Milestone reinforces OpenTug’s commitment to protecting the operational and financial data trusted to BargeOS by leading shippers and barge operators.
SEATTLE, WA. – Aug. 25 2026 – OpenTug, the AI-native platform purpose-built for inland and coastal barge logistics, today announced the successful completion of its SOC 2® Type 2 examination, marking an important milestone in the company’s continued growth and commitment to enterprise-grade security.
Developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), SOC 2 is a widely recognized framework for reporting on controls relevant to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, or privacy. The examination comes as BargeOS becomes increasingly embedded in critical marine logistics workflows.
“Security and trust have always been fundamental to how we build BargeOS,” said Jason Aristides, CEO of OpenTug. “Our customers rely on the platform to manage everything from voyage planning and day-to-day operations to invoicing and performance data. Completing our SOC 2 examination is another important step in ensuring the technology behind those workflows meets the standards expected by the largest and most sophisticated organizations in the industry.”
Building Trust as Marine Logistics Modernizes
Marine transportation is becoming increasingly connected and data-driven. Operational updates, contracts, rates, voyage activity, invoices, asset locations, and performance data that historically lived across emails, spreadsheets, and disconnected systems are increasingly being centralized and used to make real-time business decisions.
That shift creates tremendous opportunities for the industry, but it also raises the standard for the technology providers entrusted with that information.
OpenTug is already trusted by multiple Fortune 500 businesses and leading barge carriers to support critical commercial, operational, and financial workflows. BargeOS brings Commercial Planning, Voyage Management, Invoice Intelligence, and Performance Management into a unified platform designed specifically for inland and coastal marine transportation.
The SOC 2 examination provides customers with additional information about the controls OpenTug has established around its systems and customer data.
Enterprise-Grade Technology Built for Marine Logistics
As adoption of BargeOS continues to grow, OpenTug has invested in the infrastructure, processes, and security practices required to support customers operating at enterprise scale.
Completion of the SOC 2 examination builds on that investment and gives customers and prospective customers additional information as they evaluate the technology supporting increasingly important parts of their businesses.
For OpenTug, the achievement also reflects a broader belief: modernizing marine logistics requires more than building better software. The technology supporting the industry must be reliable, secure, and capable of earning the trust of the organizations that keep freight moving across America’s waterways.
“Some of the largest shippers and barge operators in the country are trusting OpenTug with increasingly important parts of their operations,” Aristides added. “We take that responsibility seriously, and we’ll continue investing in the security, reliability, and infrastructure necessary to support them as we scale.”
