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AI Ship Maiden Voyage, Underwater Exploration

  • The “Mayflower 400″—the world’s first intelligent ship—bobs gently in a light swell as it stops its engines in Plymouth Sound, off England’s southwest coast.
  • The 50-foot (15-metre) trimaran, which weighs nine tonnes and navigates with complete autonomy, is preparing for a transatlantic voyage.
  • On its journey the vessel, covered in solar panels, will study marine pollution and analyse plastic in the water, as well as track aquatic mammals.

A recent news article published in the Tech Xplore by...

https://mfame.guru/ai-ship-maiden-voyage-underwater-exploration/

A Six-year Project To Develop Ships with “Degree-Three” Autonomous Features

  • South Korea reveals that its eventual goal is to develop a fully autonomous ship.
  • The IMO defines as vessels that are able to make decisions and determine actions by itself, after 2025.
  • South Korea hopes to garner 50 percent of the global market for autonomous ships in 2030.
  • The global market for autonomous ships is estimated to reach $155 billion in 2025, according to data compiled by Acute Market Reports.

A recent report published in The Korean Herald details about South Korea, which is to...

https://mfame.guru/a-six-year-project-to-develop-ships-with-degree-three-autonomous-features/

[Watch] How Aye Aye Captain Changes To AI, AI, Captain!

While self-driving cars have hogged the headlines for the past few years, other forms of autonomous transport are gaining steam. This month, IBM and Promare — a U.K.-based marine research and exploration charity — will trial a prototype of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered maritime navigation system ahead of a September 6th venture to send a crewless ship across the Atlantic Ocean on the very same route the original Mayflower traversed 400 years ago, reports Venture Beat

The Mayflower...

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Unsure About Autonomous Ship Trials? Here’s What IMO Says

In the 101st session of the Maritime Safety Committee, the International Maritime Organization adopted new guidelines for autonomous ship trials, says a press release published on their website.

What is it?

According to the IMO press prelease, the Committee approved Interim guidelines for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) trials.

Trials Done in Safe, Secure Manner

Among other things, the guidelines say that trials should be conducted in a manner that provides at least the same degree of...

http://mfame.guru/unsure-about-autonomous-ship-trials-heres-what-imo-says/

Autonomous Ships Are Coming! Are We Ready For Them?

  • Shipping giants Rolls-Royce Marine and Nippon Yusen have unveiled plans to send remote and autonomous ships to sea by 2020.
  • It is made possible by sensor arrays built into ships to analyze their surroundings with preternatural precision. Satellite data link control vessels from across the globe
  • Autonomous ships eliminate the chance for human errors, which currently account for between 75% and 96% of all shipping accidents that resulted in more than $1.6 billion in losses between 2011 and 2016.

http://mfame.guru/autonomous-ships-are-coming-are-we-ready-for-them/

Rolls-Royce and Intel join forces

Rolls-Royce and Intel are intending to collaborate on designs for sophisticated intelligent shipping systems that will make commercial shipping safer, the parties announced on October 15.

This will advance smart, connected and data-centric systems for ship owners, operators, cargo owners and ports, bringing together the expertise in advanced ship technology from Rolls-Royce with components and systems engineering from Intel. With a focus on safety, new ships will have systems with the same...

http://container-news.com/rolls-royce-intel-join-forces/

Intel and Rolls-Royce want to change the world of shipping

Rolls-Royce and Intel are intending to collaborate on designs for sophisticated intelligent shipping systems that will make commercial shipping safer, the parties announced on Monday (Oct. 15).

This will advance smart, connected and data-centric systems for ship owners, operators, cargo owners and ports, bringing together the expertise in advanced ship technology from Rolls-Royce with components and systems engineering from Intel. With a focus on safety, new ships will have systems with the same...

http://container-news.com/intel-rolls-royce-change-world-shipping/