The launch marks significant advancements in maritime
intelligence and business insights, leveraging Windward's unique
data and AI technology to equip commercial and governmental
stakeholders with a competitive edge, providing the necessary
context and recommendations to react quickly.
LONDON, Oct. 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Windward
(LSE: WNWD), the leading Maritime
AI™ company, announced today the launch of Early Detection, a
groundbreaking AI-based solution that identifies anomalies at sea
using Windward's proprietary data and advanced algorithms. Early
Detection, coupled with MAI Expert™, Windward's
generative AI-powered virtual analyst, equips commercial and
governmental stakeholders with a competitive advantage with early
identification of critical events, and delivers both the context
and recommendations necessary for swift and informed
action.
The maritime and logistics industries face significant
challenges, including a lack of expert manpower, an enormous
surface area to monitor, unpredictable weather, geopolitical
changes, and a shortage of timely intelligence. These are
situations with no prior data or indicators, making it hard to
identify emerging risks or anomalies until they have already
occurred.
Early Detection addresses these issues by analyzing vast amounts
of maritime data to spot irregular activities, thus enabling
organizations to passively uncover anomalies or new trends
automatically with no required user input. The capability alerts
stakeholders to global events that would 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.
Early Detection utilizes Windward's proprietary data enhanced
with multiple open-source data streams, including news, social
media, and in the future, extreme weather and refinery outages (and
other data sources of relevance and importance). This enables
linking anomalies with relevant external data, providing real-time
insights and context as events unfold.
With MAI Expert™ integrated into the solution, it offers
multiple expert agents per vertical, so that users gain contextual
insights into the anomalies detected as they occur. When Early
Detection identifies an anomaly, MAI Expert™ provides possible
relevant, contextualised causes, such as illegal trafficking,
weather changes, or economic shifts, and recommended actions. Thus
enabling users to understand potential underlying factors driving
the unusual activities and be the first to respond to them, whether
that be marking it as an area of interest, launching an
investigation, or taking immediate action .
For governments, intelligence agencies, and law enforcement,
Early Detection revolutionizes maritime surveillance by providing
leads to analysts about activities that warrant investigation. The
most complex challenge of all is finding the "unknown unknowns" -
detecting and understanding threats or events that are entirely
unanticipated. Early Detection highlights unusual vessel movements,
new congregations of vessels, sudden changes in ship registrations,
and other anomalies that could indicate security threats or illegal
activities. MAI Expert™ then provides the context, such as
sanctions evasion, illegal trafficking or fishing. By providing
timely, actionable intelligence, Early Detection and MAI Expert™
enable the public sector to focus their resources more effectively,
enhancing national security and maritime law enforcement
efforts.
Commercial customers—including shippers, insurers, traders,
freight forwarders, and bunkering companies—can leverage Early
Detection and MAI Expert™ to proactively identify business
opportunities and mitigate risks. The capability alerts users to
events like sudden increases in port congestion or shifts in
shipping routes, allowing them to leverage Early Detection for
financial advantage. 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. By understanding these trends and anomalies,
businesses can optimize efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance
profitability.
"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 & 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 revolutionize global trade
with AI."
About Windward
Windward (LSE: WNWD), is the leading Maritime AI™ company,
providing an all-in-one platform to accelerate global trade.
Windward's AI-powered decision support and exception management
platform offers a 360° view of the maritime ecosystem and enables
stakeholders to make real time, predictive intelligence-driven
decisions to achieve business and operational readiness.
Windward's Maritime AI supports companies across industries. The
company's clients range from energy supermajors, shipowners, mining
companies, freight forwarders, and port authorities, to banks,
insurers, and governmental organizations.
For more information visit: https://windward.ai/.
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