Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships

198 Henrik Tunfors, Senior Advisor at the Swedish Transport Agency and Chair of the IMO MASS Working Groups

MASS, Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships. A Working Group at the International Maritime Organisation focused on international regulations of autonomous ships. The Chairman of this Working Group is Henrik Tunfors, Senior Advisor at the Swedish Transport Agency, and he is the interviewee in episode 198 of the Shipping Podcast!

What do you think? Will we see a code for safety and regulations of MASS in 2025? What are the obstacles?

So many questions in this episode, but also so many good answers.

The...

https://shippingpodcast.com/198-henrik-tunfors-senior-advisor-at-the-swedish-transport-agency-and-chair-of-the-imo-mass-working-groups/

Regulating the robot ships

Pictured: the maritime crew of the future? From left: shipmaster, first mate, second mate, engineer and cadet.
Photo credit: Eric Krull via Unsplash.

Article by the International Maritime Organization.

The International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee is finalising its analysis of ship safety treaties, to assess next steps for regulating Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS).

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 103rd...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/regulating-the-robot-ships/