Orca AI
- Category
- AI / Navigation Safety
Technology Score
88
Methodology MTI v1.0 · as of 30 September 2026
Scaled maritime AI/navigation specialist with growing fleet deployment; outcomes remain partly case-study/vendor evidenced.
Momentum
88 / 100
Separate from Technology Score
Evidence Confidence
84 / 100
14 approved evidence records
What it does
Computer-vision and AI platform for maritime situational awareness, navigation safety and increasingly autonomous vessel operations.
Orca AI has moved from a bridge-assistance proposition toward a scaled maritime AI platform with a growing installed fleet and autonomy partnerships. Customer expansion and independent live testing strengthen the case, while long-term differentiation will depend on how its proprietary visual data translates into measurable safety and autonomous-navigation advantages.
Watch itemIndependent outcome validation and autonomous/newbuild deployment.
Key metrics
Dated snapshots. Historical values are retained, never overwritten.
Visual Data Nautical Miles
80M
Nautical miles of marine visual data · as of 2025-05
Total Funding
$111M
Total funding raised (USD) · as of 2025-05
Fuel Savings Per Vessel 2024
$100k
Annual fuel savings per vessel, 2024 (company-reported outcome, USD) · as of 2024 period
Vessels Booked And Installed
1,200+
Vessels booked and installed (source wording) · as of 2025-05
Close Encounter Reduction 2024
54%
Reduction in close-encounter events, 2024 (company-reported outcome) · as of 2024 period
Products & capabilities
No products recorded.
Customers, deployments & partners
Partnership, pilot, trial and deployment are distinct states and are never merged. Deployment scope comes from the cited evidence.
25 vessels
prototype trial
Named customer; exact fleet scope TBD
64 vessels installed (case study); vendor 2025 review reports expansion to 100+ ships
All 19 vessels (vendor 2025 review)
All 21 owned vessels (vendor 2025 review)
Five-vessel pilot, 130K+ nm
Rollout to dozens more vessels announced Aug 2026 after pilot
Ownership & investors
No ownership or investor records.
Funding rounds
Each round is dated and sourced. Totals are never summed from unverified figures.
Competitors
Company timeline
Expansion · August 2026
Eastern Pacific Shipping expands Orca AI rollout after pilot
Funding · 6 May 2025
Series B · $72.5M
Evidence & sources
Every material claim above traces back to one of these records.
EPS pilot reported 48% fewer close encounters per 1,000 nm and 10% greater average minimum passing distance.
Source: Orca AI — Pilot-to-production
Eastern Pacific Shipping completed a five-vessel / 130K+ nm pilot and announced rollout to dozens more vessels in Aug 2026.
Source: Orca AI — Pilot-to-production
Orca's 2025 review says Seaspan expanded to 100+ ships, Ionic to all 19 vessels and Gram Car Carriers to all 21 owned vessels.
Source: Orca AI — Fleet expansion
Seaspan case study reports 64 vessels installed, 680K+ nautical miles, 208 voyages and 500 MT annual CO2 reduction per vessel.
Source: Orca AI — Customer deployment
Orca AI names MSC, NYK, Scorpio and Seaspan among customers/users.
Source: Orca AI — Orca AI announced a $72.5M Series B and stated total funding reached $111M.
Orca AI reported a 54% reduction in close-encounter events and $100k annual fuel savings per vessel for 2024.
Source: Orca AI — Orca AI announced a $72.5M Series B and stated total funding reached $111M.
Orca AI reported 1,200+ vessels booked and installed and 80M nautical miles of marine visual data.
Source: Orca AI — Orca AI announced a $72.5M Series B and stated total funding reached $111M.
Orca AI closed a $72.5M Series B led by Brighton Park Capital, bringing total funding to $111M.
Source: Orca AI — Orca AI announced a $72.5M Series B and stated total funding reached $111M.
NYK and MTI installed an Orca AI prototype on an NYK-operated ship for a verification trial.
Source: NYK Line — NYK and MTI installed an Orca AI prototype on an NYK-operated ship for a verific
Scorpio Tankers states Orca AI navigation technology was extended to 25 vessels in 2025.
Source: Scorpio Tankers — Scorpio Tankers states Orca AI navigation technology was extended to 25 vessels
Orca AI reported 1,200+ vessels booked and installed and named MSC, NYK, Scorpio and Seaspan among customers.
Source: Orca AI — Orca AI announced a $72.5M Series B and stated total funding reached $111M.
Orca AI announced a $72.5M Series B and stated total funding reached $111M.
Source: Orca AI — Orca AI announced a $72.5M Series B and stated total funding reached $111M.
Technology extended to 25 vessels in 2025
Source record pending attachment.
Historical prototype verification trial
Source record pending attachment.
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