Wed, 13 Aug 2025 | BUSINESS SALE
Maritime intelligence solutions provider Pole Star Global has expanded with the acquisition of a counterpart based in the South West. Target company Clearwater Dynamics is a specialist in real-time maritime risk intelligence.
Poole-based Clearwater Dynamics is also the creator of marine insurance risk management platform Coral, with the acquisition marking Pole Star Global’s expansion into the marine insurance sector and described as strengthening its leadership in maritime domain awareness.
Clearwater's Coral platform provides underwriters and brokers with advanced tools enabling them to assess, monitor and report risk exposure in real-time. This is an increasingly important capability amid mounting geopolitical tensions and maritime risks.
The deal will combine Clearwater Dynamics’ leading capabilities in marine insurance and real-time vessel risk monitoring with Pole Star Global’s expertise in maritime data analytics, voyage optimisation, regulatory compliance and dark vessel detection.
The combination of the companies is also seen as providing a unique integration between regulatory, operational and underwriting intelligence. Furthermore, the addition of first-party data sources from Clearwater Dynamics’ operational network will enhance DOMAIN, Pole Star Global’s proprietary data platform, further boosting its predictive analytics in risk, sustainability and performance.
Calling the acquisition “a natural extension of our vision”, Pole Star Global CEO Bob Skea commented: "Pole Star empowers governments, shipping companies, and financial institutions to operate safely and compliantly in an increasingly complex world. Clearwater Dynamics brings the same real-time intelligence to vessel operators and marine underwriters and brokers — creating a seamless, data-rich ecosystem that spans the operational, regulatory, and insurance layers of maritime risk."
Clearwater Dynamics CEO Will Unwin said that joining Pole Star Global would enable the company to scale its capabilities and “reach a wider global audience.”
He continued: "Together, we will empower clients to make faster, more confident decisions when navigating the high-risk, high-stakes world of maritime logistics and insurance."
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