American maritime technology company Mythos AI has finished installing its Advanced Pilot Assistance System (APAS) aboard the vessel CB Pacific, a chemical cargo ship owned by CB Tankers. The equipment aims to assist bridge teams with route handling at sea by bringing a different sensor mix to the bridge.
Unlike many legacy solutions that rely mainly on machine vision, APAS takes a radar-first approach alongside other sensing technologies. The system links directly to a ship’s radar and consolidates contact information, classifications, and threat signals so human officers receive concise alerts when attention is required during a voyage. Mythos AI describes the setup as support for mariners that reduces cognitive load while keeping human judgment as the central decision point.
Geoff Douglass, CEO of Mythos AI, said, "Our goal isn’t to replace the crew. It’s to equip them with next-generation capabilities. By integrating our proprietary radar perception, machine vision, and intelligent alerting with the vessel’s dynamics, APAS converts complex situations into clear, actionable decisions and boosts safety and operational resilience."
CB Pacific was selected for testing because its routes are predictable and the ship carries a reliable Furuno radar installation. Mythos AI says those factors make it simpler to compare system performance against known patterns and to replay scenarios during port calls and sea legs.
The current trial follows the first APAS deployment on a Southern Devall towboat that operated on the Mississippi River in August 2025. The company plans a year-long experiment on CB Pacific to introduce next-generation bridge intelligence into commercial shipping and to gather a wide set of operational data across routine transits and port approaches.
"Partnering with lomarlabs and CB Tankers allows APAS to capture and preserve the knowledge of master mariners and the port practices used around the globe […] We are validating performance at scale and laying the groundwork for broader fleet-wide adoption," Douglass said.
The year-long exercise will put APAS through real conditions at sea, tracking how it behaves during dense traffic, restricted waters, and standard operating cycles. Project leads will verify that system outputs align with COLREG (Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea) requirements and file any observations against established rules of the road.
CB Tankers is part of the Lomar group of companies. Managing director of lomarlabs, Stylianos Papageorgiou, said progress in maritime AI only comes from operational testing. “Real innovation doesn’t happen in pitch decks. It happens in real-time operations, port calls, dry docks, and sea trials.”
Interest from the defense sector has risen, bringing attention to APAS beyond merchant fleets. The project represents an early step toward wider deployment of AI-driven route-control systems across commercial and strategic maritime operations.