The old way
- Printed checklists left in wheelhouses
- PDFs emailed back and forth with no version control
- Photo proofs scattered across phones
- Certificates that are hard to verify
- Audits that take days to prepare
Maritime & inland barge compliance software
BargeFlow helps inland shipping and vessel operators replace paper checklists, PDFs and spreadsheet chaos with structured, auditable crew procedures. From crew onboarding to ISM audits, CDNI waste logs and SIRE 2.0 self-assessments — everything becomes a process your crews can run anywhere, even offline at sea.
Built for compliance with:
Regulated vessel operators still run on loose forms, emailed PDFs and handwritten signatures. Things get lost, versions drift, and auditors ask questions nobody can answer quickly.
Features
BargeFlow unifies authoring, execution, review and evidence in a single, radically simple system. No microservices, no extra workers — just one container plus PostgreSQL.
Upload any maritime PDF, detect AcroForm fields or visually map flat/scanned pages, then connect fields to procedure steps. Completion automatically produces the filled PDF your office still needs.
Crews at sea use a mobile-first progressive web app. Large touch targets, step-by-step wizards, and an outbox that queues submissions until connectivity returns. Zero training required.
Quizzes, photo proofs and approvals surface in a single manager inbox. One click to approve or reject with a comment. No more chasing people through chat or email.
Publishing snapshots a procedure into an immutable version. Running tasks pin that version, so what a crew completed can never be silently altered later. Auditors love it.
Start from curated templates: drills, bunkering checklists, CDNI waste logs, ISM internal audits, risk assessments, SIRE 2.0 / BIRE pre-inspection and more. Dutch inland-shipping bundles included.
Run multi-tenant SaaS on a dedicated Linux server, or deploy the same image inside your Microsoft 365 / Azure tenant with Entra ID SSO, Teams tab, Exchange mail and SharePoint storage.
ROI calculator
Slide a few numbers and see how much admin time and paper cost BargeFlow can remove.
Estimated monthly savings
€1,440
Based on €40/hour and a 60% reduction in paper admin.
Use cases
Crews receive a magic link by email or Teams. They open their task list, tap a procedure and move through one step at a time — sign-offs, photos, quizzes, approvals. The interface is mobile-first with 44 px touch targets and works offline, so work at sea keeps flowing.
Quiz answers, photo proofs and approvals land in a single review inbox. See the context at a glance, approve or reject with a comment, and let the system notify the crew automatically.
The first-run wizard sets up your company, branding, mail and first manager. Then build or install procedures from the library, manage people and vessels, and configure white-label branding.
Every submission is tied to an immutable procedure version, timestamped and signed. Saved views give instant dashboards, CSV exports and daily alerts for expiring certificates or overdue tasks.
Template library
Install ready-made bundles for the most common inland-waterway and maritime workflows.
Sign-off → photo proof → quiz → certificate. The flagship template that proves the model.
ProcessRecord drills with attendance, photos and verification. Auto-generate drill reports.
ProcessRequired checks before bunkering, reconciled with tank-sounding and waste logs.
ChecklistInland-waterway waste disposal and oil record entries, aligned with CDNI obligations.
LogbookStructured ISM Code audits with findings, actions and follow-up tasks.
AuditPre-inspection checks using the yes/no/na answer set inspectors expect.
InspectionCalendar or running-hours cadence for equipment servicing and spare-parts tracking.
ScheduleCapture incidents, assess risk and manage change requests with approval flows.
SafetyPricing
No per-seat traps. One flat fee per vessel per month, with discounts for annual billing.
For single-vessel operators testing digitisation.
€79
per vessel / month
For operators with multiple vessels and managers.
€149
per vessel / month
In-tenant M365/Azure deployment and custom compliance.
Custom
tailored quote
Customers
"We replaced three different tools and a filing cabinet with BargeFlow. Our crews complete drills on their phones, and audits that used to take two days now take two hours."
"The PDF mapper is the killer feature. We kept our existing port-state forms and turned them into processes without retyping a single field."
"Finally a compliance tool our crews actually use. Offline mode means work doesn't stop when GSM does."
FAQ
BargeFlow is built around one idea: everything is a process. A form is just one step type inside a procedure that can also include sign-offs, photo proofs, quizzes, approvals, PDF outputs and certificates. That unification removes the manual wiring between workflows, forms and documents that slows down maritime teams.
Yes. Upload any PDF and BargeFlow detects fillable fields automatically. For flat or scanned PDFs, the visual mapper lets you draw fields directly on the page. Completion generates the filled PDF your office or authority still expects.
Yes. The crew PWA caches the app shell and queues submissions in an outbox while offline. When connectivity returns, submissions sync automatically. Crews always see clear status so they know their work is safe.
The template library includes procedures and checklists aligned with ISM, MARPOL, ISPS, CDNI, ADN, OCIMF SIRE 2.0 and BIRE. You can also build custom procedures for any internal or port-state requirement.
Yes. BargeFlow ships as a single container that can be deployed inside your Azure tenant with Entra ID SSO, a Teams tab, Exchange/Graph mail and SharePoint document storage — keeping all compute, data and documents under your control.
Most operators are live within 30 minutes: run the first-run wizard, import or build a procedure, invite crew and managers, and assign the first task. The go-live bar is a core success metric for the platform.
Get started
Request a 20-minute demo and we'll show you how to turn your first maritime PDF into a live crew process.