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Sales
One booking flow across three channels: a passenger website, a dedicated interface for travel agencies, and onboard sales of goods and services.
One platform to streamline all your ferry operations
Manage everything from online booking to boarding validation — for passengers, vehicles, and cargo.
HAPPYCUSTOMERS
BORA Systems is a ferry operations platform built in Tallinn, Estonia. It brings 33 modules into one system — six at its core: sales, inventory, pricing, payment, GDS and reporting — covering everything a ferry operator runs, from the first web booking to the closing of the ramp.
BORA is ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant, and runs in the cloud — on all major providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) — or on-premise. As of 2026, operators in the Baltic, the Channel Islands, and the Persian Gulf use it in daily service.
Every step from shore to bridge
From the ticket desk on the shore to the captain on the bridge, every role in your operation gets the tools it needs — booking, boarding, ticket validation, on-board sales, online-payments, and control in one connected system.
STOP 01 — BROWSER
Online ticket sale
Passengers book seats, vehicles, cabins, meals and other add-ons in one online purchase.
STOP 02 — TERMINAL
One shore kiosk
Self-service ticketing — passengers buy, rebook and manage loyalty without a queue.
STOP 03 — LANE
Vehicle gate
Cameras reading vehicule licence plate and handheld scanners validate every passenger at boarding — fully functional offline.
STOP 04 — ON BOARD
On-board PoS
Tickets and goods sold underway — fully functional offline — settled into the same ledger as every other sale.
30DAYS
implementation time
5M+
passengers served
99.9%
uptime
9+
years in operation
700K+
vehicles carried
The working surfaces
Hardware already in service — at the terminal, on the ramp, and on board.
Over 33 modules, one system
Each module runs on its own service with a local API, so a ferry operator can adopt what it needs and connect the rest to systems it already has.
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Inventory
Configure vessel, passenger and car decks, weight capacity, and boarding limits. Every vessel in the fleet is described once and used everywhere in the system.
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Dynamic pricing
Set rates for deck spaces, cabins, and services. Prices change by route, date, season, and vehicle class without touching the schedule or reissuing tickets.
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Payment gateway
Online banking, credit cards, cash, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and agency tickets. Every method settles into the same ledger automatically, whether taken at the port or at sea.
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GDS
Plug ferry ticket sales into maps, travel apps, and third-party booking platforms without extra integration work. One connection covers every sales channel you need, now and later.
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Reporting
Passenger volumes, vehicle counts, revenue by route and season — all tracked automatically. Figures are drawn directly from live operations, not exported and merged by hand.
In service with
From lifeline island routes to major port groups — across the Baltic, the Channel Islands, and the Persian Gulf.
A 589-ft cargo Ro-Pax in Panama, booked, boarded and settled on one system
Panama. Cargo Ro-Pax — 200 passengers, 94 cabins and 1,925 lane-metres of freight, run in Spanish.
200
passengers
94
cabins
1,925M
lane-metres of freight
The lifeline route to Sark — booking, boarding and cargo on one ledger
Channel Islands. Passenger and freight service to an island with no airport and no cars.
8/DAY
crossings in season
1
year-round lifeline route
100K+
passengers a year
Estonian island routes with vehicle decks booked to the metre
Baltic. Passenger and vehicle ferry service between the mainland and the western islands.
18/DAY
scheduled sailings
3
routes in daily service
120K+
vehicles a year
Port-group scale in the Gulf — many terminals, one operating picture
Persian Gulf. Ports and terminals operator running passenger and cargo services.
12
ports on the platform
24/7
terminal operation
1.4M+
passengers a year
Lifeline sailings to Kihnu and Manija, ticketed offline when the link drops
Baltic. Island lifeline operator carrying residents, vehicles and freight year-round.
14/DAY
scheduled sailings
5
routes in daily service
400K+
passengers a year
Island routes to Saaremaa with vehicle decks planned to capacity
Baltic. Ferry service to Estonia's largest island, carrying passengers, cars and freight.
10/DAY
peak-season crossings
4
vessels in the fleet
3 local
Estonian islands inter-connected
The team behind BORA
Twenty-five people in Tallinn — product, business analysis, engineering, QA, infrastructure, design and support. One team runs the platform end to end.
- Product owner / managing director
- Operational director
- Business development / sales manager
- Lead business analyst / project manager
- Business analyst
- Software architect
- Lead back-end developer
- 5 × back-end developers
- Lead front-end developer
- 3 × front-end developers
- Mobile developer
- 3 × test automation engineer
- Infrastructure engineer
- DevSecOps
- Designer
- Support specialist
- Hardware support specialist
Product owner / managing directorModern, free of legacy
Microservices architecture, cloud or on-premise. Every module exposes a local API,, so the system connects to what a ferry operator already runs.
