A new AI-enabled platform is aiming to address one of shipping’s most pressing structural challenges: the retirement of experienced maritime professionals and the loss of institutional knowledge.

Dolgo, supported by a NOAA-funded accelerator program, has developed an “expertise transfer” system designed to capture operational know-how from formal SOPs as well as real-time troubleshooting conversations. The platform makes validated knowledge accessible to frontline workers while escalating unresolved queries to human experts.

Founder Nithesh Wazenn said the system incentivizes employees by financially rewarding individuals whose expertise is utilized by others—an attempt to give ownership and recognition to knowledge contributors.

Dolgo is currently testing use cases with the University of South Florida’s Port and Maritime Center and the Florida Institute of Oceanography. The company has completed two proofs of concept and is targeting small- to mid-sized shipyards and maritime operators concerned about knowledge drain.

The startup is scheduled to exhibit at CMA Shipping 2026 and participate in the event’s Safety Forum.

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