• Gram Car Carriers adopts Orca AI operational platform across entire fleet, embedding data-driven situational awareness and performance analytics on 22 PCTCs.
• Collaboration expands MSC Group’s digital transformation roadmap, reinforcing GCC’s leadership in operational safety, transparency and compliance through AI-enabled outcomes.
• SeaPod and FleetView integration links bridge and shore, enhancing real-time navigational awareness and driving continuous improvement across the fleet.

Maritime technology pioneer Orca AI has signed a multi-year agreement with Gram Car Carriers , the world’s third-largest tonnage provider of Pure Car and Truck Carriers  and part of the MSC Group, to deploy its AI-powered navigational safety and fleet analytics platform across GCC’s global fleet of 22 owned vessels.

Building on the success of Orca AI’s existing collaboration with MSC, the partnership marks a key expansion of the group’s digital transformation roadmap, reinforcing GCC’s commitment to operational safety, compliance and efficiency. It is structured as a collaborative alliance rather than a conventional supplier contract, featuring joint business reviews, shared learnings and co-developed improvements.

SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE ‘INSEPARABLE’

The alliance will establish the first standardized AI safety model for GCC, supporting a long-term rollout plan that will embed AI-enabled situational awareness and data-driven decision-making across its operations. The goal is to drive measurable reductions in incidents, near-misses and operational inefficiencies.

“At Gram Car Carriers, safety is a deeply funded part of our culture, and improved navigational safety is a core focus area,” said Børre Mathisen, COO at GCC. “Orca AI provides the visibility and analytical foundation to continuously raise standards, empowering our crew and shore teams with accurate, real-time information.”

“Our collaboration with GCC reinforces their leadership in adopting digital solutions that directly improve navigational safety and operational transparency,” added Yarden Gross, CEO and Co-founder of Orca AI. “GCC chose Orca AI not only for our technology but for our proven ability to turn safety data into meaningful, measurable action at both bridge and fleet level. This marks a pivotal moment for digital safety for the whole vehicle carrier segment.”

TRANSPARENCY BOTH AT SEA AND ASHORE

In seeking new ways to strengthen safety performance through real-world data and AI-driven insight, GCC was drawn to Orca AI’s dual-solution platform, which combines the SeaPod digital lookout onboard with the FleetView analytics dashboard ashore.

The SeaPod acts as an AI-powered watchkeeper that detects, classifies and tracks nearby vessels and objects, providing real-time risk alerts that enhance navigational awareness – an essential advantage for vehicle carriers operating on tight schedules and complex routes. Meanwhile, FleetView provides fleetwide transparency, giving management teams a detailed view of bridge behaviour, near-miss trends and policy compliance. Together, these capabilities support customers in building an evidence-based safety culture where objective insights replace subjective reporting, strengthening accountability, decision-making and crew training.

Gross adds that this and similar collaborations in other sectors demonstrate how forward-thinking shipowners are increasingly moving toward AI-powered situational awareness, data transparency and measurable fleet-wide safety transformation.