AI governance for maritime.

AI governance for the maritime industry.

Shoreside turns a moving regulatory landscape into clear policies, a maintained record, and ongoing alignment, built for maritime businesses from the ground up.

Early access to the AI governance platform for maritime and marine businesses.

The pressure

Maritime AI compliance is moving quickly.

Maritime businesses are adopting AI at pace, and governance keeps moving with it. The EU AI Act, the IMO MASS Code, flag state and class society guidance, and Australia's automated-decision-making transparency obligations all shape how marine operators apply AI day to day. Shoreside gives you the policies, the AI register, and the maritime AI risk view to stay aligned.

EU AI Act

Risk tiers, transparency, and AI literacy obligations now reach maritime operators with EU exposure.

IMO and class societies

The IMO MASS Code, flag state guidance, and class society direction set the bar for safe AI use at sea.

Regional privacy and ADM rules

Australian automated-decision-making transparency and equivalent rules shape how AI may be used in operations.

The platform

An AI governance platform for maritime and marine businesses.

Six capabilities, one home. Each one is built to fit how maritime organisations actually operate, from shoreside teams to crews at sea.

  1. Guided onboarding

    An interview-style process maps how your business uses AI, what data it touches, and where the risks sit. The output becomes the foundation for every policy and record that follows.

  2. Tailored governance policies

    Shoreside generates AI governance policy documentation specific to your business and jurisdiction, ready to adopt and aligned with maritime context.

  3. AI register

    A single, maintained home for every AI decision, tool, and policy across the organisation, with owners, scope, and review history in one view.

  4. Regulatory alignment monitoring

    Shoreside watches maritime-relevant regulatory change across the EU AI Act, IMO, flag states, class societies, and the Australian Privacy Act, and flags within the week when your policies need updating.

  5. AI literacy for crews and shoreside teams

    Built-in education modules help your organisation meet AI literacy obligations, with completion records kept against the AI register.

  6. A policy-bounded assistant

    Staff ask questions and get guidance grounded in your organisation's own policies, with answers that stay inside the governance you have set.

Who it is for

Built for the breadth of maritime.

Shoreside serves the full shape of the industry, from large ship managers to specialist surveyors, with AI policy for marine operators that reflects how each one works.

  • Ship managers
  • Vessel operators
  • Brokers
  • Yacht and superyacht management
  • Marinas
  • Marine service providers
  • Surveyors
  • Maritime SMEs

Maritime-specific

Built around the maritime world.

Shoreside understands the IMO, flag states, and class societies, so the governance it produces fits how maritime businesses operate. Policies reflect bridge and engine room realities, charter party dynamics, and the way marinas and surveyors handle data.

That maritime grounding shapes every part of the platform, from how the AI register is structured to how maritime AI risk is described, so your team works with language and controls that already make sense at sea and ashore.

FAQ

Maritime AI governance, answered.

What is maritime AI governance?

Maritime AI governance is the practice of setting clear policies, keeping a record of the AI a maritime business uses, and aligning that use with regulation. It covers ship managers, vessel operators, brokers, yacht and superyacht management, marinas, marine service providers, and surveyors, and it accounts for the IMO, flag states, class societies, and regional rules like the EU AI Act and the Australian Privacy Act.

Who needs an AI governance policy in maritime?

Any maritime organisation using AI benefits from a governance policy. This includes ship managers, vessel operators, brokers, yacht and superyacht managers, marinas, marine service providers, surveyors, and maritime SMEs. A policy gives staff and crew a clear basis for using AI safely, records the tools in use, and supports obligations under the EU AI Act, the IMO MASS Code, and flag state guidance.

How does the EU AI Act apply to maritime businesses?

The EU AI Act applies to maritime businesses that place AI systems on the EU market or whose AI outputs are used in the EU. It introduces risk tiers, transparency obligations, and AI literacy duties. Shoreside maps these obligations to maritime workflows and keeps your policies aligned as the rules evolve.

What is ISO 42001?

ISO 42001 is the international standard for AI management systems. It defines how an organisation establishes, maintains, and improves the way it governs AI. Shoreside aligns its policy templates, AI register, and literacy modules with ISO 42001 so maritime businesses build governance on a recognised foundation.

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