autonomous shipping

Toyota financially supports Sea Machines in Autonomus Shipping

Taking the Marine Industry to the Forefront of Autonomous Technology

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics announced on Dec. 17 that it has closed a $10 million Series A investment led by Accomplice and Eniac Ventures, with participation from Toyota AI Ventures; Brunswick Corp., through investment partner TechNexus Venture Collaborative; NextGen VP, Geekdom Fund; LaunchCapital; LDV Capital and others. The investment marks one of the largest venture rounds for a marine- and maritime-focused...

http://container-news.com/toyota-supports-sea-machines-autonomus-shipping/

IMO Maritime Safety Committee Celebrates 100th Session With Visions Of The Future

IMO Maritime Committee

Evolution not revolution. Autonomous and remote-controlled ships are being trialled but seafarers, for now, remain indispensable to safe shipping. These were key takeaways from a special session (3 December) of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee, which is celebrating its 100th session.

Image Credits: International Maritime Organization

Delegates were first treated to a song commemorating IMO’s 70th anniversary (since the Convention establishing IMO was adopted in 1948) as well as the MSC 100...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-maritime-safety-committee-celebrates-100th-session-with-visions-of-the-future/

ABB enables groundbreaking trial of remotely operated passenger ferry

ABB Ability™ Marine Pilot Control

Ice-class passenger ferry Suomenlinna II was remotely piloted through test area near Helsinki harbor, proving that human oversight of vessels from anywhere is achievable with today’s technologies

With this historic trial in the Finnish capital’s port last week, ABB and Helsinki City Transport took the next step in autonomous shipping. In the remote trial, the world’s first for an existing passenger ferry, ABB successfully tested the enhancement of ship operations...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/12/04/abb-enables-groundbreaking-trial-of-remotely-operated-passenger-ferry/

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