Tug management system,
maintained and compliant.
Tugs work hard and short-handed. MarinaVex gives tug and harbour craft operators the maintenance, certificate, safety and crew records they need, without a large office team to keep them.
What MarinaVex does, and does not do, for tugs
Tug operators search for software for two different jobs. One is commercial: dispatching jobs, logging tows and billing customers. MarinaVex does not do that, and we would rather say so here than in a demo.
The other is technical and safety: keeping main engines, winches and towing gear maintained, certificates and surveys in date, permits and drills recorded, and crews certified and rested. That is what MarinaVex is built for, and it works the same on a harbour tug as on a deep-sea ship.
What tug operators use MarinaVex for
Planned maintenance
Jobs and running hours for main engines, generators, winches and towing equipment, with defects tracked to closure.
Certificates and surveys
Every certificate per craft, with expiry alerts and a survey planner across the fleet.
Permits, risk and drills
Permit to work for hot work and enclosed spaces, risk assessments and drill records.
Crew and rest hours
Crew records and certificates, with hours of rest checked against MLC and STCW limits.
Why small crews need simple records
On a tug, the person doing the maintenance is often the person writing the report. That shapes how the system should work:
- Few clicks per entry, so records are kept up to date between jobs.
- Offline on board, with sync when the craft is back in range.
- One record per craft, visible to the office without phone calls.
- Start with one module, typically maintenance and certificates, and add more later.
Applicable requirements depend on size, trade and flag. MarinaVex keeps the records; confirm requirements with your flag administration and class.
Built into MarinaVex,
not bolted on.
The same modules are used across the whole MarinaVex fleet suite, so a mixed fleet of tugs and larger vessels runs on one system.
Works offline at sea
Entries are made on board without a connection and sync to the shore office when the vessel is back online.
Draft, submit, approve
Ship drafts, the office reviews. Records can be approved, reverted for correction or rejected, and the history stays on the record.
Same record, every desk
The Master, the superintendent and management see the same entry, filtered by what each role is allowed to see.
Vex AI inside the screens
Ask Vex where a record is or what is overdue. It answers from your fleet data and names the source.
Common questions.
Is MarinaVex tug dispatch software?
No. MarinaVex does not handle tug job dispatch, tow logging for billing or invoicing. It covers maintenance, certificates, safety, crew and procurement records.
Can MarinaVex plan maintenance for tug engines and winches?
Yes. Planned maintenance works on an equipment hierarchy with running hours and calendar intervals, which suits main engines, generators, winches and towing gear.
Does it suit small fleets of tugs?
Yes. Modules can be used on their own, so a small operator can start with maintenance and certificates.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Entries are made on board offline and sync when the craft is back in range.
Can we run tugs and larger vessels in one system?
Yes. All vessel types share the same modules, records and dashboards.
See it on your fleet.
A live walkthrough with your kind of vessels. A real person replies, usually within one working day.