Mintra strengthens SQLearn Acquisition with Appointment of Vassilios Demetriades as Global Ambassador
BERGEN: Mintra, a global leader in digital learning and workforce management solutions for the maritime and energy industries, announced the appointment of Vassilios Demetriades as Global Ambassador, with a strategic focus on the Greek market. The appointment follows Mintra’s recent acquisition of SQLearn and marks a key step in strengthening SQLearn’s position within the Mintra group and in the global maritime training landscape.
The integration of SQLearn into Mintra brings together two established digital learning providers, combining Mintra’s global scale and technology platform with SQLearn’s strong reputation and deep-rooted presence in the Greek maritime market. This strengthens SQLearn’s ability to operate within the Mintra group while extending Mintra’s reach in one of the world’s most influential shipping regions.
In his role, Mr Demetriades will support the international growth of SQLearn’s solutions under the Mintra brand. Working closely with shipowners, operators, training institutions, and industry stakeholders, he will promote advanced digital learning, competence, and compliance solutions tailored to the needs of the Greek market and the global shipping community.
Mr Demetriades brings 27 years of experience in global shipping, including service as Deputy Minister of Shipping of the Republic of Cyprus, where he was actively involved in maritime policy, regulatory affairs, and international shipping relations at both the EU and global levels. His appointment underscores Mintra’s commitment to combining strong technology platforms with deep industry and regulatory expertise.
“The acquisition of SQLearn represents a significant expansion of Mintra’s capabilities,” said Kevin Short, CEO of Mintra. “By appointing Vassilios Demetriades as Global Ambassador, we are further strengthening SQLearn’s role within the group and ensuring closer alignment with the Greek maritime market.”
Commenting on his appointment, Mr Demetriades said: “The integration of SQLearn into Mintra creates a stronger, more comprehensive digital learning platform for the maritime industry. I am pleased to support this next phase of development by helping deepen engagement with the Greek shipping community and reinforcing SQLearn’s value as part of the Mintra group.”
About Mintra:
Mintra is a leading provider of digital learning and human capital management systems for safety-critical industries worldwide. Mintra develops and deploys software solutions that enable its clients to develop and deploy their people, readily demonstrate compliance and maximise operational efficiency.
Mintra’s Trainingportallearning and competency management system is certified to the ST-0595 Training Platform standard and plays a vital role in supporting 2.8 million workers and 4,000 companies. Mintra offers an extensive portfolio of training courses tailored to the maritime and energy sectors, encompassing over 2,600 titles and, as a multi-approved training provider, issues certificates for the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA), OPITO, DNV, ECITB, IOSH, ClassNK and The Nautical Institute. For more than four decades, OCS HR, Mintra’s crew management system, has streamlined the planning and administration of seafarers worldwide.
Originating in Oslo in 1997, Mintra’s strategic growth has seen the incorporation of OnSoft Computer Systems (OCS) in 2016, Atlas Knowledge in 2018, Safebridge in 2021, Seably in 2023 and Moxie Media in 2025. Mintra’s skilled team exceeds 200 specialists in consulting, design, development, and support, operates from their headquarters in Bergen, with offices spanning Oslo, Stavanger, Aberdeen, Gothenburg, Limassol and New Orleans. This geographic distribution ideally positions Mintra to address the training, HR, payroll, and workforce management requirements of the maritime and energy sectors on a global scale. The Maritime sector has become a significant focus, currently serving close to 15,000 vessels through Mintra’s solutions.
Mintra is a DNV-ST-0029 approved Maritime Training Provider and certified by DNV to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). Associate member of Intertanko, Mintra holds a range of prestigious memberships, including OEUK (Offshore Energies UK), the Maritime Safety Forum and Step Change In Safety in the UK, WISTA (Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association) in the UK and Norway and YoungShip in Cyprus and Norway. Mintra is pre-qualified for buyers by SEQual, Magnet JQS and both Achilles Oil & Gas Europe Community and Utilities Nordic & Central Europe (UNCE).
About SQLearn
SQLearn, founded in 2006 and based in Piraeus, stands as the most prominent Greek company for online maritime training. It specialises in providing integrated solutions for the shipping industry, encompassing consulting, technical support, installation, and configuration of an online training system and offering certified online courses that cover a wide array of topics, from safety, health and hygiene, and security to soft skills, vetting inspections, and more. Supporting over 1,000 vessels, 50,000 seafarers, and 150 shipping companies globally, SQLearn’s training solutions emphasise safety, sustainability, and regulatory compliance. Certified by ABS and recognized by the Cyprus, Palau and Panama Maritime Authorities, SQLearn also adheres to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2013 standards. SQLearn is an approved RightShip Zero Harm Innovation Partner and a Green Award Incentive Provider and proud members of prestigious Maritime Organizations, including Intertanko, Intercargo, WIMA, HELMEPA, HEMEXPO and AMMITEC.