ADI Chain, Shipfinex Target $2 Trillion Vessel Market With Tokenization

Commercial shipping carries roughly 80% of global merchandise trade, yet vessel ownership and financing remain capital-intensive, opaque and illiquid. Dubai-based Shipfinex seeks to change that by placing vessels in special-purpose vehicles and issuing Maritime Asset Tokens representing fractional ownership interests. ADI Chain provides blockchain infrastructure designed for regulated institutional use. Their tie-up targets a large real-world asset class historically accessible mainly to shipowners, banks and specialist funds.

ADI Chain and Shipfinex announced the partnership on Aug. 11, 2026, saying they plan to bring an estimated $2 trillion of commercial vessel assets onto ADI Chain. The companies are also targeting the roughly $680 billion maritime finance market, aiming to use tokenization to improve divisibility, transparency and liquidity while attracting broader institutional capital. They did not identify the first vessels, disclose the size of an initial issuance or provide a deployment timetable.