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About us

Where maritime data meets human expertise.

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Meet the team behind Ship Monitor, which is committed to making global shipping safer, smarter, and more transparent using billions of data points.

Global Reach, Local Presence

Ship Monitor by JDS is an agile scale-up based in the beautiful City Rostock, Germany, with more than 150 years of combined experience in processing maritime motion data.

Our Mission

To develop practical maritime data applications from innovative research. With passion, creativity, and scientific excellence, we build bridges between research and industry.

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Our Vision

We are establishing the global anchor for quality-assured maritime data, ensuring planning certainty across the world's oceans through technological independence and human integrity.

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Decades of Expertise for the maritime digital frontier.

Our leaders team

Backed by decades of expertise

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Carsten Hilgenfeld

Managing Director

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Anne Siebke

Head of HR & Compliance

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Diego Piedra Garcia

Head of Innovation & Research

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Sebastian Olias

Head of Network

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Bettina Kutschera

Head of Product Development

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Josha Brazil

Head of Revenue

What we value most…

For us, attitude matters.

Employee Focus

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We create an environment built on open communication, fairness, and trust.

Foresight

We think about tomorrow, today. Our decisions are made with a long-term and sustainable perspective.

Innovation

New ideas drive our progress. We encourage creativity, courage, and openness to explore new paths.

Quality & Efficiency

We deliver on our promises – in the best possible way. Our goal is excellence in everything we do.

Economic Responsibility

Sustainable success through smart decisions. We act with economic responsibility and foresight.

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