Intelligence for the world's hardest industries
One platform for fleet tracking, crew management, weather, risk, and supply chain coordination.
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The maritime and offshore energy industries move billions of dollars of cargo, fuel, and people across the oceans every day. The teams running those operations still work with scattered systems, manual processes, and data that arrives late. Blackwell builds software that brings every signal into one place, so operators can decide faster and with better information.
How we build
Every Blackwell product is designed around how the people who use it actually work. We sit with operators, port authorities, offshore installation managers, and logistics coordinators to learn what they need and what gets in their way.
Operator led design
Every feature starts with a conversation with the people who will use it. We spend time with control room operators, marine coordinators, and offshore managers before writing code.
Single platform
Fleet tracking, crew management, weather, risk analytics, and supply chain coordination in one system, so you stop switching between tools.
Always current
Position data, weather feeds, and alerts update continuously. You decide on what is happening now rather than six hours ago.
Built for compliance
MARPOL, ISM Code, ISPS, MLC, and flag state requirements are built into the workflows, so compliance happens as a side effect of normal use.
Industries we serve
Blackwell adapts to the regulations, workflows, and operational tempo of each sector. The platform is the same. The configuration is specific.
Oil & Gas
E&P operations, OSV fleet management, platform supply logistics, and regulatory reporting for upstream operators.
Offshore Wind
CTV and SOV coordination, turbine installation vessel tracking, cable lay monitoring, and O&M campaign planning.
Ports & Terminals
Berth planning, vessel ETAs, port community coordination, and anchorage management for port operators and authorities.
Shipping & Logistics
Fleet performance analytics, charter management, bunker optimisation, and voyage planning for commercial ship operators.
Government & Defense
Maritime domain awareness, search and rescue coordination, national vessel feeds, and coastal surveillance for government agencies.
Leadership
The people building Blackwell.
Bahram Zafari
Chief Executive Officer
Decades in maritime engineering and offshore operations, including senior roles at Massoel in Geneva and Liverpool and at Bureau Veritas. Has run worldwide vessel inspection programmes, handymax bulk carrier new builds in China, and offshore certification work for international clients.
Kash Heshmati
Chief Executive Officer
Founder and CEO of BlackwellIQ. Worked in offshore energy operations and enterprise technology before starting the company to close the situational intelligence gap he ran into on offshore projects across the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Richard Ashworth
Senior Advisor, Offshore Energy
Masi Zafari
Operations Coordinator
Dr. Laila Al-Rashidi
Strategic Advisor, Maritime Regulatory Affairs
Marcus Aldren
Regional Director
See Blackwell in action
Book a walkthrough with our team. We will map Blackwell to how your operation runs.
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