Demurrage & Laytime
Fully outsourced demurrage and claims management for shipowners, operators, and charterers, from initial claim to final settlement.
US / UK / Dubai
Demurrage Outsourcing, Vessel Inspections and Maritime Software
Deep Blue is a specialist maritime services group providing demurrage outsourcing and laytime services, vessel inspections and surveys, commercial management and trading services, and custom maritime software development. Our teams operate from the US, UK, and Dubai and bring together demurrage specialists, Master Mariners, commercial shipping veterans, and software engineers who build tools used in real shipping operations every day.
- Years combined experience
- 50+
- Global locations (US, UK, Dubai)
- 3
- Maritime claims handled annually
- 600+
- Service divisions
- 4
01 / Services
Our Services
Marine Services
Vessel inspections, pre-vetting surveys, ISM/ISPS/MLC audits, port captaincy, and P&I investigations, led by a Master Mariner with 28 years' experience.
Labs
Custom maritime software, AI-powered automation, and shipping workflow systems built by engineers embedded in a working shipping services company. Home of DEMURO.
Commercial Management
Outsourced vessel operations support, commodity trading services, and shipping consulting for operators who need senior expertise without a permanent hire.
02 / Why us
Why Deep Blue?
One firm, four specialties. Built from the inside out.
Most maritime service providers specialize in one area. Deep Blue was built to combine four areas that shipping companies most commonly benefit from outsourcing, laytime and demurrage, marine surveys and inspections, commercial operations, and maritime software, under a single team that understands how they connect. That integration is what makes us different.
The software our Labs team builds is used daily by our other teams.
The commercial insight our team has developed over decades informs every service we offer.
All of this is available to you on a flexible, scalable basis without the overhead of building it in-house.
Deep Blue has been an invaluable partner for our demurrage needs. Their professionalism and extensive knowledge have consistently exceeded expectations. We highly recommend their expertise and dedication to any operation requiring seamless demurrage management.
03 / Reporting
Transparency & Reporting
Transparency is built into how we work, not bolted on at the end.
Every Deep Blue client receives granular reporting across their portfolio. We track recovery rates, time-bar performance, dispute trends, and clause-level outcomes all in a real-time dashboard available 24/7.
Our reports don't just tell you what happened; they tell you why, and what to do differently the next time.
You'll always know where your claims stand, who is handling them, and what the next step is.
04 / Our story
Dive Into Our Story
Deep Blue was founded by shipping industry veterans with over 50 years of combined experience across tanker and chemical shipping, vessel operations, commodity trading, and maritime software. Our focus is simple: bring expert, flexible, and technology-driven services to the parts of the shipping business that are most in need of modernization.