Windward Announces an AI-powered Solution to Help Secure Offshore Infrastructure

Posted on Feb 14, 2025 at 09:02 PM

Windward, an elite maritime AI™ company, has launched Critical Marine Infrastructure Protection, a first-of-its-kind solution for protecting vital marine infrastructure such as cables, pipelines, and rigs from rising threats, particularly amid emerging sea battles and geopolitical conflicts.

Underwater Cable Damage: Risks & Strategies

Recent alleged assaults on underwater cables throughout the world and the recent vandalism of oil pipelines have shown how vulnerable global energy and data networks are and how urgently they must be secured.

With the help of its best-in-class AI-based behavioural pattern detection and Windward-mapped proprietary cable layer and integrated user data, the solution enables businesses of all sizes—from government and intelligence organisations to telecom and energy firms—to recognise, track, and reduce risks before they cause disruption. Additionally, it aids in post-investigations by giving law enforcement and insurance companies proof.

Moreover, undersea pipelines transport essential energy resources and data, with deep-sea cables carrying 95% of international data. Insikt Group's threat analysis shows an average of over 100 cable faults annually, with recent faults near geopolitical conflict zones and reports of intentional damage. Maritime infrastructure is crucial for global connectivity and economic stability.

The need for more oversight of vital infrastructure at sea is underscored by recent instances of cables being damaged by anchors in the Baltic Sea and close to Taiwan, as well as the 2022 explosion that seriously damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines.

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Intelligence & Technology Integration 

Windward's Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection system addresses three main threats to maritime infrastructure: offshore oil rig attacks, shallow-water sabotage, and deep-sea research operations. The AI-powered solution monitors high-risk boats, flagging suspicious activity, whether it's a shadow fleet vessel near oil rigs or a rogue state research vessel in the deep sea.

Besides, with the help of the integrated Dataminr feed, the platform provides users with real-time monitoring alerts, behavioural patterns, historical data, and predictive analytics, allowing them to proactively identify and reduce risks. Windward's virtual subject matter expert, MAI ExpertTM, offers thorough risk analysis and context.

Windward's Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection system aids law enforcement agencies in identifying, tracking, and stopping hostile actions against subsea infrastructure. It uses data layers, risk models, and analytics to provide comprehensive threat information, real-time tracking of high-risk zones, and streamlines post-incident investigations.

Likewise, Windward's technology offers monitoring capabilities for protecting cable, pipeline networks, and offshore rigs for various private organizations, including telecom, energy, oil, gas, and IT giants. It allows users to design alerts, add data, and specify personalised risk factors.

Windward CEO Ami Daniel highlights the economic and geopolitical implications of undersea infrastructure sabotage, underscoring the need for advanced monitoring and the Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection solution to protect stakeholders from this new form of warfare, despite ongoing investigations into recent incidents.

Windward

Windward's Maritime AI™, a leading company, provides a global trade acceleration platform integrating advanced AI and Generative AI for real-time, predictive intelligence-driven decisions. This platform supports various industries such as energy supermajors, shipowners, mining companies, freight forwarders, port authorities, banks, insurers, and governmental organisations.