Windward provides a predictive intelligence solution that combines AI and big data to deliver actionable insights into maritime operations, enhancing vessel screening and risk management. By integrating diverse data sources and machine learning models, the platform enables organizations to optimize supply chain processes and identify potential risks in real-time.
Funding
$16.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
The maritime industry faces challenges in effectively screening vessels and managing risks due to the complexity of maritime operations and the increasing sophistication of deceptive shipping practices. Traditional methods often lack the real-time visibility and predictive capabilities needed to identify potential threats and optimize supply chain processes.
Solution
Windward offers a Maritime AI platform that provides actionable intelligence by fusing multiple data sources with advanced machine learning models to create unique identities for each entity in the maritime domain. The platform enables organizations to optimize pre- and post-fixture processes by leveraging AI models and Organization Defined Risk for streamlined risk management, vessel screening, and business growth. Windward's Ocean Freight Visibility solution delivers exception insights, shipment visibility, and BI and analytics, enhancing ocean freight operations and processes in a scalable manner. The solution proactively identifies behavioral patterns and generates leads, allowing users to integrate fused and indexed AIS data and behavioral insights directly into existing workflows for voyage visibility, sanctions compliance, and bespoke model creation.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes trading and shipping companies, supply chain and logistics providers, government and public sector agencies, law enforcement, and defense and intelligence organizations.
Features
- Predictive risk insights based on Maritime AI, identifying potential risks and behavioral patterns.
- Organization Defined Risk, allowing users to tailor behavioral indicators to meet their unique business and risk needs.
- Sequence Search, enabling users to search for sequences of activities to identify complex patterns and potential illicit activities.
- Ship-to-ship (STS) classification, distinguishing between commodity, bunkering, and logistics meetings for accurate business insights.
- Integration of diverse data sources, including AIS data, port calls, and ownership information, for a holistic view of maritime risk.
- AI-powered risk assessment, automating screening and investigations to promote business growth and operational consistency.
- Real-time analytics and decision support, providing frontline officers with alerts about high-risk shipments.
- Smuggling Risk model, identifying vessels at the highest risk of being involved in smuggling activities.