We open markets for boats and engines.

Vessel analyses regions, builds dependable logistics lanes and connects marine demand with supply. We invest in the robotics, artificial intelligence and infrastructure that make trade work better.

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6.5 Mboats in Europe

1 Mboats in Brazil

9regions mapped

3operating businesses

2logistics lanes live

86engines in stock or landed (Sep 2026)

Africa · Two-stroke to four-stroke conversion programmesAsia · Resort and dive-operator fleetsEastern Europe · OEM engine demand from Polish and Turkish yardsGulf · Tender and day-boat fleets for hotels and islandsMediterranean · Charter fleets in Greece, Croatia and the Balearics renewing 8 to 12% of engines a yearNorth America · Multi-engine centre consolesNorthern Europe · Norway and the Netherlands leading electric leisure propulsionOceania · Aluminium plate boats with large outboardsSouth America · Dealer lead times and “price on consultation”Africa · Two-stroke to four-stroke conversion programmesAsia · Resort and dive-operator fleetsEastern Europe · OEM engine demand from Polish and Turkish yardsGulf · Tender and day-boat fleets for hotels and islandsMediterranean · Charter fleets in Greece, Croatia and the Balearics renewing 8 to 12% of engines a yearNorth America · Multi-engine centre consolesNorthern Europe · Norway and the Netherlands leading electric leisure propulsionOceania · Aluminium plate boats with large outboardsSouth America · Dealer lead times and “price on consultation”

Nine regions, scored and sourced.

A working view of marine demand, trade constraints and the lanes that connect them.

Africa Asia Eastern Europe Gulf Mediterranean North America Northern Europe Oceania South America

Potential scores are comparative planning signals, not forecasts. Indicative, September 2026. Sources include EBI, NMMA, Acobar, São Paulo Boat Show and Vessel’s operating dataset.

Forces reshaping marine trade.

Ten structural shifts tracked across demand, regulation, infrastructure and technology.

Electrification and hybrids

Small-hp electric outboards are mainstream in Northern Europe; above 100 hp, combustion stays for a decade. Vessel positions on the repower of combustion fleets while tracking electric pilots.

Emissions and noise regulation

EU Stage V, IMO and regional rules retire two-strokes and reward efficient four-strokes. Regulation is a demand signal Vessel maps by region.

Repower of ageing fleets

Boats last 30 years, engines 12 to 18. The repower cycle, not new-boat sales, drives Vessel’s engine volumes.

Boat-as-a-service

Charter, sharing and club fleets buy on calendars and frameworks: predictable, multi-unit, document-heavy.

Digital rigging

Drive-by-wire, joystick docking and NMEA 2000 integration change what a sale includes.

Supply chain regionalisation

Tariffs, sanctions and shipping cost push buyers to certified regional stock. Hubs close to demand are the asset.

Premiumisation and multi-engine

300 to 600 hp and twin/triple installations grow fastest in North America, the Gulf and Brazil’s upper segment.

Parts e-commerce and genuineness

Online parts win where fitment certainty and provenance can be proven; counterfeits grow where they cannot.

Automation of the trade itself

AI agents for pricing, negotiation and partner discovery; robotics in warehouses and yards.

Working-boat modernisation

Fishing and transport fleets in Africa, Asia and Latin America move to four-strokes with finance; volume follows credit.

Intelligence is part of the infrastructure.

AI accelerates research and qualification. People retain judgement, commitments and custody.

Market intelligence

Weekly research, dated regional briefs and editorial review.

Partnerships AI

Finds where an organisation fits and prepares a structured proposal.

Investment AI

Structures an application for thesis fit and human review.

AI-assisted, human-reviewed

Three businesses. One operating system.

Independent commercial channels built for distinct buyers, markets and decisions.

vessel.trade

Vessel Trade

B2B engines and OEM parts for workshops, dealers and fleets in Europe. Malta stock, Gavà hub, 60 days from arrival.

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vessel.global

Vessel Global

B2C platform for Honda outboards in South America: real serials, transparent BRL pricing, local partner handover.

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bond7.eu

One Seven

Genuine Yamaha and Honda parts for the EU, identified by engine serial, shipped from Gavà in 48 to 72 hours. Formerly BOND7.

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We invest where we operate.

Three theses linked to physical trade and the systems around it.

Robotics and automation

Vessel invests where physical work meets thin margins: warehouses, yards and greenhouses.

Mediterranean Robots (Malta): robotics distribution and R&D joint venture with Gasan and Astarte; Unitree platforms; solar and battery second-life plants (Circular Plants)
Savian Robotics: humanoid robotics in controlled-environment agriculture (Almería), a testbed for repetitive-task automation
Yard and warehouse automation pilots at the Gavà hub: intake, serial capture, kit assembly

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Artificial intelligence

AI that sells, prices, negotiates and finds partners, built on the group’s own transactions.

The Vessel brain: one AI layer over Supabase and Odoo that quotes by state and buyer type, negotiates inside policy and hands money and custody to humans
Strategic Partnerships AI on this site: discovers synergies with visitors and files them in the group CRM
Market intelligence pipeline: regional trends, megatrends and signals refreshed by AI research with editorial review

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Logistics

Lanes and hubs are the moat: certified stock close to demand, documents in order, released only on authorisation.

Malta to Gavà consolidated weekly lane with Robledo Logística; release-note custody model
Malta to Santos container lane for the Honda programme with Simerx as importer of record
Shared haulage and partner hubs (Greece, Croatia) under study; parts fulfilment from Gavà to the EU in 48 to 72 hours

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