Windward has announced the launch of Early Detection, a new AI-powered system to identify anomalies at sea and provide the context and recommendations necessary to aid in swift responsive action.
Early Detection analyses maritime data to spot irregular activities, passively uncovering anomalies or new trends automatically, with no user input required. The system alerts stakeholders to global events that might otherwise remain hidden, such as an increase in vessels loitering in specific locations, or a surge in ships changing their flags, even before the cause is apparent.
The technology utilises Windward’s own datasets as well as multiple open-source data streams, including news, social media, and in the future, extreme weather and refinery outages. This enables linking of anomalies with relevant external data, providing context as events unfold.
The system can also be linked with Windward’s existing MAI Expert offering, which can provide possible relevant, contextualised causes for detected anomalies, such as illegal trafficking, weather changes, or economic shifts, and offer recommended actions.
The company says that the technology could be used to alert users to events like sudden increases in port congestion or shifts in shipping routes, to support commercial decision making. For example, if vessels begin rerouting to avoid specific areas and opt for longer, safer routes as seen during the Red Sea Crisis earlier this year, bunkering companies can strategically position services along these new paths to meet emerging demand.
“Intelligence is power, and those with the earliest data and insights, inevitably lead the market. Early Detection acts like a crystal ball, eliminating the surprise and chaos around evolving trends or events providing our customers with an unprecedented advantage,” said Ami Daniel, Co-founder and CEO of Windward.
“Not only does this innovative tool highlight unexpected activities at sea, but coupled with MAI Expert, it also provides the possible context behind these anomalies and the action that needs to be taken.”
“This empowers our public sector clients with new potential targets and our commercial clients with actionable business intelligence, allowing them to be ahead of the competition, make informed decisions and act swiftly and efficiently. We’re excited to bring this game-changing tool to the industry, furthering our mission to revolutionise global trade with AI.”
