Maersk Revolutionizes Customs Management with AI-Powered Platform

Shipping giant Maersk launched the Trade & Tariff Studio in June 2025, an AI-powered platform designed to centralize and automate customs and tariff management for global cargo owners. The system addresses mounting pressures from record port congestion (96% of terminals affected in June) and geopolitical tensions disrupting shipping lanes. Operational transformation: The platform streamlines customs processes while carriers and ports accelerate investment in automation and AI-driven systems to restore trade flow resilience. Additional innovations include Croatia's Rijeka Gateway deploying smartphone-enabled truck visit systems and the UK's Thames Freeport launching one of Europe's largest private 5G networks across DP World London Gateway and Port of Tilbury. Market driver: Persistent GPS jamming in the Strait of Hormuz and 300% delays at major ports are forcing rapid digital transformation across the industry.
[Port Technology]

This story is part of the Maritime AI Digest of 9 July 2025.