How AI tools can reduce fuel usage for maritime platforms
Hefring Marine IMAS tool is designed to decrease fuel usage and CO2 emissions by up to 20%. (Photo: Hefring Marine)
The broader use of algorithms to collect and analyse vessel data can better support navy chiefs and staff.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven tools have been proving themselves crucial to tomorrow’s warfare. Apart from improving precision and lethality for military systems, those technologies can also help to reduce logistic efforts and fuel consumption of maritime platforms in addition to ensuring the safety of crew members.
The use of algorithms enables collecting information in multiple marine areas including vessel’s performance and systems, weather and sea conditions. The analysis of this data allows for optimising operations and identifying the best speed for specific types of environments and operations.
It can also result in better support for commandants and staff and
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