autonomous shipping

UK Hydrographic Office Contributes To Autonomous Navigation Study

UKHO Autonomous Maritime Vessels

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has contributed to a new UK government-funded study on navigational requirements for autonomous maritime vessels. The UKHO worked together with partner organisations L3 ASV and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to identify the future data requirements for autonomous shipping, and explore how navigational and wider geospatial data can be used to enable the safe navigation of smart and unmanned autonomous vessels.

Image Credits: UK Hydrographic

The study,...

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Port of Rotterdam Authority Tests Autonomous Navigation With A Floating Lab

Port of Rotterdam floating lab

It is not a question of whether but when autonomous navigation will be introduced. In order to prepare the Port of Rotterdam Authority for the arrival of autonomous navigation, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has converted a patrol vessel into a floating lab that collects data, including about the vessel’s operation and power.

Autonomous navigation makes the port safer

‘The Port of Rotterdam Authority is continuously examining how our port can be even safer, more efficient and better. By...

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MOL Conducts Onboard Test Of Intelligence Awareness System With Rolls Royce

rolls royce_MOL_Autonomous_Ferry_Sunflower

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced the company, along with U.K.-based Rolls-Royce Marine jointly conducted a demonstration test on a ferry equipped with the Intelligence Awareness System (IAS). The ferry, operated by MOL Group company Ferry Sunflower Co., Ltd. serves Japan’s Seto Inland Sea route.

Image Credits: mol.co.jp

MOL is aiming for safer and more efficient vessel operation and takes a proactive stance on research and development of autonomous ships. Autonomous sailing requires...

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