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MarineLabs wins three new projects through the Integrated Marketplace

Less than two months after announcing the release of ForecastAI — an artificial intelligence weather predictor — Victoria’s MarineLabs is back with more news.

The company’s flagship product, CoastAware, will be used in three projects focused on improving productivity and enhancing health and safety at the Port of Vancouver and the Port of Prince Rupert.

Part of the Integrated Marketplace program, the projects highlight three separate applications of CoastAware, which provides users with hyper-localized weather insights, real-time coastal images, and other actionable data:

• Passenger ferry service: Based in Nanaimo, the Vancouver Island Ferry Company, owner of Hullo ferries, is using CoastAware to improve the reliability and safety of passenger services. Real-time wave, wind, and coastal data collected along the ferry route will enable the company to make more informed scheduling decisions.

• Historical insights: Producer and distributor AltaGas is developing plans for a new export terminal located within the Port of Prince Rupert. testbed Using historical data accessed through CoastAware, AltaGas is making better engineering decisions to make the design of the new facility safer, more cost effective, and efficient.  

• Pilot transfers at the Port of Prince Rupert and Port of Vancouver: The Pacific Pilotage Authority (PPA) is using CoastAware to make more accurate decisions on scheduling marine pilots for embarking and disembarking vessels. With real-time weather data specific to the pilotage areas within the Port of Prince Rupert and the Port of Vancouver, the PPA can reduce safety risks during pilot transfers.

“The Integrated Marketplace is an excellent initiative that is allowing regional ports and operators to test the leading edge of technology to improve the safety and efficiency of their operations,” said Scott Beatty, CEO of MarineLabs. “Our regional maritime operators, who navigate and build infrastructure in some of the world’s most challenging conditions, set a global standard for maritime safety. MarineLabs is proud to support them with hyper-local real-time, historical, and predictive coastal weather intelligence.

“Given the complex and extreme nature of the B.C. coast,” he continues, “these case-study demonstrations of our technologies are a launch pad for our expansion into international markets that will help us in our mission to protect the world’s coastlines.” 

The Integrated Marketplace program is funded by the Province and delivered by crown corporation Innovate BC. This summer, Innovate BC also announced the funding of a project to test self-driving robotic pods at Vancouver International Airport.

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📰 More Victoria innovation news

🧜‍♀️ Under the sea: Ocean Networks Canada hosted Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard, at its headquarters at the University of Victoria.

💡 Hello, stage lights: Peloton Technologies was in New York earlier this month for the New York Venture Summit, where CEO Craig Attiwill took the stage. Peloton was also named a top innovator at the event.

🔝 And I rise up: Spring announced the top 15 founders in its Invest Together in Climate Innovation Program, including Victoria’s Ocean AID and Elastic Energy.

🕴️Tech jobs of the week

Find your next career:

• Project Manager at Island Health

• Senior Manager, Digital Health Transformation at KPMG Canada

• Senior IT Business Analyst at BC Transit

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