Ashdod port invests in AI-driven vessel-tracking tech

Israel’s Ashdod port has taken a $650,000 stake in local maritime tech startup Azimut.ai following a successful pilot of the company’s AI-powered maritime awareness system, Albatross. The investment, made through the port’s Maritime Technology Hub (Blue Ocean CVC), follows a proof-of-concept that demonstrated the system’s ability to detect, classify, and track vessels in real time …