MarineLabs’ Forecast AI enables hyper-localized, highly accurate weather forecasts for the marine industry. Current publicly available forecasting models struggle to capture the precise topographic features influencing local wind and wave formation, hindering marine operations such as mariner working conditions and vessel port approaches. More accurate weather intelligence for port operations and vessel pilots will mean significant efficiency advantages, improved overall marine safety, and a reduction in greenhouse gas creation.

This project will leverage Artificial Intelligence capabilities to push Canada to the forefront of marine weather intelligence, further growing our competitive advantage and leadership in the sustainable ocean economy as well as in ocean AI. The use of AI combined with extensive observed data from MarineLabs’ expanding sensor network will provide access to high-accuracy forecasts from numerous coastal locations around an area of interest, such as a port, offering actionable insights to optimize maritime operations and improve safety.

This project is led by fast-growing Canadian coastal intelligence company MarineLabs in partnership with Go Deep International in Saint John, NB, and LeeWay Marine in Dartmouth, NS. With a total value of $4.5 million, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is investing $1.8 million, with the balance of funding coming from project partners.

Job creation in data science, software engineering, marine operations, manufacturing, and engineering design, combined with international market sales, will support recurring revenue, boosting the ocean economy as well as Canada’s overall GDP. This project will directly support the creation and maintenance of more than 50 jobs and indirectly support the creation of 250 jobs.