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Every seasoned vessel manager knows the scenario: you need a certified OVID inspector on short notice, in the right port, and ideally not already booked until next week. The standard playbook? Scrambling through a web of outdated spreadsheets, half-remembered contacts, and last-ditch WhatsApp messages hoping someone picks up at 2 a.m.

Despite the maritime sector’s embrace of digital tools for navigation, chartering, and fleet performance, sourcing qualified inspectors, surveyors, and technical specialists remains stubbornly analog. This inefficiency creates bottlenecks that ripple through operations, driving up costs and delaying critical tasks.

Impevis, a Singapore-based startup founded in 2023 by Master Mariner Rafal Tymcik, is aiming to change this dynamic. Its platform reimagines technical service procurement through a centralized, searchable digital marketplace eliminating the chaos of manual sourcing and replacing it with structured visibility and real-time availability.

 From Contact Lists to Configurable Filters

At its core, Impevis functions like a procurement engine purpose-built for maritime field services. Clients can search by certification, geographic proximity, availability, and domain-specific expertise. Whether you’re sourcing a DP trial expert in Rotterdam or a CMID inspector in Miri, the platform provides verified profiles, location tracking, and job availability in a few clicks.

What makes this more than just a contractor directory is its dynamic filtering capabilities. Users can apply operationally critical filters such as flag state compliance, class society approvals, and required training certifications ensuring they’re not just hiring a capable person, but the right one for the job.

This level of specificity is where most generic talent marketplaces fall short. Maritime isn’t gig economy work; it’s tightly regulated, highly specialized, and often governed by standards that vary by vessel, port, and cargo. Impevis understands these nuances and builds them into the user flow.

Designed by an Insider

Tymcik, a licensed OCIMF-OVID and CMID inspector with years of sailing and onshore vetting experience, designed Impevis based on real-world observations. Unlike many maritime tech ventures launched by outsiders with a tech-first mindset, Impevis reflects the operational priorities of someone who’s felt the pain points firsthand from both the supplier and buyer side.

This insider’s perspective led to a platform that doesn’t just offer digital convenience, it solves real procurement friction. Its interface is engineered for practicality: minimal onboarding friction for service providers, clear credentialing, and built-in mechanisms for availability updates and location confirmation.

Why This Matters Now

The global maritime services market is large, fragmented, and increasingly strained by regulatory complexity and talent shortages. With growing emphasis on decarbonization, compliance, and operational efficiency, the demand for vetted technical professionals will only rise.

While other startups have attempted to digitize aspects of maritime operations, Impevis distinguishes itself through its focus on the niche yet critical area of service provider sourcing, offering a scalable solution to a well-known industry pain point  without requiring the reinvention of workflows. Unlike platforms that depend on behavioural overhauls, Impevis allows users to accelerate what they are already doing, but with data, transparency, and scale and creates value by compressing sourcing time in a reliable manner.

For maritime veterans, it feels like a long-overdue upgrade. For investors, it’s a targeted, defensible bet on operational digitalization in a sector still ripe for transformation. If Impevis can maintain execution discipline and build network density across ports and disciplines, it stands to become the default sourcing engine for maritime technical talent.

Contributor : Dyah Ayuning Tyas
Reviewer : Imam Buchari, David Ratner