Case Study: Western Bulk improves data transparency and cuts email volumes with Shipamax

Western Bulk partners with Shipamax to improve data transparency across its global chartering team

Western Bulk, a Norwegian dry-bulk operator, needed a better way to unify cargo position data across its global chartering team. Before working with Shipamax, the company relied on a legacy system with limited APIs, making it difficult to maintain a single source of truth and support faster, more efficient collaboration across tools like SEDNA, Veson IMOS, and Spire.

Shipamax provided an open API-based platform that connected Western Bulk’s logistics applications and enabled a two-way sync with SEDNA. This removed manual spreadsheet updates, improved data transparency, and helped Chartering Managers work more efficiently. As a result, Western Bulk reduced email volumes by 84% and spent more than 80% less time managing emails, freeing the team to focus on higher-value activities.

Western Bulk

Martin Hjelle

Head of Technology