Manish Singh from Aboutships writes about the future of maritime autonomy and delegation. As businesses and societies are getting hands on with early applications of agentic artificial intelligence, I am increasingly being asked about what it means...
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In a sector that is chronically grappling with workforce shortages, complex regulations, and rising operational demands, the implications seem profound. But are they?
Maritime operations involve a high volume of repetitive, compliance-heavy, and time-sensitive workflows. With the exponential gains in ship-shore connectivity, we now have fleets that benefit from always-on ship-to-shore data exchange. So we can now deploy AI agents that do more than analyse data—they can act on it.
So in summation, ships a decade from now can expect leading fleets to operate semi-autonomous technologies in data-rich, digitally governed, and agent-enhanced environments. Ships will sail with fewer colleagues onboard, but supported by agentic intelligence in code.
Agentic AI, if implemented wisely, won’t just automate tasks—it will amplify maritime workforce capabilities, reduce error, and reshape the economics of fleet management. It’s not the future of shipping—it’s the operating system of future-ready fleets.
What is Agentic AI?:
Agentic AI is the overall concept of artificial intelligence systems that can act independently and achieve goals. AI powered agents are the individual components within the system that execute tasks.
Source: What is Agentic AI? | Aisera .
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