At RightShip, we continuously work with our customers to understand how their teams manage day-to-day operations—including the realities of preparing for port calls—and where we can make that process more efficient.
Since launching PSC RiskIQ in September 2024, and with continued enhancements such as improved fleet-level visibility, we’ve seen how the platform supports teams with clear, actionable risk insights—helping identify higher-risk port calls and prioritise preparation with confidence.
At the same time, we’ve heard a consistent theme: while these insights are valuable, getting them into the hands of the right people—at the right time, and in a way that fits seamlessly into existing workflows—can still involve manual steps.
This becomes even more important when you consider how port call preparation is managed today. Preparing a single vessel for port calls can require up to 100 hours of office-based effort—often involving manual coordination across teams, systems, and vessels. When repeated across an entire fleet, even small inefficiencies can quickly scale.
So our team set out to address that.
How can we reduce the manual effort behind port call preparation, while keeping the same trusted risk insights teams rely on?
The answer lies in automation—specifically, integrating AIS data directly into PSC RiskIQ to remove the need for manual voyage tracking and coordination.
With this new capability, PSC RiskIQ evolves from identifying risk to actively alerting and streamlining preparation.By automatically detecting upcoming voyages and assessing their risk, the platform helps ensure the right actions are taken—without requiring teams to manually initiate every step.
This marks a shift from reactive preparation to a more proactive, always-on workflow.
Traditionally, preparing for port calls involves multiple steps: identifying where vessels are heading next, assessing the associated PSC risk, creating checklists, sharing them with crews, and following up on completion.
Each of these steps often sits across different systems, emails, or spreadsheets—and relies heavily on manual coordination.
With AIS integration, PSC RiskIQ connects these steps into a single, continuous workflow:
One of the biggest challenges for technical teams isn’t just identifying risk—it’s managing time and attention across an entire fleet.
By automating voyage detection and preparation workflows, PSC RiskIQ shifts the focus from administration to oversight. Instead of manually reviewing every port call, teams can concentrate on the voyages that carry the highest risk—while routine preparation happens in the background.
This means:
At the same time, automation improves how preparation is executed. When workflows are triggered at the right time:
The result is not just greater efficiency, but stronger PSC readiness—helping reduce the likelihood of deficiencies and detentions while supporting better operational and commercial outcomes.
Over 220 ship owners and ship managers already rely on PSC RiskIQ to prepare for port calls across their fleets—supporting them in ensuring vessels are ready for inspection while balancing competing operational priorities.
The latest AIS integration introduces a new level of automation. It builds on what PSC RiskIQ already does best: turning complex PSC data into clear, actionable insights. From predicting inspection risk and highlighting deficiency trends to benchmarking performance against similar vessels, PSC RiskIQ gives teams the visibility they need to prepare with confidence.
Powered by AI and decades of expert-validated PSC data, the tool brings together risk insights, checklist workflows, and fleet-wide visibility into a single, structured approach to port call preparation.
Start your PSC RiskIQ trial today and experience a smarter way to prepare your fleet.