Avathon Expands AI Logistics Platform for Liquid Bulk Supply Chains
Avathon has unveiled Autonomy for Logistics Planning, an AI-driven solution designed to optimize operations across liquid bulk logistics networks—from rail tank cars and tanker trucks to storage terminals. Initially deployed with a supermajor oil and gas company, the platform now scales to support global liquid bulk fleets, promising substantial time and cost savings.
With nearly 40% of global maritime volume consisting of liquid bulk cargo—often hazardous and requiring specialized infrastructure—the stakes for reliability and efficiency are high. Avathon’s solution leverages advanced AI to automate planning, optimize fleet utilization, and increase operational resilience across complex, multi-modal supply chains.
AI-Powered Planning for Complex Logistics
Built on Avathon’s Autonomy Platform with a computational knowledge graph foundation, the system unifies fleet planning, scheduling, routing, and management with external rules and risk factors. Key capabilities include:
- Data Integration: Consolidates cargo, shipments, asset, weather, and risk data across enterprise systems.
- Automated Optimization: Serves as the planning system of record, automating schedules, fleet utilization, and operational decision-making.
- Scenario Analysis: Rapid “what-if” simulations enable risk-based trade-off evaluations, with approvals or automated promotion to plan of record.
- Predictive Diagnostics: Leverages historic performance and real-time conditions to anticipate and manage exceptions or disruptions.
- Dynamic Optimization: Uses reinforcement learning rather than traditional static operations research to continuously refine plans.
The platform dynamically accounts for capacity, availability, compliance, fuel, maintenance, labor disputes, and trade volatility, allowing cargo owners and operators to maximize efficiency while strengthening reliability and resilience.
Proven Impact and Global Scale
Autonomy for Logistics Planning has already been battle-tested with billions of liters of petroleum shipments and thousands of voyages. “What we achieved with our first customer demonstrated the power of AI to transform complex operations and enhance profitability,” said Pervinder Johar, CEO of Avathon.
The solution now extends beyond petroleum, supporting all liquid bulk fleets—hazardous, non-hazardous, edible, and non-edible liquids—enabling enhanced safety, operational efficiency, and profit optimization across global shipping networks.
Why It Matters
Liquid bulk logistics are inherently complex and high-risk. By applying AI at scale, Avathon provides operators with a digital twin of their fleet, enabling smarter, faster decisions and better resource utilization. In a sector where delays or errors can be costly and dangerous, this level of automation and intelligence could set a new standard for operational excellence.
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