Transforming Maritime Operations with DevOps & Cloud Expertise

Empowering maritime innovation through seamless cloud integration and robust DevOps practices.

At a glance

Maritime
Industry
UK
Location

Successive Highlight

50%

Improved Operational Efficiency with faster delivery, less manual effort, and streamlined team workflows.

30%

Enhanced Security & Compliance via automated policies, continuous monitoring, and strict access controls aligned with industry standards.

About the Client

Our client—a leading maritime technology company providing cost-effective voyage monitoring solutions to over 13,000 ships globally—sought a transformative digital upgrade to consolidate and modernize its maritime applications.

Challenge

A pioneering maritime technology leader committed to innovation, the client’s digital platform is instrumental in enhancing voyage monitoring, fleet management, and operational decision-making across the world’s shipping industry. They aimed to unify operations and deliver a secure, agile platform that enhances operational efficiency and supports dynamic fleet management across global waters.

Solutions Implemented

Successive Digital initiated a structured transformation to address legacy system fragmentation and operational inefficiencies. After an extensive evaluation of existing workflows and system bottlenecks, the project team created a clear roadmap that focused on a cloud-first strategy and robust automation using a comprehensive DevOps framework. 

  • End-to-End DevOps Automation & CI/CD Integration A robust DevOps framework was established using GitHub Actions and ArgoCD to fully automate build, test, and deployment processes. This significantly improved deployment speed, reduced human errors, and enabled rapid rollouts across environments via a GitOps-driven model for Amazon EKS.
  • Scalable Container Orchestration with Amazon EKS Initially validated through ECS (Fargate), the architecture evolved to Amazon EKS for better control, scalability, and performance. Over 100 microservices were orchestrated seamlessly, supporting complex post-merger integrations and ensuring resilience and high availability for mission-critical maritime services.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform Terraform was used to define, provision, and manage cloud infrastructure consistently and efficiently across all environments. This approach enabled repeatable deployments, version-controlled infrastructure changes, and reduced provisioning time while supporting scalability and auditability.

Advanced Observability & Monitoring

Real-time monitoring was achieved through Amazon CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana. This stack provided deep visibility into application and infrastructure health, allowed proactive issue resolution, and enabled detailed metrics dashboards, enhancing platform reliability and user experience.

Enterprise-Grade Security & Mobile Enablement

Security and compliance were prioritized through encryption (KMS), access control (IAM, RBAC), secure secret management, and disaster recovery with Velero. In parallel, a cross-platform mobile app—built with React Native and Vue.js—enabled real-time access to ship tracking, predictive alerts, and performance analytics, delivering critical maritime data on-the-go.

Optimized Content Delivery with Amazon CloudFront

To meet the high-performance demands of a globally distributed maritime platform, Amazon CloudFront was integrated for fast, secure, and scalable content delivery. Use cases included static file delivery, software download portals, and hybrid origin architectures that balanced dynamic and static content seamlessly.

Outcome

Explore key outcomes and business impact delivered

Improvement in Operational Efficiency

Automation eliminated manual workflows and streamlined processes.

Enhanced Security & Compliance

Advanced measures ensured adherence to industry regulations and safeguarded critical data.

Cost Optimization

AWS-native services and automated workflows resulted in significant cost reductions.

Scalability & High Availability

A cloud-native architecture supports millions of data points, ensuring consistent performance even under high demand.

“Partnering with the Successive team has brought a real shift in how we operate across our fleet. Their cloud-backed solution helped us reduce manual route planning time by over 30%, allowing our crew to focus more on execution and less on logistics. We've also seen significant fuel savings through smarter route optimization. Most importantly, the reliability and precision of the platform have elevated our operational efficiency and decision-making. This has been a game-changer for us in a sector where timing and safety are everything.”

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