As the maritime industry moves toward connected, interoperable systems, Benefit Software and Procureship announced a strategic partnership that brings full integration between ERP and e-procurement to global shipping operations.
Benefit Software and Procureship have worked together to integrate two pipelines into one.
Through bHive, Benefit Software’s connectivity platform, the Benefit ERP pipeline and the Procureship procurement pipeline now operate as a single, centralised flow that starts from the customer, reaches the vendor, and back. Built on an open-frame architecture with security, data integrity, and AI at its core, bHive delivers the following capabilities to the maritime industry:
- • Speed of document exchange and automated end-to-end purchasing workflows, from requisition to invoice
- • Maritime companies can now access bHive’s vendor list with easy integration, zero onboarding, and zero overhead
- • Full monitoring of flow, with no more silos between systems
- • Scalability and security by design
- • Data integrity and accuracy across the full pipeline
- • AI-powered features to accelerate decision-making and reduce manual work
Integration has always been a core characteristic of Benefit Software’s ERP. For years, Benefit has invested in connecting systems and, more importantly, in connecting the processes that run through them. bHive is the natural next step of this philosophy — extending Benefit’s integration approach beyond its own ERP and into the wider maritime technology ecosystem. Procureship represents one of the most significant partnerships delivered through bHive to date. “Maritime software today is not defined by individual tools, but by how those tools work together as one process,” said Thomas Zavitsanos, Managing Director at Benefit Software.
“Integration has always been at the core of what we build at Benefit. With bHive and this partnership, we are bringing together the connection of ERP and partner workflows into a single, seamless flow — and that is what truly transforms our customers’ everyday operations.”
“This partnership creates immediate value for the entire maritime community we serve,” said Grigoris Lamprou, Co-founder and CEO at Procureship. “Through this integration, and with no additional effort, we now have seamless connectivity to more than 250 of Benefit’s maritime customers — giving them direct access to our procurement platform within the systems they already use every day.”
This close collaboration between Benefit Software and Procureship goes one step further with a special commercial offer for a selected group of customers and vendors, details of which will be announced in the coming weeks.
The integration is available to our customers and will be demonstrated at Posidonia 2026. Additional bHive integrations will continue to be announced as Benefit Software expands its ecosystem of connected maritime partners.
About Benefit Software: Benefit Software is a maritime technology company headquartered in Piraeus, Greece, and founded in 1994. The company develops software solutions purpose-built for the shipping industry, combining deep maritime expertise with a collaborative approach to clients and partners.
The company delivers a comprehensive Operational Ecosystem that connects maritime operations through three core pillars: an integrated ERP system for daily operations, Polus AI for data-driven insights and automation, and B-Hive, a connectivity platform enabling seamless integration with third-party systems.
Today, Benefit Software supports approximately 250 shipping companies and 1,700 vessels worldwide, with over 8,000 office users and 20,000 seafarers relying on its solutions, and more than 35 third-party integrations across maritime operations.
With over 30 years of industry experience and a 98% customer retention rate, Benefit Software supports shipping companies in their long-term digital transformation.
About Procureship: Established in 2016, Procureship is an innovative e-procurement platform based in Athens, Greece, with regional offices in Denmark and Singapore. The company manages a network of trusted suppliers across all major ports and regions, connecting them to over 110 buyers representing over 2,600 globally trading merchant vessels. Procureship makes purchasing critical components, supplies, and services for vessels easier, faster and more streamlined.
Its automated platform optimises the procurement process by eliminating unnecessary manual work and recommending suppliers through its unique machine learning algorithm and service providers marketplace. The platform also offers unique features including IHM maintenance, e-invoicing, tenders/contracts management, freight forwarding optimisation and upcoming vendor management.
Procureship offers an unparalleled level of customer support with its team of dedicated account managers that offer daily support to all buyers and suppliers.
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