The maritime industry is experiencing a significant transformation, driven by the need for increased efficiency, reduced emissions, and enhanced safety. Awake.AI is contributing to this change with a solution that has streamlined the port call process, winning them the Innovation and Product Launches awards in the 2024 Ship Technology Excellence Awards. Please take a moment to answer a survey how Awake.AI can support you in your digitalization journey: Smart Port Survey
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Awake.AI clinched the Innovation award for its Digital Port Call solution, which streamlines port call operations by integrating multiple contact points into a single digital service, enhancing efficiency and decision-making with real-time data. The company also secured the Product Launches award due to the impactful launch of its product, which digitalizes the entire port call process, addressing the maritime industry’s critical challenges of efficiency, emissions reduction, and safety.
Pioneering port call optimization
The award for innovation in port call optimization acknowledges Awake.AI‘s Digital Port Call solution for its integration of various contact points into a unified digital service. The integration has led to a remarkable increase in efficiency by streamlining the communication process that traditionally involves around 20 different contact points for a ship’s port call. By reducing this complexity, the solution minimizes the risk of misunderstandings and delays, which are common in the traditional process that relies heavily on phone calls, browsing folders, and manual coordination.
Just-In-Time planning is another critical feature of the Digital Port Call that has been instrumental in reducing anchorage time. By providing accurate and reliable information as early as needed before arrival, all parties involved—from the captain to the crane operators—are informed about the precise timing of operations. This allows to adjust vessel speeds to avoid unnecessary anchoring, resulting in lower fuel consumption and greener transport.
The solution’s advanced analytics and machine learning capabilities offer optimized port call operations by analyzing historical data while predicting vessel operations and emissions. This data-driven approach enhances situational awareness and supports decision-making with actionable insights, leading to a more responsive and adaptive maritime logistics environment.
Setting the standard for digital platforms
Awake.AI has set a new standard for digital platforms by launching a comprehensive solution that digitalizes the entire port call process. The product’s design addresses the industry’s need for greater efficiency by enabling a synchronized and prepared dockside operation. This means that upon a vessel’s arrival, all necessary services and personnel are already informed and ready to perform their tasks, leading to more efficient handling of goods and reduced time at the quay.
The Digital Port Call’s contribution to reduced emissions is a significant achievement, aligning with global sustainability goals. The Port of Gothenburg’s expected reduction of CO2 emissions by approximately 1,000 tons per year is a testament to the potential environmental impact of such digital solutions. This reduction is achieved through optimized vessel speeds and the minimization of idle time at anchor, which also translates to cost savings for shipping companies.
Furthermore, the solution enhances safety by reducing congestion in the port area. With better planning and coordination, the risks associated with high traffic volumes and anchorage are mitigated. The Digital Port Call provides a platform for information sharing among key players involved in a vessel call, which is crucial for maintaining a safe and efficient maritime environment.
The Ship Technology Excellence Awards reflect the solution’s effectiveness in addressing the sector’s pressing needs and its role in promoting a more sustainable future.
“The Award win supports our vision of reducing over 20% of turnaround times and shipping emissions in port calls through AI-based Just-in-Time Port Call Optimisation by 2030”
– Karno Tenovuo, CEO, Awake.AI
Company Profile
Awake.AI‘s artificial intelligence (AI)-driven Smart Port and Shipping Platform is developed to bring together all maritime actors at sea, ports and land, making port operations more efficient, safe and sustainable. For terminal operators the company optimizes port calls with AI insights, for port authorities it maximizes the use of their existing port capacity, for ship operators it enables just-in-time arrival and faster turnaround times and for cargo owners it brings full transparency to cargo flow in sea-port-land.
Awake’s AI and Analytics team is dedicated to solving the most complex maritime logistics challenges by creating tailored analytics, machine learning and optimization solutions. They’ve developed an MLOps solution allowing automation and orchestration of complex analytics and machine learning workflows. This can be used for general data analytics tasks benefiting from automated cloud-based parallel processing, such as computing traffic and emission analytics from large historical datasets.
Contact Details
Karno Tenovuo, CEO
E-mail: karno@awake.ai
Lemminkäisenkatu 14-18 C,
20520, Turku, Finland
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Website: https://www.awake.ai/
