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Your Gateway to Own a Real Ship! Shipfinex has unlocked access to the trillion-dollar Maritime industry - Ships that transports 80% of the world trade. Shipfinex makes it possible for individuals to co-own commercial ships in a regulated, transparent and secure platform. Initial approval by VARA and licensed by SVG, Shipfinex is regulated by global institutions to ensure your ownership is legally

recognised and protected. Built on blockchain, Shipfinex allows each transaction to be decentralized and verifiable by all participating members. We're reimagining access to maritime assets. Our first Ship goes live soon. Pre-register Now!
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02/09/2026

Is a ship really just a depreciating asset?

In this conversation, Raghav Vats, Senior Weather Routing Analyst, Columbia Ship management (CSM) shares a different view - that the commercial value of a vessel depends on how it is operated, the people behind it, the trade it serves, and how technology is used to improve performance.

He also reflects on what could change if maritime professionals had greater participation in ship ownership.

Watch the full video.

Disclaimer: Shipfinex operates under VARA In-Principle Approval. MATs are asset-backed virtual assets; values may decline materially. Not investment advice.

31/08/2026

India moves the cargo. But mostly not on Indian-flagged ships.

Around 𝟵𝟰% 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼 moves on foreign-flagged tonnage, while just 𝟬.𝟳𝟳% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 are registered under the Indian flag.

That gap is bigger than shipping capacity. It touches ownership, freight economics and how much value India captures from the trade moving through its ports.

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽.

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: Shipfinex operates under VARA In-Principle Approval. MATs are asset-backed virtual assets; values may decline materially. Not investment advice.

27/08/2026

India's maritime financing gap is well documented. What has been missing is a forum where the regulatory answer could be worked out.

On 21 August 2026, the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) convened a brainstorming session in Mumbai on "Tokenisation of Maritime Assets: A Case for Fractional Ship Owning".

The room brought together the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India , Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, Shipping Corporation of India, Department of Economic Affairs, Directorate General of Maritime Administration, SEBI, IFSCA, RBI Says, GIFT City, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), CMEC, alongside shipowners, classification, legal, seafaring and industry bodies.

Shipfinex was represented by Capt. Vikas Pandey, Founder & CEO, Ravi Shankar, FICS, Co-founder & CCO, and Kawal Arora, Co-Founder & CTO, across close to eight hours of deliberation.

The questions were structural: how registry and distributed ledger infrastructure interact, how title and economic rights are recognised, what investor protection mechanisms are required, and what a phased path to implementation could look like.

None of that is settled by writing software. It is settled by institutions, regulation and informed industry dialogue.

India has the tonnage ambition, seafaring depth and financial-centre architecture to play a meaningful role in shaping maritime asset tokenisation.

Our thanks to RIS and CMEC for convening the session.

25/08/2026

For many seafarers, owning a ship has always felt out of reach.

In this conversation, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗿𝗶, 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀'𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝗜𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗡) reflects on a 25-year connection with shipping, the role vessels play in global trade, and why ship ownership remains a deeply personal ambition for many maritime professionals.

That gap between participation in shipping and participation in ownership is exactly where new financial structures are beginning to matter.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲.

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: Shipfinex operates under VARA In-Principle Approval. MATs are asset-backed virtual assets; values may decline materially. Not investment advice.

21/08/2026

A master mariner spends 13 years at sea. But he could never own a piece of the ships he sailed.

That gap is what led Capt. Vikas Pandey, Founder & CEO of Shipfinex, to build a way to access tokenized maritime assets, opening up a market worth an estimated $680 billion to participation starting at just $1,000.

Watch the full conversation on CoinDesk 's Brand New Rails to hear how Shipfinex is putting commercial vessels on-chain, from a former captain's perspective.

🔗 Link in bio or In story!

𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥: Shipfinex operates under VARA In-Principle Approval. MATs are asset-backed virtual assets; values may decline materially. Not investment advice.

19/08/2026

The global fleet and orderbook was worth approximately $2.17 trillion at the end of 2025 (Clarksons, cited in Petrofin Global Bank Research, July 2026). The records behind that value sit in private contracts, paper title and correspondent banking. No shared system exists.

ADI Foundation and Shipfinex have entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to develop, launch and scale an institutional-grade maritime asset tokenisation programme. Assets within the programme are intended to be tokenised on ADI Chain and settled in DDSC, subject to regulatory permissions.

𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀: https://www.shipfinex.com/blog/why-maritime-finance-still-runs-on-paper

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: This announcement describes a strategic collaboration and future programme. Any product, settlement service or pilot described remains subject to definitive documentation, applicable law and regulatory permissions. Shipfinex FZCO holds an In-Principle Approval (IPA/26/01/002) from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA); an In-Principle Approval is not an operating licence and does not authorise the conduct of virtual asset activities until the relevant licence is granted. References to anticipated capabilities are forward-looking statements.

18/08/2026

“An asset class of this scale deserves financial infrastructure equal to its importance in the world economy.”

A perspective from our Co-Founder & COO, Suraz Kottakki, on why maritime assets need financial infrastructure built around the realities of the vessel - its structure, economics, operating history and risk.

The Shipfinex x ADI Foundation partnership brings that vision one step closer to the institutional framework we set out to build.

Read his full perspective: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7495059762892525568-u8Bj

Disclaimer: Shipfinex operates under VARA In-Principle Approval. MATs are asset-backed virtual assets; values may decline materially. Not investment advice.

17/08/2026

“A partnership is successfully delivered by its counterparty, alignment and governance.”

A perspective from our Chairman, Vivek Seth, on why structure, governance and risk isolation matter in maritime finance and how the Shipfinex x ADI Foundation partnership is being approached with the same discipline.

The agreement sets the framework. Ex*****on follows methodically.

Read his full perspective: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vivekkseth_shipping-maritime-shipfinance-activity-7494027810752327681-0FnJ

Disclaimer: Shipfinex operates under VARA In-Principle Approval. MATs are asset-backed virtual assets; values may decline materially. Not investment advice.

15/08/2026

India's maritime story has always travelled far beyond its coastline. 🇮🇳

Across the global fleet, Indian seafarers have been at the heart of keeping world trade moving, quietly powering an industry the world depends on.

On India's 80th Independence Day, we honour that contribution and the ambition shaping India's next chapter in global maritime.

🇮🇳𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮.🇮🇳

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14/08/2026

“This is not a single product. It is the beginning of a regulated pathway the wider maritime industry can stand on.”

A perspective from our Founder & CEO, Capt. Vikas Pandey, on the Shipfinex x ADI Foundation partnership and why institutional maritime tokenisation must be built on structure, reliability and regulatory clarity.
This is one step in a much larger journey.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/capt-vikaspandey_tokenisation-activity-7493312986854400001-npx9

𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥: Shipfinex operates under VARA In-Principle Approval. MATs are asset-backed virtual assets; values may decline materially. Not investment advice.

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