Major shipping players developed a roadmap for the development of smart and autonomous sea transport systems. The roadmap is one result of the MoU signed between SINTEF Ocean and TCOMS in June 2019.
Specifically, the roadmap was developed by SINTEF Ocean in Norway and Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore (TCOMS), with inputs from Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI), as well as the Research Council of Norway (RCN).
Singapore and Norway are in the forefront of developing and adopting new technology needed to keep a continuous and high focus on our research and development activities to stay ahead.
The partners aspire to establish an open and international innovation ecosystem supporting new business models and new market opportunities. Priority research areas are smart ship interaction, digital interoperability and smart ports. International standards are key elements in a level playing field.
It is stated that the new collaboration extends the existing MoU between Singapore (MPA) and Norway (RCN) on marine and maritime research and development. This shows the importance of autonomy in the maritime strategies of Singapore and Norway and reflects the ambition of the two nations to take a leading role in the development of the next generation of sustainable shipping.
Dr. Vegar Johansen, president of SINTEF Ocean commented that
International collaboration is essential to further develop, and to successfully implement, smart and autonomous systems, and we are pleased to establish a committed collaboration with TCOMS in Singapore in this area.
