensures validated data for safety and fleet-wide regulatory assurance, with a table outlining key initiatives.

Read the full report to learn more