An AI-driven risk management gamification framework for shipping

• Gamification is an effective construct for many organizational settings. • Many gamification frameworks have been developed to minimize risk. • The shipping sector is barren from a gamification framework. • Artificial intelligence is utilized to produce a risk management gamification framework. • The framework can minimize risk in the shipping sector and aid the industry towards sustainability. Gamification has made its way in management science as a viable direction to attain an effective company culture, as it can provide a plethora of benefits in many organizational settings. At the same time, gamification has proven to be a conceptual paradigm that may very well minimize organizational risk. As such, it is utilized in the risk management context of organizations for many years, with proven success. Within this context, a sector that is barren from not only said application, but research into the topic as well, refers to shipping. The latter is an industry where the risk management constituent is of prime importance, not only for shipping companies, but for occupational and environmental health, national economies, and global trade, as well. This research contributes to this specific research gap. Through comparative analysis, artificial intelligence (AI) is utilized to produce a risk management framework based on gamification that can be relevant and readily applicable in the shipping sector. This contribution is important as it can minimize risk in the shipping sector, leading to safer seafaring, and aiding the industry towards sustainability.