London, UK: Orca AI has expanded its collaboration with Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) following the successful completion of a pilot involving five vessels and more than 130,000 nautical miles of operations. Following the pilot, EPS will deploy Orca AI’s maritime operations platform across dozens of additional vessels, reflecting confidence in the platform’s ability to support navigational awareness and operational decision-making under real-world conditions.
The expansion follows measurable improvements in navigational safety observed during the pilot and reflects a growing trend across the maritime industry as operators move from technology evaluation to wider operational deployment.
Across the five-vessel deployment, operational data showed that close encounter events decreased by 48% per 1,000 nautical miles, while average minimum passing distance increased by 10%. One participating vessel, the Pacific Sentinel, recorded an 84% reduction in open-water close-encounter events and a 50% increase in minimum passing distance within six months of installation. (....)