Mayflower, Autonomous Ship Sets Sail Across The Atlantic

Fischer Panda UK’s electric drive system and generators will power the world’s first fully automated vessel, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), when it sets sail on its historic maiden voyage across the Atlantic this June, says an article published on their website.

Collaboration

MAS is a collaborative initiative led by ProMare, a non-profit charity established to promote marine research and exploration throughout the world. The vessel is designed by Whiskerstay and MSubs, both companies with...

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[Watch] Drone Ships Point To A Greener Maritime Future

  • Drone technology is being used within the shipping industry, in an effort to make sea travel safer, less expensive and more environmentally friendly.
  • These unmanned surface vessels (USV) could soon change how we understand seas, in a similar way to aerial drones.
  • USVs can use a fraction of the fuel of some crewed vessels because there is no need for a bulky crew accommodation structure onboard.

Drone ships, more commonly known as unmanned surface vessels (USV) could soon change how we...

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Mayflower Autonomous Ship To Change Ocean Data Collection

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Ocean research non-profit ProMare and IBM (NYSE:IBM) have announced the completion and launch of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) – an AI and solar powered marine research vessel which will traverse oceans gathering vital environmental data, says an article published in IBM website.

Safe & Cost-Effective Way of Data Collecting

Following two years of design, construction and training of its AI models, the new fully-autonomous trimaran was today lifted into the waters off the coast of Plymouth,...

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First Unmanned ‘Robot’ Ship Set To Sail for Transatlantic Voyage

Britain’s boldest foray into robot shipping is taking shape and says autonomous vessels may offer solutions to pandemic struggles, says an article published in The Telegraph.

At the mercy of the weather

“We are at the mercy of the weather,” smiles Don Scott, standing on a slender steel hull. 

“If the sea is like glass it could take two weeks, but the north Atlantic weather is going to have a lot to say about that. It could take six.”

Ship to slip into Plymouth Sound

On Sept 16, a 15-metre-long steel...

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