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AI helps Ultranav enhance operational safety
A Chile-based shipping group is deploying artificial intelligence across its diverse fleet of more than 420 managed vessels to support surveillance and reduce incidents
Ultranav is expanding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) across its diverse fleet of more than 420 managed vessels to help seafarers navigate safely and avoid hazards.
The privately held Chilean owner will deploy AI-driven programs on its tankers, bulk carriers, container ships and gas carriers after successfully running a pilot project within one of its business units.
Ultranav will install ShipIn Systems’ FleetVision across its fleet, which includes more than 90 harbour tugs and offshore support vessels, to scale AI-enabled safety and navigation risk management across its operations.
FleetVision’s bridge, safety and technical modules will be integrated with onboard camera systems to provide visibility of risks during vessel operations and to complement Ultranav’s established safety management practices.
“By running the pilot within a single business unit, we were able to test FleetVision against the realities of our operating profile,” said Ultranav head of vetting, health, safety, quality, security and the environment (HSQE), Alfredo Mella.
“That approach helped us understand where the platform adds value in everyday operations and how it could be scaled responsibly across additional vessels.”
FleetVision provides ship and shore teams with structured insight into bridge activity, onboard safety practices, and technical conditions, supporting more informed discussions and co-ordination between vessel crews and onshore HSQE and technical teams.
Capt Mella said during the pilot deployment, Ultranav observed safety and operational signals that reinforced the value of having clearer, more consistent visibility into how work is performed on its ships. The additional insight helped teams identify patterns earlier, focus attention on higher-risk activities, and support safer day-to-day decision-making without changing established operating routines.
“The value for us was in how FleetVision supported a more consistent and structured view of operational risk,” said Ultranav senior manager and head of insurance, Felipe Alberto Carrillo.
“That visibility helps strengthen risk assessment, supports clearer discussions with operational teams, and improves how risk is managed across the fleet.”
FleetVision uses AI and computer vision to analyse onboard video and provide operational insight across navigation, safety and technical areas.
Ultranav said it will continue working with ShipIn to review FleetVision insights as part of its broader safety culture initiatives and fleet risk management.
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