K-FleetDesigned the shift from desktop-only software to a mobile app maritime crews could actually use on deck.

Client

Kongsberg Digital - Digital Ocean

Kongsberg Digital – Digital Ocean. K-Fleet is desktop software covering logbook, planned maintenance, inventory management, and voyage reporting for shipping companies.

Value for client

Led UX so K-Fleet works on deck — mobile logbook, maintenance, inventory, and voyage reporting crews can use at sea.

Core workflows onboard — logbook, planned maintenance, inventory, voyage reporting.
Touch-first UI — replaced dated desktop patterns for gloves, glare, and one hand.
Built for the deck, not the desk — field conditions first.

Designing for on-deck use

Crews use K-Fleet on deck — gloves, glare, motion, wet screens, one hand, patchy connectivity. Every module had to assume that.

Context

Crews use the mobile suite on deck — not at a desk

On-deck constraints

Design response

Gloves

Larger touch targets and more spacing.

Sunlight / glare

Higher contrast and a simpler palette.

Motion / vibration

Bigger tap zones, fewer precise gestures.

Wet or salt-exposed screens

Taps instead of swipes.

One-handed use

Key actions within thumb's reach.

Intermittent connectivity

Offline-first with local caching.

Mobile suite used on deck

1Logbook
2Planned maintenance
3Inventory
4Voyage reporting

K-Fleet before and after mobile redesign — From desktop-only to mobile-first — refreshed K-Fleet's dated interface for touch-friendly use on deck.

K-Fleet mobile logbook screen — Mobile logbook — entry logging designed for gloves, glare, and one-handed use at sea.

K-Fleet planned maintenance screen — Planned maintenance — schedules and job lists accessible from the mobile suite onboard.

K-Fleet · Designed the shift from desktop-only software to a mobile app maritime crews could actually use on deck.

Value for client

On-deck constraints

Design response

K-FleetDesigned the shift from desktop-only software to a mobile app maritime crews could actually use on deck.