Autonomy at Sea - Issue #1

When AI adds noise, safety runs aground

By Oliver Thompson, Director of Engineering, MarineAI 2026-01-23T12:38:00

Oliver Thompson, director of Engineering, Marine AI

AI is arriving on ship bridges faster than bridge routines are changing. Nowhere is the gap highlighted more than in ports and harbours, where pilotage, tug assistance, crossing traffic and restricted waters mean decisions need to be made with increasing speed.

In that environment the bridge team does not need more information – it needs help deciding what matters now, writes Oliver Thompson, director of Engineering with Marine AI.

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