Maritime AI Topic
Crew, Training and New Ship Systems
Every new system on board lands on a crew that already has a full day. We look at training, workload and what seafarers themselves say about the tools they are given.
Latest stories on crew and new systems
From the AI at Sea weekly digest. This list updates with every new issue.
1 November 2026
72% of Seafarers Have No Time to Learn New Systems. Training Is Not the Problem. Time Is.Anyone who has joined a ship in the last five years knows the feeling. A new e-logbook, a new reporting tool and a new performance system, all in…
1 November 2026
AiatSea: Every Tool This Week Still Needs a Person With TimeLook at this week's machines again. Each one comes with a person the brochure does not show. The robot dog at Posco checks 30 ports an hour. A…
11 October 2026
One Person Fewer on the Bridge, and the Officer Is Overloaded Seven Times as OftenABS, the American class society, has published a paper with a simple message for owners: before you automate a ship or cut the crew, test on a…
27 September 2026
Should Every Officer Be Trained to Doubt the Machine?The IMO began a full review of STCW, the convention that sets training and certificate standards for seafarers, in 2024. The first phase found more…
23 August 2026
Japan Marine United Puts Supervised Autonomy on a Working Limestone CarrierJapan Marine United's JAVC-C autonomous navigation system is scheduled to be fitted in December to the Kimitetsu Maru, a 163-metre self-unloading…
23 August 2026
Singapore Builds the Command Centre — and Opens a Line the Crew Can Use AnonymouslyThe Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore announced three things at once this week, and the smallest of them is the one this publication has been…
16 August 2026
ClassNK Endorses an AI Trainer — and Publishes Exactly What It CertifiedClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to eVa COLREGS, an AI-powered training platform for the International…
9 August 2026
Crew Health Becomes a Data Product: PTC and bigyellowfish Start Profiling Vessel RiskPhilippine Transmarine Carriers and its subsidiary Jebsen PTC Maritime have signed an agreement with bigyellowfish to expand access to its health…
9 August 2026
AiatSea Analysis: Who Pays for the AI Your Staff Already Use?There is a question every ship manager can answer today, without a consultant, a pilot or a steering committee, and almost nobody in this industry…
2 August 2026
Somebody Finally Asks the Seafarers: The Nautical Institute Launches the STEER SurveyThe Nautical Institute has launched a global survey on how technology is reshaping maritime work, delivered with Lloyd's Register Foundation under…
2 August 2026
OCIMF Writes the First Rulebook for a System That Steers the ShipOCIMF published the first edition of its implementation guidance for Track Guidance Assistant for Inland Navigation (TGAIN) systems on 30 July — and…
2 August 2026
Dualog Gives Every Seafarer an Identity — the Precondition for AI on BoardDualog has launched Workspace, a ship–shore collaboration platform whose real innovation is not the chat window but the identity model underneath…
10 May 2026
Wärtsilä Launches NTPRO 7 — The Bridge Simulator That Talks BackHere's a practical question for every ship manager reading this digest: your bridge officers are going to be working alongside AI navigation systems…
26 April 2026
Singapore Launches Cybersecurity for Maritime Operational Technology Programme — First Dedicated Course for Shipboard OT RiskSingapore's Maritime and Port Authority, the Singapore Shipping Association, the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), and the Singapore…
12 April 2026
ShipIn CEO: Shipping Has Mastered Vessel Data — But What Happens Onboard Is Still GuessworkOsher Perry, CEO of visual intelligence firm ShipIn Systems, has made an argument that should make every technical superintendent and fleet manager…
22 February 2026
DOLGO Launches AI Platform to Combat Maritime Workforce Skills CrisisFlorida-based startup DOLGO launched its AI platform at the Blue Innovation Symposium in Rhode Island in February 2026, targeting one of the…
15 February 2026
Germany's PortSkill 4.0 Concludes Landmark €3.2M Digital Workforce Transformation ProgrammeGermany's PortSkill 4.0 programme concluded its four-year, €3.2 million initiative in early February 2026, funded by the Federal Ministry for…
4 January 2026
Texas A&M Develops SMART-SEA AI Collision Avoidance SystemTexas A&M University researchers published development of SMART-SEA, an AI-powered collision avoidance system providing real-time maneuvering…
28 December 2025
Weathernews Launches World's First Conversational AI for Ship CaptainsWeathernews Inc. announced December 27, 2025 the launch of SeaNavigator for Master, the world's first commercial AI agent enabling ship captains to…
7 December 2025
FLIR Launches AI-Powered Multi-Spectral Maritime Camera SystemsFLIR has released the M460 and M560 multi-spectral maritime camera systems featuring integrated onboard AI Target Tracking that uses a neural…
23 November 2025
Google Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro: Enterprise AI Tools for Ship ManagersGoogle released Gemini 3 Pro on November 18-20, 2025, establishing new benchmarks in reasoning and coding capabilities with 1501 Elo score on…
2 November 2025
ClassNK Certifies Samsung Heavy Industries Autonomous Navigation SystemClassNK awarded a technology qualification certificate to Samsung Heavy Industries' Autonomous Navigation System (SAS) at Kormarine 2025 in Busan…
26 October 2025
Coherence Shipping Launches AI Crew Management PlatformCoherence Shipping introduced a comprehensive AI-powered crew management platform in September 2025 that automates crew scheduling, predicts…
5 October 2025
VR Maritime Training Achieves 1,000X Cost Reduction with SOLAS 2025 ApprovalFORCE Technology and Varjo have revolutionized maritime training by achieving a thousandfold cost reduction through VR/MR headset solutions, with…
5 October 2025
University of Strathclyde Launches AI Crew Training to Eliminate 80% Human ErrorThe University of Strathclyde's EPSRC-funded PhD program, jointly supported by Intelligent Seas Ltd and National Manufacturing Institute Scotland…
7 September 2025
Crew Training Programs Evolve for AI-Integrated Bridge OperationsMaritime education institutions worldwide are fundamentally restructuring crew training programs to prepare seafarers for AI-assisted navigation and…
16 July 2025
Seafarer AI Proficiency Becomes Essential CompetencyOneLearn Global warned on July 11, 2025 that data literacy and AI interaction skills are becoming essential competencies for seafarers navigating…