Case Study — Maritime AI

    AI voice assistant
    for ship crews.
    6 vessels. Live now.

    30 crew members across 6 vessels send over 1,000 WhatsApp voice messages a week — diesel readings, maintenance reports, crew updates. The AI logs everything, notifies the right people, and lets the owner sleep.

    6
    Vessels Active
    1,000+
    Messages / Week
    ~$30/mo
    All-In Monthly Cost
    6 vessels · 30 crew · 1,000+ messages/weekNo app downloadsNo training requiredWorks on satellite connections~$30/mo all-in — not per seat
    The Real Problem

    What life looked like before.

    This client runs 6 vessels with 30 crew. Every one of these problems was real, recurring, and costing money.

    Before

    Manual daily logsheets, filled by hand and sent as photos

    After

    Crew speaks it — bot logs it instantly, structured and timestamped

    Before

    Mismatched diesel quantity readings across vessels every month

    After

    Every reading reported by voice, reconciled automatically, zero disputes

    Before

    Monthly conflicts with clients over logsheet discrepancies

    After

    Single source of truth — client and owner see the same data

    Before

    Owner and manager manually chasing crew for daily updates

    After

    Ask the bot anytime. Get an instant summary. No calls at 2am.

    Capabilities

    Built for the real world

    Not a demo. Not a prototype. 6 vessels, 30 crew, 1,000+ messages a week — running in production every single day.

    Voice-First Logging

    Crew reports diesel readings, maintenance issues, and crew updates by voice — no forms, no apps, just WhatsApp.

    Multi-Language

    Understands Hindi, English, and regional accents — even through engine noise on a moving vessel.

    Instant Response

    Transcribes, categorises, logs, and responds in under 3 seconds. Crew gets confirmation. Owner gets notified.

    Built for Sea

    Works on low-bandwidth satellite connections. Designed for the real conditions of a working ship.

    Owner on Demand

    Owner or manager asks the bot for a summary anytime. No calls, no waiting, no chasing the crew.

    Flat Cost, Any Fleet Size

    30 crew. 6 vessels. ~$30/mo all-in (server + AI APIs). No per-seat fees. Scales to 300 crew for the same cost.

    How It Works

    Three steps. Zero friction.

    01

    Crew speaks

    A crew member sends a WhatsApp voice note — a diesel reading, a maintenance issue, a crew update. In any language.

    02

    AI logs & routes

    The voice is transcribed, categorised by intent, and written to the log. The right person is notified automatically.

    03

    Owner stays informed

    Manager asks the bot: 'What happened on Vessel 3 today?' — gets a clean summary. No phone tag. No 2am calls.

    Under The Hood

    Want to see exactly how this is built?

    We wrote a detailed technical walkthrough — Deepgram transcription, Groq categorisation, Cartesia voice replies, circuit breakers, the full async pipeline. Every layer explained with real code from this production deployment.

    Read the technical deep-dive
    Get Started

    Ready to build
    your voice AI?

    We'll scope your use case, build a proof-of-concept in 2 weeks, and get it running on WhatsApp for your team. One flat monthly cost regardless of how many crew.

    Free scoping call — no commitment
    POC live in 2 weeks
    Runs on your existing WhatsApp number
    Flat monthly cost — not per seat
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