Bearing AI, the leading provider of AI-powered vessel optimizations and insights for maritime shipping, today announced that Jim Daly has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer. Daly brings extensive industry experience in building and leading teams that introduce innovative and disruptive technologies.

“We’re excited to have Jim on board as we steer the maritime shipping industry toward more sustainable operations with our AI-driven solutions”, said Dylan Keil, CEO and Cofounder of Bearing AI. “He’ll be an integral part of our leadership team, helping us scale and create impactful technology to make maritime shipping a greener industry.”

Daly was previously Chief Operating Officer with startups Sea Machines Robotics, developing autonomy and advanced navigation solutions for commercial maritime vessels, and logistics robot pioneer Rethink Robotics.

At Sea Machines, Daly helped to scale a maritime technology company through two venture funding rounds and launch several innovative autonomy and situational awareness products for workboats, ferries, and cargo shipping.

"I’m eager to continue advancing new technologies to the maritime industry with the very talented team at Bearing AI,” said Daly. "We have a tremendous opportunity to make ocean shipping greener and more energy efficient with BearingAI’s CII compliance and fleet performance management tools, enabled by proven AI modeling and our massive data sets of historical and real-time voyage operations data."

Daly holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA in Finance from Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business.

He will be based in the Boston, Massachusetts area, central to Bearing’s offices in the Americas and Europe.

About Bearing AI:

Based in Palo, Alto, CA, Bearing AI brings operational efficiencies to the maritime shipping industry. With artificial intelligence (AI), Bearing AI aggregates and analyzes data from multiple sources to provide actionable insights for fuel efficiency, optimal routing and vessel performance. Backed by AI experts and partnerships with global shippers, Bearing AI is helping its customers increase their profit margins and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.