Ledgid Partners with Navarino and Vikand for Digital Seafarer Ecosystem

Navarino and maritime healthcare provider VIKAND have announced separate partnerships with start-up LEDGID to help build a more connected digital ecosystem for seafarers, focusing on portable professional identity, operational compliance, and future healthcare integration at sea. LEDGID is being developed as a neutral trust infrastructure for the maritime industry, designed to make verified professional identity, credentials, and compliance records portable, auditable, and reusable across the seafarer lifecycle. Rather than replacing existing systems or authorities, the platform aims to connect them through a structured trust layer. This framework records verification as an auditable event showing who verified what, how, when, and with what outcome, enabling verified records to be reused across employers, services, and jurisdictions. It will include a persistent, user-owned digital profile with professional records, credentials, and achievements attached to the individual seafarer throughout their career, regardless of employer or geography. This will allow seafarers to securely manage and share their information more easily across employers, operators, and services while remaining in control of their own data. “LEDGID is not about replacing existing institutions or infrastructure,” said Henning Davies, CEO of LEDGID. “It is about creating a neutral trust layer that allows verified professional identity and achievements to move with the seafarer and be reused across the wider maritime ecosystem.” Through its partnership, VIKAND will become a medical partner across the LEDGID service. “Health is a key part of life at sea. Being part of this platform allows us to explore new ways to connect care more closely to those who need it, in a secure and practical way,” said Len Quist, SVP & GM of VIKAND. Navarino will work with LEDGID to explore opportunities for data exchange, aiming to reduce duplicated verification processes, operational friction, and administrative delay. “Maritime continues to face significant challenges caused by fragmented systems and disconnected verification processes,” said Alex Giouzenis, CTO at Navarino. “LEDGID’s approach to portable, auditable trust aligns strongly with our vision of enabling smarter, more connected maritime operations through digital innovation.”