Bergen, Norway | December 10, 2025 – In a move set to reshape the digital training landscape of the maritime industry, Mintra, a global leader in digital learning and workforce management solutions for safety-critical sectors, has formally completed its acquisition of Piraeus-based SQLearn, Greece’s foremost provider of online maritime training technologies.
The acquisition represents a major strategic step in Mintra’s ambition to strengthen its footprint in the Greek shipping cluster, one of the world’s most influential maritime hubs, while accelerating the digital transformation of seafarer training across global fleets.
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A Strategic Merger Bridging Global Reach with Greek Maritime Expertise
For decades, Mintra has delivered integrated learning, HR, competency and crew-management solutions for the maritime and energy sectors. Its flagship platforms, Trainingportal and OCS HR, are deployed across thousands of companies and millions of workers worldwide, providing compliance management, workforce optimisation, and advanced digital training frameworks.
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Piraeus, SQLearn has grown into Greece’s most trusted maritime e-learning provider. The company offers:
- An in-house developed learning management system
- A vast library of STCW-approved online courses spanning safety, security, environmental compliance, vetting readiness, soft skills, and more
- Training solutions compatible with both onboard and shore-based delivery
- Digital learning support to 1,000+ vessels, 50,000 seafarers, and 150 shipping companies globally
The acquisition unites Mintra’s international scale with SQLearn’s deep regional expertise, creating a reinforced powerhouse able to support evolving training demands in Greece and the broader global maritime market.
Mintra’s Commitment to the Greek Industry
The acquisition underscores Mintra’s strong commitment and intention to invest in the Greek maritime industry, capitalising on SQLearn’s established commercial network and stellar reputation.
A Shared Vision for Accelerated Digitalisation
Spyros Goumas, CEO of SQLearn, highlighted the new opportunities this integration brings: “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.”
On Mintra’s side, the acquisition underscores a strengthened commitment to Greece’s maritime community, the world’s largest ship-owning nation.
Kevin Short, CEO of Mintra, stated “We are proud and excited to welcome SQLearn into the Mintra family. 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.”
The companies also expressed gratitude to Advokatfirmaet CLP DA, KBVL Law Firm, Deloitte Advisory and Nordea Bank for their support throughout the transaction.
Building a Stronger Integrated Training Ecosystem
Together, Mintra and SQLearn aim to deliver a richer, more technologically advanced training suite to global shipping companies, enabling:
- Enhanced compliance management under increasingly complex regulatory frameworks
- Improved safety culture and risk mitigation
- Streamlined crew competency development
- Scalable digital training accessible onboard and ashore
- Greater sustainability and operational efficiency across fleets
The combined portfolio will continue to offer accredited courses, advanced training-management systems and end-to-end digital solutions designed specifically for the maritime sector.
A New Digital-Training Powerhouse for Global Shipping
The acquisition of SQLearn marks a pivotal moment for maritime digitalisation, particularly for Greece’s influential shipping sector, combining global technological infrastructure with specialised local maritime training intelligence.
As the industry faces rising regulatory demands, evolving safety standards, and the increasing need for efficient crew competency management, the unified Mintra-SQLearn platform aims to set a new benchmark for digital learning excellence in global shipping.
About SQLearn
SQLearn, founded in 2006 in Piraeus, is Greece’s most prominent online maritime training provider. Specialising in integrated e-learning solutions for shipping, SQLearn delivers consulting, technical support, system configuration, and certified online courses across safety, health, security, hygiene, soft skills, and vetting readiness.
SQLearn supports over 1,000 vessels, 50,000 seafarers, and 150 shipping companies worldwide.
The company is ABS-certified, recognised by the Cyprus, Palau and Panama Maritime Authorities, and compliant with ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2013.
SQLearn is an approved RightShip Zero Harm Innovation Partner, a Green Award Incentive Provider, and an active member of maritime organisations including Intertanko, Intercargo, WIMA, HELMEPA, HEMEXPO and AMMITEC.
About Mintra
Mintra is a global provider of digital learning, competency development and human-capital management systems for safety-critical industries. Its Trainingportal system, certified to ST-0595, supports 2.8 million workers and 4,000 companies worldwide and offers a library of 2,600+ courses approved by bodies such as NMA, OPITO, DNV, ECITB, IOSH, ClassNK and The Nautical Institute. Mintra’s OCS HR platform has supported crew management for over four decades, serving nearly 15,000 vessels.
Since its establishment in Oslo in 1997, Mintra has expanded through strategic acquisitions including OCS (2016), Atlas Knowledge (2018), Safebridge (2021), Seably (2023) and Moxie Media (2025). With more than 200 specialists, the company operates from Bergen, Oslo, Stavanger, Aberdeen, Gothenburg, Limassol and New Orleans.
Mintra is a DNV-ST-0029 approved Maritime Training Provider, certified under ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and is an active member of major maritime and offshore organisations including Intertanko, OEUK, Maritime Safety Forum, Step Change in Safety, WISTA (UK & Norway), and YoungShip.
Source: Mintra