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Fits every requirement
A dedicated module for each function, with an adaptable data model and a local API. Configuration replaces rebuilds.
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Connects everything
Local banks, global payment systems, booking engines for restaurants and hotels, CRM and ERP — one open API reaches all of it.
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Grows with you
Loyalty programs, government services, whatever comes next. New modules attach to the same core without disturbing what runs today.
Built on open protocols
Every module exposes a local API. Connect your stack, your agents, or your own tools — nothing about BORA is locked behind a UI.
MCP
MCP Server
Find ferry routes and sailings, create a reservation, and get its confirmation and payment link — BORA as tools any MCP-compatible AI agent can call directly, no middleware.
REST • GraphQL
API
Full read/write access to schedules, bookings, and inventory. Build custom flows or plug BORA into systems you already run.
AI agent
Support & configuration agent
Trained on your fleet configuration. Answers operator questions instantly, escalates what it can't resolve to your team.
Certified, compliant, audited
GDPR-compliant. Passenger data is processed under European regulation, on infrastructure you choose — cloud or your own servers.
ISO/IEC 27001 certified — information security management built into the process, not bolted on.
Access control is built to the requirements of the International vessel and Port Facility Security Code — adopted by the IMO in 2002 and in force since 2004.
Security
Passenger and payment data sit at the centre of the system, so security is built into it — not added at the edges.
Strong data protection
Customer data is fully encrypted in storage and in transit.
Access control
Only authorised personnel reach sensitive systems and information.
Security by design
Security is integrated into every stage of development, not bolted on at the end.
Independent security testing
Regular audits and penetration tests by trusted third parties.
Compliance with global standards
Aligned with GDPR and ISO/IEC 27001 requirements.
Reliable cloud infrastructure
Cloud-agnostic — built on secure, resilient environments with advanced safeguards.
Real-time threat monitoring
Continuous monitoring and rapid response to potential security events.
Automated backups & data resilience
Regular, secure backups keep data safe and recoverable.
Questions from the bridge
What is BORA Systems?
BORA Systems is a ferry operations platform built in Tallinn, Estonia. It runs booking, pricing, boarding validation, payments, onboard security, and reporting for passenger and vehicle ferry operators.
Does the system handle vehicles and cargo?
Yes. Passenger and car decks, weight capacity and boarding limits are described per vessel, and cameras at the gate measure each vehicle, assign a deck and open the lane without staff at the barrier.
Does BORA integrate with our existing CRM or ERP?
Yes. Every module exposes a local API, so the system connects to what a ferry operator already runs — CRM and ERP, local banks and global payment systems, booking engines for restaurants and hotels.
Can BORA run on our own servers?
Yes. The architecture is microservices, cloud or on-premise, and the choice is yours — including where passenger data is processed.
How long does implementation take?
We don't publish a figure here yet. It depends on how many modules you adopt and what has to be connected to systems you already run, and a number that ignores both would be a number we couldn't stand behind. Ask us on a walkthrough and we'll give you a range for your operation.
Which payment methods are supported?
Online banking, cash, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and agency tickets. Every method settles into the same ledger automatically, whether the sale was taken at the port or at sea.
Can we adopt only some modules?
Yes. Each module runs on its own service with a local API, so a ferry operator can adopt what it needs and connect the rest to systems it already has.
Does BORA support ISPS compliance?
Yes. Access control is built to the requirements of the International vessel and Port Facility Security Code.
Is BORA certified?
BORA is ISO/IEC 27001 certified and GDPR-compliant, and access control is built to the ISPS code. Passenger data is processed under European regulation, on infrastructure you choose.
Who uses BORA today?
Operators in the Baltic, the Channel Islands and the Persian Gulf run it in daily service — from lifeline island routes to major port groups. The named list is in "In service with" above.
What does BORA cost?
There's no list price on this page, and we'd rather say so than publish one that wouldn't apply to you. Pricing follows the modules you take and the size of the operation running them. We'll quote against your routes and fleet.
Does boarding validation work without a network?
Yes. Handheld scanners validate every passenger at the ramp fully offline, and reconcile once the link is back.
Built ashore in Tallinn, Estonia
See it on live data — a 30-minute walkthrough, from a web booking to the ramp closing.
Head office
Akadeemia tee 15a, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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