Maritime software provider OrbitMI acquires Gale Force
Maritime software provider OrbitMI has acquired Gale Force, a provider of maritime advisory services, specialising in energy efficient sea transport, enhancing its Voyage Optimisation Platform with integrated advisory services.
Gale Force specialises in voyage optimisation, environmental compliance, and voyage execution support. Services include vessel movement monitoring, performance analysis, and monitoring energy efficiency monitoring, utilising MetOcean Intelligence and high-resolution global weather forecasts to support shipping to improve safety, increase sustainability and optimal vessel performance.
Based in Norrköping, Sweden, Gale Force brings a unique blend of advanced analytics and hands-on maritime experience. The company’s route optimisation services combine sophisticated algorithms with expert marine meteorologists, offering voyage plans that reduce fuel consumption, increase safety, and improve schedule reliability. Its emissions reporting tools ensure compliance with global regulations such as IMO DCS, EU MRV, and CII, while its flexible reporting templates integrate easily with existing shipboard systems.
Gale Force’s founder Tom Sandberg and his team will join OrbitMI. Sandberg said:
“We’ve always believed that better data leads to better decisions, but only when it’s supported by the right expertise. Joining OrbitMI allows us to bring our advisory model to a broader audience, embedded in a platform built for scale and impact.”
Maritime software provider OrbitMI helps shipowners and operators tackle two of the biggest challenges in maritime today – staying compliant with evolving environmental regulations and reducing fuel costs. Its Orbit Reporter solution ensures daily reporting through built-in data validations, supporting accurate emissions tracking, voyage optimisation, and operational decision-making.
A New York-based maritime technology company with offices and partners around the world, OrbitMI’s platform connects multiple systems into intelligent, connected workflows accessible via desktop and mobile applications.
Alexandre Lapointe, Chief Product Officer at OrbitMI, commented:
“Gale Force brings practical maritime insight that sharpens our platform’s decision support capabilities. Their operational and environmental expertise lets us build tools that reflect the realities of day-to-day shipping.”
This transaction follows on from OrbitMI’s recent acquisition of AI specialist AuQub and represents a strategic step forward in OrbitMI’s mission to deliver a comprehensive, intelligent maritime platform. By integrating Gale Force’s expertise directly into the Orbit platform, clients gain faster access to actionable insights through intelligent, connected workflows.
OrbitMI remains fully committed to partnerships with leading technology and data providers, whilst recognizing that certain capabilities are best delivered directly within the Orbit platform to ensure tighter integration, faster responsiveness, and greater alignment with customer workflows.
Ali Riaz, CEO of OrbitMI, said:
“We’re building more than a platform, we’re building a partner in maritime decision-making.
“Bringing Gale Force into the OrbitMI family allows us to embed critical advisory services directly into daily workflows, helping our clients move from insight to action even faster.”