The people of the sea

Your career.
Your rights.
Your community.

1.9 million seafarers keep the world moving. For the first time, they have a home — built by one of their own.

Free forever for seafarers · No spam · Ever.

✦ You're on the list. Welcome to Seafolk.

N E S W NE SE SW NW N SEAFOLK THE PEOPLE OF THE SEA
1.9M
seafarers worldwide
with no independent home
50K+
merchant vessels
across every ocean
16+
years of seafaring
behind every decision
0
platforms built by
a real seafarer. Until now.

The problem

The world runs on the sea.
Nobody runs for the sailor.

When a Filipino engineer wants to transition to LNG — where does he go? When a Ukrainian officer faces an illegal contract clause — who does he ask? When a Greek Chief wants to know which company actually treats its crew well — who tells him the truth?

Nobody. Until Seafolk.

"I've been on bulk carriers for 9 years. I want to move to LNG. I've asked everywhere and nobody gives me a real answer."

2nd Engineer · Philippines · 31 years old

"My company changed my contract terms after I boarded. I didn't know if that was legal or not. I had no one to ask."

Chief Officer · Ukraine · 38 years old

"LinkedIn is for showing off. WhatsApp groups disappear. There is no real place for us to talk honestly."

Senior Engineer · India · 44 years old

A seafarer's life

Every voyage. Every stage.
We're there.

Departure
Sign-on

Contracts, port paperwork, crew changes. Seafolk guides every step.

🌊
Open Ocean
At Sea

AI assistant at 03:00. Real community across fleets. Never alone.

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Arrival
In Port

Port regulations, crew welfare, MLC rights. Know your rights anywhere.

📜
Career
Certification

STCW tracking, sea service records, roadmap to your next rank.

🏠
Sign-off
Home

Leave, family, reintegration. The sea is part of you — and so is coming back.

Seafarers from every flag state

The platform

Everything a seafarer
actually needs. In one place.

01

Career Navigation

Personalized roadmaps for every vessel type, rank, and transition. Bulk to tanker. Merchant to offshore. Junior to Chief Engineer. Exam prep, certificate tracking, and promotion timelines — built by someone who has lived it.

All vessel types
02

Community & Voice

Real conversations between real seafarers. No corporate filters. No HR monitoring. Spaces by rank, vessel type, and nationality where a cadet can ask a Chief Engineer a real question and get a real answer.

Global · Multilingual
03

Rights & Complaints

A safe, anonymous space to report abusive companies, illegal conditions, MLC violations, and contract manipulation. Verified reviews of shipping companies and crewing agencies — the Glassdoor of the sea.

MLC 2006 · STCW · ITF
04

AI Assistant

Expert knowledge available 24/7, in any ocean. Trained on maritime regulations, vessel transitions, career paths, and STCW requirements. The answers you need at 3am on watch — without waiting for anyone.

Always available

Built for everyone at sea

Every rank. Every flag.
Every ocean.

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3rd Engineer · Bulk Carrier

Miguel, 26

Wants to move to LNG in 3 years. Doesn't know where to start. Needs a real roadmap and someone who has done it.

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Chief Officer · Tanker

Oleksiy, 39

Facing pressure to sign documents he doesn't understand. Needs to know his MLC 2006 rights — now.

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2nd Engineer · Container

Priya, 33

Excellent engineer, no network. Wants to know which companies actually promote women to Chief Engineer.

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Master · Offshore Vessel

Nikos, 47

20 years at sea. Wants to share his knowledge. Looking for a place where his experience has real value.

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ETO · Cruise Ship

Dmitri, 31

Isolated on a 6-month contract. Wants to connect with engineers on other vessels who understand this life.

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AB · General Cargo

Emeka, 24

Just starting out. Given false information by his manning agency. Needs his rights and a legitimate path forward.

"The sea has always been the loneliest profession. You cross the world and nobody sees you. Seafolk exists to change that — one sailor at a time, until the industry has no choice but to listen."

Built by a seafarer. For seafarers.

Be part of
the first crew.

Seafolk is launching soon. Join the waitlist and be among the first seafarers to access the platform — free, forever. First 500 get founding crew status.

No spam. No corporate nonsense. Just the sea.

✦ Welcome aboard. We'll be in touch soon.