MBN routes tenders to you when your engineering categories and service sub-regions match the published scope, so the work that reaches you is work you're equipped to win. You bid against one defined scope, ask clarifications on the record, and receive awards that are attributable, not assumed. It's the same governed record the vessel runs the tender on, and the one you use to prove your side, if a dispute or audit ever reaches your office.
For shipyards, contractors, vendors, project managers, sales teams, and field technicians, MBN is the structured procurement record on the other side of the tender. Where vessel organizations publish defined scopes, you receive them. Where they run controlled clarifications, you take part on the record. Where they award under explicit authority, you receive that award attributable and unambiguous.
The same procurement record vessels use to govern their side is the record you use to prove yours. When a dispute or audit reaches your office, and they do, your bid, your clarifications, and your award documentation are all in one place, exactly as written, with timestamps and authority. You don't scan a marketplace or keep bidder relationships with every shipyard and management company on the planet: MBN Tender Distribution emails tenders to you automatically when your engineering categories and service sub-regions match the published scope. Active coverage today is the United States and the Caribbean, with the Mediterranean and Central America built in for expansion.
Registration is a guided, autosaving flow: sign up and confirm your details, build your profile (capability and engineering categories), assign your team's roles, keep Admin yourself or hand it to the owner, then submit for MBN officer review. You can leave and resume from any device, and finish in about 20 minutes.
See the full step-by-step guide →An MBN officer reviews each submission. On approval, your organization is formed and your dashboard unlocks. If changes are requested or it's rejected, you'll see the reason and can act from the same Awaiting Approval suite.
Tendering is live. From your service-provider dashboard, you can:
Tenders published by vessel organizations are emailed to you by MBN Tender Distribution when your engineering categories and service sub-regions match the published scope, so you don't scan a marketplace or chase down opportunities. You'll see scopes you're actually equipped to bid on, in the regions you operate in. No spam, no irrelevant routing.
Submit your bid through the platform. The scope you bid on is the scope the vessel published: same document, same parameters, no interpretation gap. Your bid lands on the tender record.
Ask questions or request clarifications through the tender record, not separate email threads. Vessel responses are recorded against the tender. Your bid's context, what you understood and what you asked, is preserved.
When the vessel awards, you're notified through the platform with the decision recorded. The award is attributable to a specific authority on the vessel side, dated, and tied to your specific bid. Unsuccessful bidders see the outcome with the same clarity.
That structure (relevant routing → defined scope → recorded clarifications → attributable award) is what MBN delivers from the service-provider seat.
Once tendering is grounded, MBN extends governance into post-award execution. Activating in January 2027:
None of this is live yet. ECG specifically has eligibility requirements; the MBN team will share documentation closer to activation.
The platform is live now, and access is open. Request free access, and the moment our team approves your organization you're in the routing pool for live tenders. No waiting, no credit card, and nothing charged before October 1, 2026.
What that means:
Requesting access early means you're visible to vessel organizations from the moment they publish, your categories already in the routing pool, and you get the longest possible free runway before billing begins October 1, 2026.
Request free access below. Once our team reviews and approves it, you're in a real account: build your profile, declare your capability and engineering categories, and start bidding. Free during launch, with no charge before October 1, 2026.
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