Lloyd's List Intelligence

“We appreciate that you are able to provide a good repository of information, as it leads to voyage data and also, surprisingly, where it counts the group ownership information.”

“We can confidently say yes or no to those vessels based on their compliance status, and we have refused vessels that have subsequently been sanctioned.”

“I am able to share our findings with commercial colleagues and senior leaders with much more ease than other platforms that are out there,”

“I can rely on Seasearcher to give us dependable information.”

““played a significant role” by providing unique insights into complex and often obscured ownership structures.”

““both natural and practical,” and forms a critical layer of due diligence that strengthens both compliance and commercial decision-making.”

““Humans will have a very strong preference for talking to other humans and data is uniquely combined with people and it's inseparable. In a business model where personalities matter, it is extremely difficult to build a trusted network of people. It takes time. Even if you bring brilliant people together, even if they already have strong networks, they still need to be able to work as one. I think this is very important. The model is unique, and hardly replicable anywhere else. I'm very inspired, it deserves the highest recognition.””

““Human insight remains irreplaceable for critical decision-making.””

““the human element is crucial. Speaking directly to a knowledgeable analyst provides insights you can’t get from purely digital sources.””

““If you know the financial position of your counterparty, you will make better decisions for yourself, for your business.””

““we need that deep intelligence, beyond the paper, that suggests that that business might be risky”.”

““The limit for them is the availability of documentary proof. For Infospectrum, that's not a limit. They go beyond that, and when they hear from other market players or from other sources of information that there might be a particular person or group of people behind that business, they put it in the report. That represents a huge value.””

““They are an inseparable part of due diligence for many major companies”.”

““if a report is not updated you can request a new one, and an analyst will call that company to find that financial information”.”

“"It’s a reputable business that dominates a small niche of credit risk and KYC and its positive impact on the industry is substantial.””

““a standard that is incorporated into the risk management frameworks of many major companies.””

““It has helped us to avoid lots of problems that we could have potentially faced.””

““we would know less about our counterparties. We would make more mistakes and poor judgments and be exposed to fraud and losses. It's that simple.””

““over time, I became part of a trusted professional network that both relies on Infospectrum services and contributes, directly or indirectly, to maintaining the high quality of its data. Looking back, I believe Infospectrum not only created a highly successful business model within this niche market but also significantly contributed to improving transparency and commercial safety across the shipping industry.””

““it has always been with me, no matter what company I worked for.””

““My objective is to address key risk challenges across the business and to ensure consistent standards in how these risks are approached and managed across the Group.””

““A must-have service”: How one global shipping company manages counterparty risk”

““An exceptional product that, in my view, has no real alternative in counterparty credit risk management within shipping.””