Tag: autonomous ships

Rolls-Royce is considering sale of its loss-making marine business, on the context of embarking on simplification of business, including the evaluation of strategic options for its Commercial Marine operation and a reduction from five operating businesses to three core units based around Civil Aerospace, Defence and Power Systems. 

DMA recommends that autonomous ships are, to the widest possible extent, regulated internationally by IMO to ensure that they can operate in as large a geographical area as possible and to avoid jurisdictional issues. In view of this, EU should await the scope and subjects included in the IMO regulation of autonomous ships before introducing regulatory initiatives.

The CUSV was developed initially, as a mine countermeasure to tow the Unmanned Influence Sweep System, which emits signals that would cause mines triggered by sound or nearby electromagnetic signatures, to detonate. The armed CUSV can be used for patrol missions

Marine tech company MSubs, Plymouth University and charitable research foundation Promare, are creating a 21-metre autonomous vessel based on a classic Oyster hull. The ship will be finished in two years, and will conduct sea trials. After its first journey, the vessel will sail around the world.

NYK and NYK Group companies MTI Co. Ltd., as well as Japan Marine Science Inc., released partial findings of a study on collision risk judgement and the autonomous operation of vessels, on 26 December.

Japanese MOL announced an agreement with Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. and MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. to jointly develop a system that supports ship operation during voyages using augmented reality technology. MOL expects this technology to play a key role in realizing autonomous ships in the future.

Major challenges mixed with significant developments made 2017 an interesting year for the maritime industry. The agenda of events included from rise of technology trends and vessel automation, to cyber security issues and piracy revival.

This joint project will use Rolls-Royce's IAS, which can be an underlying technology, and the IAS will be installed on a ferry in service. The technology will be used in new sensors for nautical instruments, like ship radar.

The Shipowners' Club released a report, in which they outline the developments made in autonomous vessels and the implications that may occur in the light of a P&I perspective. It also clarifies that amendments will need to be made to the existing regulatory framework to ensure it remains relevant to unmanned vessels and autonomous vessels.

​Maritime regulation should be made more flexible if it is to support the development of autonomous ships, according to a new report by Danish Maritime Authority. The report identifies where changes in maritime regulation are needed and will be used as a platform for the future effort of DMA to develop regulation and make it digitalisation-ready.