Oceans HQ has joined PDMS, and its core product, OHQ Cloud, is a maritime SaaS suite built for Maritime Administrations and Flag States. It is not a general-purpose ERP/CRM system; instead, it is an integrated cloud platform centered on vessel registration, seafarer certification, surveys and inspections, customer online services, digital certificates, and online payments. Its goal is to help maritime administrations meet regulatory and quality-management requirements such as IMO, III Code, STCW, MLC, and ISO9001.
The feature set is fairly comprehensive. Vessel Registration can maintain fleet registrations, certificates, shipowner/mortgage/charter records, and supports statistical analysis. Seafarer Certification manages the issuance of STCW-related certificates, endorsements, ratings, and more. Survey & Inspection supports inspection windows, deficiencies, certificate expiry tracking, and trend analysis. The Frontier online portal provides self-service functions such as applications, purchasing registry extracts, invoice payments, document verification, name searches, corrective actions, and secure file transfer, reducing manual data entry. Digital certificates and e-signatures use GlobalSign, while the payment module supports credit cards, debit cards, and Apple Pay.
The website does not disclose full package pricing. OHQ Cloud is offered as a SaaS subscription, with the standard package including the full software suite, expert support, best-practice guidance, and ongoing updates. What is stated is that the Frontier bolt-on starts at around Β£5k/year/bolt-on. Deployment is cloud-hosted, with infrastructure managed by the vendor, so customer-side IT requirements are relatively low. Customers can also choose the geographic region where their data is stored.
The platform emphasizes continuous monitoring, firewalls, IPS/IDS, multi-factor authentication, real-time encrypted access protection, full audit logs, high-availability multi-server architecture, and disaster recovery. Optional SLA packages include tiers such as business-hours support and 2-hour response times. For government and regulatory bodies, data sovereignty, audit records, and compliance reporting are its main selling points.
Its strengths are strong industry specialization, end-to-end process coverage, robust security and compliance design, and cloud delivery that reduces operational burden. Its drawbacks are opaque pricing, lack of free trial/API documentation information, and a very narrow industry focus. It is best suited to flag states, maritime authorities, ship registries, and seafarer certification departments, rather than general enterprise software buyers.
Mainland China access is not addressed in the available text, and the listed payment methods do not mention UnionPay, Alipay, or WeChat Pay. Government data cross-border transfer and local compliance would need to be assessed separately. For deployment in China, local government cloud infrastructure, a custom maritime administration system, or a general low-code platform combined with local payment/CA infrastructure may be needed as alternatives or supplements.
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