From AI to Autonomous Vessels: A New Age of Maritime Exploration

Generations ago our ancestors took to the Seas to explore and yet today we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about our own planet seabed. – Grant Gregory

Grant Gregory delves into the new era of maritime exploration, discussing how advancements in technology are transforming this field.

Despite our extensive knowledge about celestial bodies like Mars, we know relatively little about our own planet’s seabed.

He explores how AI, hardware, and computer vision are reshaping cities, ports, and trade networks with autonomous vessels.

Table of Contents

1. The Dawn of Maritime Digitization
2. Challenges & Opportunities Reshaping Maritime Industries
3. Limited Visibility Into Oceans
4. Need for Modernization in Maritime Operations
5. New Rules for Emissions and Energy Usage
6. Startups Revolutionizing the Maritime Industry
7. Borrowing Advances from Aerospace
8. Understanding Maritime Operations
9. Adoption & Distribution Challenges
10. Innovation with Modern-Day Assumptions
11. Potential of Autonomous Fleets
12. Focus on Specific Problems

The Dawn of Maritime Digitization

Despite being more familiar with celestial bodies like Mars than our own planet’s seabed, advances in AI, hardware and computer vision are leading us into a new era of maritime exploration.

These technologies are helping transform cities, ports and trade networks through autonomous vessels while also enabling sustainable mining from the seafloor.

Challenges & Opportunities Reshaping Maritime Industries

Maritime industries face similar reliability and engineering challenges as air and space industries.

However, technologies pioneered by space exploration can be applied to maritime exploration.

Companies like Flexport, Sanic and Saildrone have already begun modernizing maritime operations.