UMINATO
Maritime Innovation and Venture Studio
Building Green, Autonomous and Resilient Maritime Systems — and Future-Ready Maritime Experts
Accelerating
Maritime
Transformation
India's ports, waterways, and coastlines are at the centre of one of the world's most ambitious maritime transformations — Harit Sagar, Harit Nauka, Sagarmala, Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047. The policies are in place. The technology and measurement infrastructure to deliver them is still being built.
UMINATO researches what the sector needs, builds the tools to measure and accelerate progress, and develops the ventures that make India's ports, port ecosystems, waterways, and coastlines smarter, greener, climate-resilient, and genuinely future-ready.
The pressure is the same worldwide. IMO's net-zero targets are reshaping every shipping lane. The EU's port decarbonisation mandates are rewriting terminal investment. Climate shocks are redrawing coastlines from the Bay of Bengal to the Gulf of Mexico. UMINATO exists to change that.
Discover & Validate
We dig deep — researching where the maritime sector's most critical technology, policy, and market gaps lie, and validating where UMINATO's intervention will move the needle most.
Build & Venture
We build — proprietary tools, technology platforms, and indices, then structure the ventures and partnerships that take them from the studio into ports, waterways, and shipping lanes.
Scale & Sustain
We scale — connecting proven solutions to government programmes, multilateral funding, and industry partners to deliver lasting, measurable impact — from India's maritime ecosystem to port economies worldwide.
Advise. Deploy. Transform.
UMINATO works directly with ports, shipping companies, waterway operators, coastal authorities, and maritime institutions — evaluating readiness, identifying gaps, and mapping clear pathways forward.
Projects & Platforms
Maritime and Ports Maturity Index
Smart, Green, Resilient and Climate-Ready Performance — Objectively Measured
MAPMI benchmarks ports, terminals, and coastal ecosystems across decarbonisation, digitisation, robotisation, and climate resilience — drawing exclusively on objective data extracted through system integrations, APIs, and remote sensing, with minimal human subjectivity.
Focus Areas
Crew Command Operating System
The AI Co-Captain for Smarter, Safer Ship Operations
C2OS is an AI-powered command intelligence platform that transforms how vessels are operated — shifting from fragmented, reactive systems to a unified autonomous brain that predicts fatigue risks, ensures IMO/STCW compliance, and optimises crew deployment.
Focus Areas
Maritime Talent Intelligence Platform
Smarter Hiring Across the Full Maritime Workforce
NAVIK applies AI to maritime's most persistent challenge — finding, matching, and retaining the right talent. Covering seafarers to shore-based professionals, NAVIK goes beyond CV matching to assess competency and predict retention.
Focus Areas
Smart & Green Ports Transformation Leadership Program
Leading the Transition to Smarter, Greener, and More Resilient Ports
A practitioner-led program for port executives, mid-level managers, and government officials navigating decarbonisation and digitalisation — delivered in hybrid format across multiple certification levels.
Focus Areas
Podcast
Future of Maritime Systems
Conversations on the Future of Maritime Systems
Insights & Blog
Latest Insights
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The Future of Autonomous Maritime Systems
Short article preview discussing the shift towards AI-driven, physical autonomy in ports and international shipping lines.
AI Trends in Maritime Crew Recruitment for 2027
Exploring how predictive analytics and skills intelligence are reshaping global shipping talent sourcing.
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