Sea.AI has secured a public tender from Spain’s Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (MITECO) to supply AI-powered maritime machine vision systems for marine research, conservation and safety.
The contract, awarded in collaboration with Sea.AI’s regional partner TMS Maritime Solutions, includes the delivery of seven Sea.AI systems for use across a range of vessels and operating environments.
The project is intended to improve the detection and monitoring of marine mammals, particularly whales, while supporting wider evaluation of advanced sensing technology in real-world conditions.
Scientists and authorities are seeking to better understand marine mammal behaviour, which can pose risks to vessels and threatened populations. Sea.AI’s systems combine optical and thermal imaging with artificial intelligence to provide continuous, real-time detection and classification of objects and marine life.
Beyond marine mammal monitoring, Sea.AI says its machine vision technology has wider applications for recreational boats and commercial vessels. By improving situational awareness, it can help crews reduce collision risk and support safety functions such as person-overboard detection.
This project comes at a critical moment, as interactions between vessels and marine mammals are becoming both more visible and more complex. Crews need the ability to detect and react to avoid collisions, even in low visibility or at night. That’s exactly where AI-powered machine vision can make a difference.
The project was made possible through Sea.AI’s collaboration with TMS Maritime Solutions, whose regional knowledge and support helped secure and implement the tender.
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At TMS Maritime Solutions, we enthusiastically spearhead this strategic collaboration alongside Sea.AI. We recognize a growing sophistication in the demand for intelligent technologies that harmonize marine ecosystem preservation with peak navigational safety. We are proud to be the driving force behind the deployment of this disruptive innovation in Spain, reaffirming our commitment to technological excellence and industry sustainability.
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