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The use of the technology could reduce the need for maneuvers
and route deviation from close encounters with high-risk marine
targets such as vessels, buoys and sea mammals by alerting the
crew in real time, according to the report.
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT
Shipping, responsible for moving about 90% of global trade,
contributes nearly 3% to the world's carbon dioxide emissions.
This share is anticipated to rise in the coming years unless
stricter pollution control measures are implemented.
The International Maritime Organization aims to cut emissions by
20% by 2030, a target under threat from the ongoing Red Sea
crisis.
KEY QUOTE
"In the short term, it can lead to fewer crew members on the
bridge, while those who are on the bridge will have a reduced
workload and more attention to tackle complex navigational
tasks, optimizing the voyage and reducing fuel and emissions,"
Orca AI CEO Yarden Gross told Reuters.
"In the long term, it will open the door to fully autonomous
shipping."
CONTEXT
Global carbon dioxide shipping emissions reached an estimated
858 million tonnes in 2022, a marginal rise from the previous
year, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development.
An average of 2,976 marine incidents are reported per year, Orca
AI's study showed.
BY THE NUMBERS
The reduction in route deviations could help ships shave off
38.2 million nautical miles per year from their travel, saving
an average of $100,000 in fuel costs per vessel, according to
Orca AI's report.
AI could also lower close encounters by 33% in open waters, it
said.
(Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi
Majumdar)
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