A 12-month review by Achilles Network found that 28% of more than 1,000 assessed maritime parts and service suppliers presented high or very-high cyber risk.
The assessment of maritime suppliers’ cyber risk and other supplier vulnerabilities covered environmental, social, governance (ESG) and information security domains.
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Procureship has integrated Achilles’ verified ESG and cyber indicators into its procurement platform, making those verified credentials available inside procurement workflows and supplier profiles.
The integration, announced in March 2025 as a long-term partnership, is now live and allows buyers to view Achilles’ Sustainability Scores in supplier search results and to check those scores at the point of quotation evaluation.
The integration aims to give shipping companies direct access to third-party-assessed ESG and information security data during supplier evaluation, supporting supplier selection and supply chain risk management.
By surfacing Achilles’ indicators inside procurement processes, Procureship enables buyers to verify supplier credentials and operational standards as they assess quotations, which may reduce exposure to compliance risk.
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By GlobalDataAchilles CEO Craig Rodgerson said: “Shipping companies are increasingly using data-driven insights to target greater supplier relations and address their own environmental and cyber vulnerabilities.
“By embedding this type of data into the Procureship platform, users are able to gain early warnings of potential supplier vulnerabilities, enabling them to shift their risk management from reactive to predictive.”
The assessment has identified that more than half of suppliers lacked third-party-assured anti-bribery systems, public liability insurance or information security policies.
The same review found gaps in environmental reporting and carbon accounting. About one quarter of suppliers did not measure greenhouse gas emissions, and more than half were using uncertified carbon systems.
In addition, the data showed that nearly half of suppliers used certified environmental management systems and that almost 13% had decarbonisation plans in place.
Procureship CEO and co-founder Grigoris Lamprou said: “Understanding the ESG capabilities of suppliers across the maritime industry is crucial to safeguard the day-to-day operations of global shipowners and reinforce their own ESG strategies.
“By ensuring these data points are now available within Procureship, our users have the confidence to work with suppliers and contractors that can strengthen their own business practices and minimise any potential risk.”
