ADI Chain and Shipfinex aim to expand access to maritime financing by leveraging blockchain for commercial ship tokenization.
ADI Chain and Shipfinex are collaborating to tokenize commercial ships, targeting the $680 billion ship-finance market. The initiative seeks to broaden capital access beyond traditional lenders and shipowners, though no tokens have been issued yet.
The global commercial fleet is valued at $2 trillion, but financing remains dominated by banks and specialist lenders. Rivals like Galactica and Ethra Ship already have live maritime tokenization deals, signaling growing competition in the space.
Shipfinex holds preliminary regulatory approval from Dubai’s VARA but lacks a full operating license. The partnership aims to attract institutional capital to maritime finance, positioning it as a new real-world asset class.