FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In an exclusive interview with Christina Orfanidou, Columbia Group’s newly appointed Head of AI, we explore how the company plans to integrate artificial intelligence into its operations. “We are very clear internally that AI is a tool to support our people, not replace them,” Christina says, emphasizing that while AI can enhance efficiency, expertise, judgment and accountability will always remain core human strengths in the industry. She explains that AI is particularly effective in reducing administrative burdens, improving access to information, and supporting complex planning activities such as crewing, maintenance, procurement, and reporting. Moreover, adopting AI is seen as key to attracting younger talent, as embracing advanced technologies helps reposition shipping as a modern and progressive industry. RelatedNews LR and Marlink collaborate on maritime digital transformation research Future-ready seafarers: Bridging technical excellence and human competence var jnews_module_21368264_0_6a035b1b308bf = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21368264","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"2707,1504,1613,3027","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":