
Episode #83
Ep 83: TidalIQ | From Seafarer to Maritime Tech Founder
In this episode of the Maritime SoftwareHub - The People Podcast, Callum Beaumont speaks with Andrew Balfour, Founder of TidalIQ, about his journey from seafarer to first-time tech founder and what that path has taught him about the gap between how maritime professionals experience regulation and how the industry has historically tried to solve it. They explore what the growing emissions regulatory burden actually looks like for shipowners on the ground, and where the biggest friction points remain around EU ETS, FuelEU Maritime, and emissions management today. Andrew shares what led him to turn those challenges into TidalIQ, what the product does, and the problem it is built to solve. The conversation also covers the realities of making the leap from experienced maritime professional to technology founder, including what he has learned along the way and the unique challenges of bringing a new product into an industry with long buying cycles and deep operational complexity. If you would like to learn more or reach out to Andrew directly, you can visit TidalIQ at www.tidaliq.co.uk or connect with him via LinkedIn. ++ This podcast is brought to you by Cordell Beaumont, the specialist maritime software, commodity insights, and carbon intelligence recruitment agency.

