Email interface for maritime procurement
Azauw blends Azul and Blauw — blue in Portuguese and Dutch. It reflects who we are: a project born between two maritime nations, with an eye on the global fleet.
Built in the Netherlands and shaped by maritime professionals with roots in Portugal and across Europe, Azauw connects shipping companies and verified maritime vendors through something everyone already uses: email.
After more than 15 years in ship management and maritime software, we kept seeing the same pattern: critical RFQs starting as unstructured emails, and a lot of time lost searching for the right vendors.
Azauw is our answer — a quiet layer that sits on top of email, understands what is needed, and returns vendors and smarter iRFQs without asking people to log in somewhere new.
We are not trying to replace how procurement is done today — we are trying to make the email-based process faster, clearer, and easier to trust.
Technical superintendents, buyers, and crew live in email and PMS, not in yet another portal. Azauw is designed so that sending one email is enough to trigger a structured search and, if needed, an iRFQ.
Vendors do not pay to be listed. Azauw filters the web, validates real maritime vendors and ranks results by confidence, fit, and references — not ads.
Behind every email, a maritime taxonomy and vendor graph work together to help you find options faster and to avoid vague scopes, change orders, and invoice surprises later.
Azauw focuses on the people and companies who actually move technical work and purchases forward.
For technical superintendents, buyers, and crew who need fast, reliable vendor options without leaving their inbox. Forward a PR, RFQ, manual page or nameplate photo — Azauw helps you see who can really do the job.
For service providers and spare parts suppliers who want to be found for the jobs they are best at. Azauw matches you to relevant needs from shipping companies and helps ensure incoming RFQs are clearer from day one.
Azauw is developed and operated by Meywest B.V., an independent company based in Rotterdam.
If you’d like to visit Platform Zero, explore a pilot, or simply share how you work today, we’re happy to talk — in person or over a short call.
Email us at info@azauw.com or connect on LinkedIn.