Frequently asked questions
Data, calculation, limits and getting started with POLARROUTE AI.
What is POLARROUTE AI?
MomentCube’s Arctic route risk management SaaS. It fuses sea-ice concentration, thickness estimates, weather and vessel data and uses the IMO POLARIS risk index to give safe, efficient routes with speed and escort advice.
Who is it for?
Operations centres of shipping companies running or studying Arctic and high-latitude routes, organisations planning polar research cruises, and shipbuilders building smart ships.
Which ice classes are supported?
POLARIS polar classes (PC1–PC7), Baltic classes (IA Super, IA, …) and non-ice-class ships for comparison.
Where does the ice data come from?
AMSR2 ASI sea-ice concentration from the University of Bremen (6.25 km, daily). Thickness is estimated from freezing degree days and corrected with ERA5 temperatures.
Does it work under cloud or polar night?
Yes. AMSR2 is a microwave sensor and observes through cloud and polar night.
What is POLARIS RIO?
The risk index from IMO’s polar operational assessment method (MSC.1/Circ.1519): concentrations of each ice type multiplied by class-specific risk values and summed. 0 or above is normal, −10 to 0 means speed limits, below −10 means not permitted.
Does it replace ice charts or permits?
No. It is a screening tool and does not replace official ice charts, NSR permits, sanctions compliance checks or the master’s judgement.
Are the Suez savings guaranteed?
No. They are a worked demo example and vary with the ship and the ice on the day.
Does it connect to AIS or field data?
KOPRI field data and AIS positions are planned for the PoC stage. Today it uses public data only.
Which languages?
Screens and AI briefings in Korean and English.
How is data secured?
Subscription accounts are issued per company, and integration keys are stored per company and never shown again.
How do we start?
Contact us for a demo walkthrough; we then design a PoC around your planned voyages.
Get started
Try it on your own fleet’s voyages.
We walk you through the demo account and run your planned voyage on the latest ice field.