Dubai-based maritime asset tokenization platform Shipfinex partnered with ADI Chain to tokenize a pipeline of round 35 vessels value $500 million, because it seems to be to open new financing channels for shipowners.
Based on the corporate, the vessels will probably be positioned in separate special-purpose autos, with the ensuing tokens probably representing vessel-backed credit score, charter-linked earnings or different financial pursuits in particular person ships.
ADI Chain, an Abu Dhabi-based blockchain centered on stablecoins and real-world belongings, will present the distribution and settlement infrastructure. Major allocations and distributions are anticipated to make use of UAE dirham-, US dollar- and different currency-denominated stablecoins.
The deliberate tokenization represents a small share of the broader transport market. The world fleet and orderbook had been valued at about $2.1 trillion in the beginning of 2026, based on Clarksons Analysis knowledge.
The partnership continues to be within the pilot and operational-readiness stage, with no Maritime Asset Tokens publicly issued and the regulated issuance route nonetheless being finalized.
The deal comes as the marketplace for tokenized real-world belongings (RWAs) continues to develop. Property tracked by RWA.xyz totaled about $38.1 billion as of Aug. 9, led by $16.2 billion in US Treasury debt and $4.9 billion in commodities.
In a report launched Monday, Normal Chartered forecast that tokenized RWAs might attain $4 trillion by the tip of 2028, based on Geoff Kendrick, the financial institution’s international head of digital asset analysis.
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