Tag: autonomous ships

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Group said that it will attempt unmanned maiden transoceanic voyage in very large liquefied natural gas carrier (LNGC) later this year.

ABS issued a new Guide for Autonomous and Remote-Control Functions aiming to provide the industry with technical and survey requirements for marine vessels and offshore units fitted with autonomous or remote control functions. 

Elon Musk, a billionaire behind the SpaceX company, unveiled on Friday, 9 July, the company's third autonomous spaceport drone ship named 'A Shortfall of Gravitas'. 

Three days after the autonomous vessel prototype Mayflower began its historic transatlantic crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, the vessel interrupted its journey due to "a small mechanical problem".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=negQkbdEEHE South Asia’s first remote joystick control of a tugboat recently took place in the busy Port of Singapore, as part of a joint project of technology company ABB with Singaporean shipyard Keppel Offshore & Marine. The trial of remotely operating the harbor tug from a shore command center located at MPA Singapore’s Maritime Innovation Lab was successfully performed in April 2021. The trial marked a milestone for safer tug operations in a port presenting one of the most complex settings for autonomous harbor operations in the world, with more than 130,000 vessels calling annually.  The intent of this technology is to relieve the crew of tasks that can be automated, enabling them to perform at their best during critical periods and enhancing the overall safety and productivity of marine operations. This trial also confirms the possibility for application of remote and autonomous technology to other vessel types, ...said Juha Koskela, Division President, ABB Marine & Ports. The technology was retrofitted on the 32-m harbor tugboat Maju 510, owned and operated by Keppel O&M’s joint-venture company ...

A new white paper from the One Sea Ecosystem outlines the significant contribution autonomous ship technology can make to improve maritime safety.

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group successfully conducted a test run of a fully autonomous craft supported by its own navigation system and the 5G network of a local mobile operator.

From wind, to steam, to diesel engines and autonomous ships, vessels’ propulsion is a constant struggle to innovate.

IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee will finalize its analysis of ship safety treaties, to assess next steps for regulating Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS).

Huntington Ingalls Industries launched the Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV), for testing and development of autonomy capabilities.