
Burmester & Vogel is a maritime technology solution provider founded in 1983, specializing in laytime and demurrage management for the Dry Bulk and Oil & Gas industries. Their AI-powered platform automates, verifies, and expedites demurrage claims, improving accuracy and compliance while reducing turnaround time. With over 40 years of industry experience and proprietary AI and machine learning technologies, B&V supports more than 150 global clients across 50+ countries, having calculated over 2 million voyages. Their product suite includes the Demurrage AI Copilot Platform, Laytime Calculator, SOF AI Copilot, Audit AI Copilot, and Laytime Tracker, all designed to enhance supply chain efficiency and digital transformation in maritime logistics.

Burmester & Vogel is a maritime technology solution provider founded in 1983, specializing in laytime and demurrage management for the Dry Bulk and Oil & Gas industries. Their AI-powered platform automates, verifies, and expedites demurrage claims, improving accuracy and compliance while reducing turnaround time. With over 40 years of industry experience and proprietary AI and machine learning technologies, B&V supports more than 150 global clients across 50+ countries, having calculated over 2 million voyages. Their product suite includes the Demurrage AI Copilot Platform, Laytime Calculator, SOF AI Copilot, Audit AI Copilot, and Laytime Tracker, all designed to enhance supply chain efficiency and digital transformation in maritime logistics.
Founded: 1983
Headquarters: Boston, MA
Employees: 11
Product focus: AI/cloud software for laytime and demurrage management
Clients / scale: Supports 150+ clients across 50+ countries; >2M voyages calculated
Maritime commercial operations: laytime and demurrage management, port analytics, voyage optimization and document automation.
1983
Maritime technology / logistics software
Acquisition of the company completed alongside a Series A; Evangelos Efstathiou assumed ownership and operational control.
Company announced receipt of a MOITI grant to support expansion as a SaaS exporter.