Workforce management specialist Mintra acquires SQLearn
Mintra, the specialist in digital learning and workforce management solutions for the maritime and energy sectors, has acquired SQLearn, a Greek provider of online maritime training solutions, to strengthen its presence in the Greek maritime market.
This strategic acquisition marks the next phase in Mintra’s commitment to support the maritime industry’s digital transformation, with a special focus on Greece and beyond.
SQLearn, founded in 2006 and based in Piraeus, delivers online e-learning maritime training. It specialises in providing integrated solutions for the shipping industry, encompassing consulting, technical support, installation, and configuration of an online training system and offering certified online courses that cover a wide array of topics, from safety, health and hygiene, and security to soft skills and vetting inspections.
Supporting over 1,000 vessels, 50,000 seafarers, and 150 shipping companies globally, SQLearn’s training solutions emphasise safety, sustainability, and regulatory compliance. SQLearn is an approved RightShip Zero Harm Innovation Partner and a Green Award Incentive Provider.
Spyros Goumas, CEO of SQLearn, said:
“I am excited about the opportunities this acquisition creates for SQLearn. With Mintra powering our Greek-developed products while offering international reach through Mintra’s global presence, we foresee enormous benefits for shipowners and seafarers alike.”
Mintra is a provider of digital learning and human capital workforce management systems for safety-critical industries worldwide. It develops and deploys software solutions that enable its clients to develop and deploy their people, readily demonstrate compliance and maximise operational efficiency.
Mintra’s Trainingportal learning and competency management system supports 2.8 million workers and 4,000 companies. Mintra offers an extensive portfolio of training courses tailored to the maritime and energy sectors, encompassing over 2,600 titles and, as a multi-approved training provider, issues certificates for the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA), OPITO, DNV, ECITB, IOSH, ClassNK and The Nautical Institute.
For more than four decades, OnSoft Computer Systems OCS HR, Mintra’s crew management system, has streamlined the planning and administration of seafarers worldwide.
Originating in Oslo in 1997, Mintra’s strategic growth has seen the incorporation of OCS in 2016, Atlas Knowledge in 2018, Safebridge in 2021, Seably in 2023 and Moxie Media in 2025.
From its HQ in Bergen, with offices spanning Oslo, Stavanger, Aberdeen, Gothenburg, Limassol and New Orleans, the company serves nearly 15,000 vessels.
This acquisition brings together two market leaders with a shared vision, combining Mintra’s global reach with SQLearn’s strong Greek heritage, specialised content development, and understanding of local maritime training needs. The result is a strong commitment to invest in the Greek maritime industry, leveraging SQLearn’s established commercial network.
Kevin Short, CEO of Mintra, commented:
“We are proud and excited to welcome SQLearn into the Mintra family. We believe that their proven products and local expertise will help us deliver greater value in Greece and beyond, supporting the maritime industry’s urgent need for digital transformation through high-impact training and technology.”
Pictured are Spyros Goumas, CEO of SQLearn, (left) with Kevin Short, CEO of Mintra