A group of Norwegian graduates have spent their summer developing smart “robot containers” with cooling systems that can sail to ports without any human interaction, to held the seafood industry to comply with increasingly strict demands of consumers on sustainable seafood production, DNV GL informed.
Read moreDetailsThe One Sea – Autonomous Maritime Ecosystem announced the opening of the Jaakonmeri autonomous maritime test area, the first to be globally open to anyone wishing to test autonomous maritime traffic, vessels, or technologies related to it.
Read moreDetailsThe European project EfficienSea2 is testing a new Smart Buoy solution, aiming to allow ships to have improved navigational services and to receive data in support of vessel operations, when reaching ports. The buoy will allow port authorities and ships to collect and share information in a completely autonomous system.
Read moreDetailsAhead of the automation that takes place within the shipping industry, Finnish port equipment manufacturer Kalmar stresses that “a zero accident port is definitely a mission possible”, suggesting that machines detect their surroundings and notice things that human eyes and ears might not, thus helping humans to prevent accidents.
Read moreDetailsBOURBON has entered MoU with Automated Ships Ltd to support the building of the world’s first autonomous, fully-automated and cost-efficient prototype vessel for offshore operations, in collaboration with the project’s primary technology partner, KONGSBERG.
Read moreDetailsChina Classification Society and HNA Technology Logistics Group have launched an unmanned cargo ship development alliance in China. The collaboration aims to establish technology and regulatory standards and assess of the environmental impacts and the commercialization of unmanned vessels.
Read moreDetailsMacGregor and ESL Shipping Oy have agreed to jointly develop and test an autonomous discharging feature on MacGregor bulk handling cranes, designed to offer safety and efficiency advances. The cranes will be fitted on board ESL Shipping's two new liquefied natural gas-powered handysize bulk carriers.
Read moreDetailsOn the occasion of the Day of the Seafarer, Frank Coles, CEO of Transas, talks about the impact of the digital technologies on seafarers' role and welfare. Mr. Coles suggests that digitalization and automation will transform the industry by enhancing safety, but these are not enough to solve all safety-related problems, as crews with right skills and training is what the sector really needs.
Read moreDetailsAn entire Norwegian fjord was recently designated as an official test bed for autonomous shipping by the Norwegian Coastal Authority. It is the first coastal area in the world officially dedicated to the development of technology for autonomous ships.
Read moreDetailsThe video consists of a timelapse showing the construction of the maritime's industry first automated shoreside robotic charging arm. They are part of ABB's electrification of the HH Ferries vessels, creating the largest battery powered vessels of their type.
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