We're here to change that.
1.9 million seafarers keep global trade alive. They spend months away from home, navigating regulations, isolation, and an industry that rarely listens. Seafolk is the platform built for them — not for the shipping companies.
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Whether you're a Chief Engineer on an LNG carrier, an AB on a bulk carrier, or a cook feeding a crew of twenty — you belong here. Seafolk exists because the maritime world has always had tools for shipping companies, port authorities, and charterers. Never for the sailor.
We're building the platform that seafarers deserve. A place to connect with your crew, advance your career, protect your rights, and finally be heard by an industry that runs on your sacrifice.
— Built by a seafarer. For seafarers.
Contracts, port paperwork, crew changes. Seafolk guides you through every step of boarding.
Ask the AI assistant anything at 03:00. Connect with officers across fleets. You're never alone out there.
Port state regulations, local resources, crew welfare contacts. Know your rights in every port.
Track your STCW certificates, sea service records, and the next step toward your next rank.
Leave, family, and reintegration. The sea is part of you — and so is coming back.
A real forum for real sailors. Share experiences, ask questions, find solidarity across ranks, flags, and oceans. The conversations that used to happen only at sea, now happen everywhere.
Job boards, certificate tracking, competency roadmaps. Know exactly where you stand and what's next — from cadet to Chief Engineer and beyond.
Know your MLC rights. Access legal resources, report violations safely, and connect with maritime unions. The sea has rules. You deserve to know them.
An AI assistant that actually understands maritime. ISM codes, STCW requirements, port procedures, engine troubleshooting. Your expert, available at 0300 in the middle of the Atlantic.
"The sea finds out everything you did wrong."
Francis Stokes · ocean sailor
Seafolk launches soon. Join the waitlist and help shape the platform that maritime has been waiting for. First 500 members get founding crew status — forever.
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