At GC Rieber Shipping, we’re committed to driving sustainability across the entire lifecycle of our maritime projects – from idea and design, to building and operations. But we face a persistent challenge: in the earliest stages of innovation, we lack access to the data we need to evaluate whether new ideas are technically feasible, financially viable, and commercially scalable.

This means that bold, sustainable concepts often stall before they even reach the drawing board – not because they’re unworkable, but because we can’t build a solid enough case around them.

We want to change that.

As a company with a project-based strategy and a strong track record in niche maritime markets, we believe that better data can unlock smarter, faster, and greener decisions.

We’re already strong on tracking and analytics during the build and operations phases – we have tools like LCA, data lakes, and cloud platforms in place. But our headache lies in the early idea stage, where uncertainty is high and risk is hard to quantify.

This challenge cuts across our whole organization:

• Our commercial and finance teams need confidence to assess ROI and climate impact

• Our technical teams need early validation to explore new concepts

• Our project teams need data to move from insight to execution

The result? Time lost. Climate impact delayed. Business opportunities missed.

We want to collaborate with startups and innovators to explore:

• Tools and platforms that improve data access and quality in the concept phase

• Decision-support systems for evaluating early-stage maritime innovations

• Ways to translate climate ambitions into credible, actionable business cases

• Frameworks to bridge gaps between design, technical feasibility, and financial logic