Ep 74: Seacraft IT | Rethinking How Maritime Operators Discover and Adopt Technology
From Maritime SoftwareHub by Callum Beaumont
April 8, 2026 · 27 min · Season 5 · Episode 75
About this episode
Callum Beaumont interviews Gayle Mardell about the challenges maritime operators face in adopting technology and how Seacraft IT is addressing these issues.
In this episode of the Maritime SoftwareHub - The People Podcast, Callum Beaumont speaks with Gayle Mardell, Co-Founder & Director at Seacraft IT, about how maritime operators discover and adopt technology. They explore the challenges faced by both operators and IT vendors in navigating the fragmented maritime tech landscape, and how Seacraft IT is building a marketplace to simplify discovery, evaluation, and implementation. Gayle shares insights from her cross-industry experience, including lessons from aviation, and discusses where maritime currently sits in its digitalisation journey. The conversation also dives into early feedback from vendors, the importance of accessibility in tech adoption, and how platforms like Seacraft IT could shape the future of the industry. If you’d like to reach out to Gayle or learn more about Seacraft IT, you may visit www.seacraftit.com, connect with her LinkedIn or email info@seacraftit.com ++ This podcast is brought to you by Cordell Beaumont, the specialist maritime software, commodity insights, and carbon intelligence recruitment agency.
People in this episode
Host: Callum Beaumont
Guest: Gayle Mardell
Topics covered
- maritime technology
- digitalisation
- marketplace development
- IT adoption
- cross-industry insights
Keywords
- maritime operators
- technology adoption
- digitalisation journey
- IT vendors
- marketplace
Sponsors
Cordell Beaumont
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Seacraft IT, aviation
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