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Growth in global maritime logistics is forecast to grow at about 2.4% annually through the end of the decade according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). And growth across all global logistics is expected to increase at a CAGR of 7.2% from 2025 – 2030, according to a recent report by Grand View Research. But these growth projections have a counterpoint: The sector faces powerful headwinds in the never-before-experienced geopolitical challenges of tariff volatility, embargoes, war, and piracy—resulting in strategic gamesmanship being played out across global supply chains. And that’s all on top of more traditional challenges like wavering fuel prices (whether transported or consumed), skills availability, and supply chain sourcing and route uncertainty.

Reframing the Industrial AI Frontier: Verdantix Green Quadrant 2025 Verdantix has released its latest Green Quadrant: AI Analytics Software 2025, a comprehensive benchmark of how leading industrial AI platforms are redefining performance, reliability, and autonomy across global operations. Among the nineteen vendors evaluated, Avathon was positioned as a Challenger—a designation that reflects both the strength of our platform’s foundation and the pace at which we’re advancing the frontier of applied industrial intelligence. A market defined by acceleration Verdantix describes a market in rapid evolution, where AI analytics is transitioning from insight generation to decision execution. Generative AI and agentic automation are reshaping expectations.

Author: Bart A. De Muynck — Advisor, Avathon 
The relentless pace of global commerce, amplified by unprecedented disruptions like tariffs, geopolitical shifts, and volatile consumer demands, has solidified supply chain agility as the ultimate competitive differentiator. What began as a simple quest for real-time visibility—a digital dot on a map—has rapidly evolved into a sophisticated pursuit of Decision Intelligence Platforms (DIPs) and, increasingly, their symbiotic partners: Decision Execution Platforms (DEPs). These two technological pillars are fundamentally reshaping how businesses navigate complexity, not just through insights but through automated action, paving the way for truly autonomous supply chains.

Introduction—Renewables are on a strong growth trajectory In March of 2025, fossil fuel electricity generation in the US fell below 50% for the first time, propelled by rapid growth in the renewable sector. Renewable generation is on track to deliver nearly half of global electricity demand by the end of this decade according to the latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), this despite the vagaries of politics, subsidies, and manufacturing economics. Despite these potential headwinds, owner/operators need to invest in advanced technology like artificial intelligence (AI) to mitigate these challenges and maximize the utilization of their existing asset bases.