International Seaways, Inc. (INSW)

Tanker owner with seafarers employed, one pattern. Read November 9, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending December 31, 2025, filed February 26, 2026. Ranked 38 of the 275 Industrials companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

The filing counts 2,763 employees at December 31, 2025, 2,697 seafarers on its fleet and 66 shoreside staff, so the whole workforce is read at deep sea water transportation.

The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.

What follows from the reading

Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 35% now, 41% at the end of 2027, 43% at the end of 2028, 43% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 43% desk work, 19% people work and 39% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 43% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 45% becomes checking a model's work and 11% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

2,763 employees as of December 31, 2025 (stated). Not stated; the seafarers are of many nationalities and the filing gives no count by country.

The filing: “As of December 31, 2025, we had 2,763 employees comprised of 2,697 seafarers employed on our fleet and 66 shoreside staff.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: 2,763 employees at December 31, 2025: 2,697 seafarers employed on the fleet, hired through technical managers acting as agents for the ship-owning subsidiaries, and 66 shoreside staff; all seafarers are under collective bargaining agreements; seafarers average more than 10 years with the company; crews almost entirely male (3 women of 2,697).

Companies read with the same leading pattern

Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five. Now is projected from METR's April 2026 measurement and Epoch's November 2026 index.

• Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL, 117,000 employees)31% now, 36% by 2028
• Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL, 108,000 employees)30% now, 34% by 2028
• Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH, 44,500 employees)30% now, 35% by 2028
• Tidewater Inc. (TDW, 7,300 employees)35% now, 43% by 2028
• Matson, Inc. (MATX, 4,170 employees)34% now, 41% by 2028

What the filing says about AI

5 sentences in the filing name AI. Two of the five sentences use AI as the abbreviation of the Aframax International pool; the filing's one use of artificial intelligence is the next-generation anti-virus tool on its endpoints that combines AI, behavioral detection and machine learning.

• “As of December 31, 2025, we participated in six commercial pools as our principal means of participation in the spot market- Tankers International ("TI"), Maersk Tankers Suezmax Pool ("MAERSK"), Panamax International ("PI"), Clean Products Tankers Alliance ("CPTA"), Norden Tanker Pool ("NTP") and Aframax International Pool ("AI") - each selected for specific expertise in its respective market.”
• “Cybersecurity threats are continuously evolving and can vary widely, but some common types of material cyber threats include: ​ ● Malware: Malicious software such as viruses, worms, trojans, and ransomware that can infiltrate systems disrupt operations, steal sensitive information, or extort money from the organization. ​ ● Phishing: Attacks that attempt to trick individuals into revealing sens...”
• “All endpoints have a next-generation anti-virus tool installed that uses a combination of artificial intelligence, behavioral detection, and machine learning algorithms to anticipate and prevent known and unknown threats.”
• “During 2025, we implemented a digital risk monitoring ("DRM") solution to enhance visibility into our external digital footprint and inform investigation and mitigation efforts within our cybersecurity program. ​ ● We have begun monitoring cybersecurity risks associated with the increased use of artificial intelligence by threat actors.”
• “As part of this effort, we have enhanced cybersecurity awareness training, established guidelines governing appropriate use of AI tools, and implemented monitoring controls to address potential misuse or data exposure. 48 International Seaways, Inc.”

Its annual reports, year by year

Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector

• Fiscal 20210median 0
• Fiscal 20220median 0
• Fiscal 20232median 1
• Fiscal 20242median 4
• Fiscal 20255median 10

Headcount by filing year

As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.

Limits of this reading

• The seafarers are hired through technical managers acting as agents for the company's own ship-owning subsidiaries and are counted as the filing counts them.
• The 66 shoreside staff are a count of the people who run the shipping business and stay in the operating pattern, not a corporate count (rule 6).
• The U.S. share is not stated.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001104659-26-020113, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.