The grant supports a workshop that will identify the challenges and risks involved in building AI-powered innovations in US ports, ultimately making the US more economically competitive. World trade depends heavily on the marine transportation system: Over 80 percent of world trade volume is carried by sea. Seaports handle a vast majority of international cargo and are critical links in global supply chains. With increasing world-wide demand for all kinds of goods, ports need to find new ways to meet the increasing volume. Automation has allowed modern ports to move goods more rapidly and safely, and to develop procedures that are designed to make them more resilient in the face of disruptions. Artificial Intelligence offers the opportunity to take the benefits of automation to the next level, to increase the efficiency and capacity of ports even further. While this greatly widens the scope of automation, it raises new challenges and potentially serious risks. The workshop will examine the opportunities for and the potential risks from the adoption of advanced AI for automation in ports. Modern ports have achieved greater efficiency and increased capacity through automation, through integrated and coordinated use of automated vehicles and cranes, drones, smart sensors, robots and robotic devices, more rapid communication and information sharing, and new logistics systems. However, they need to become more efficient, expand their capacity, and at the same time handle a wid