A study conducted by the independent shipping company Orca AI has shown that the global commercial shipping industry can reduce its carbon emissions by 47 million tons annually through the use of artificial intelligence in maritime navigation, as reported by Reuters.
According to the study, adopting technology can mitigate the need for maneuvers and avoiding potential collisions with high-risk maritime targets such as vessels, buoys, and marine mammals by alerting the crew in real-time.
Maritime transport, responsible for around 90% of global trade, contributes to approximately 3% of global carbon dioxide emissions, and this percentage is expected to rise in the coming years if stricter measures to curb pollution are not taken. The International Maritime Organization aims to reduce emissions by 20% by 2030, but this goal is threatened due to the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea.
Global carbon dioxide emissions from shipping reached around 858 million tons in 2022, a slight increase compared to the previous year, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. A study by Orca AI revealed that there are 2976 maritime incidents reported in the Mediterranean annually.
Limiting deviations in ship routes can reduce maritime travel distances by approximately 38.2 million nautical miles annually, saving an average fuel cost of $100,000 per vessel, as per Orca AI’s report.
