Tag: autonomous ships

ABS has published a new whitepaper on Autonomous Vessels to support the industry’s increasing adoption of autonomous capabilities with a focus on safe implementation, which sets out 10 goals to create a framework for the design and operation of autonomous vessels and addresses key issues in implementation.

A Japanese container ship is being retrofitted for autonomous shipping as part of the Designing the Future of Full Autonomous Ships (DFFAS) project.

MOL announced the completion of a successful sea trial of autonomous sailing using a large commercial coastal car ferry, in a voyage from the Tomakomai Port, Hokkaido Prefecture to the Oarai Port, Ibaraki Prefecture.

UK Maritime issued the fifth version of its Code of Practice for the Maritime Autonomous Ship Systems (MASS) suggesting nine principles for responsible and ethical behaviour in relation to the design, manufacture, distribution, operation, maintenance and final disposal of these systems.

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group’s subsidiary, Avikus, specializing in autonomous navigation technologies for ships, joined forces with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to collaborate on real-life trials of autonomous ship technologies.

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has published Guidelines on Remotely Operated Vessels and Autonomous Surface Vessels.

The Yara Birkeland, the world’s first autonomous and fully electric container ship, will soon commence commercial operations, after a two-year test period, before entering full autonomous operation.

Maritime UK launched Version 5 of the Industry Code of Practice for Maritime Autonomous Ship Systems.

During the past decade, a large body of research has accumulated with respect to autonomous ship concepts, and, more recently, several full-scale trials have been undertaken. Research on this topic has reached a level of maturity where their technical feasibility has been proven with available technologies on, for example, autonomous navigation.

EDGE inked MoU with Israel Aerospace to design unmanned surface vessels for the entire range of military and commercial applications.