The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has announced the launch of a joint working group to develop self-driving ships by 2025. The project has been given a budget of KRW 160 billion (132m USD).
Navigation, Autonomy&New Technologies
Turkish owner and operator invests in KONGSBERG simulators
Turkish shipowner and operator Güngen Maritime & Trading has chosen Kongsberg Digital’s K-Sim Cargo Handling Simulator to facilitate crew training in sustainable cargo handling.
Bernhard Schulte and Cyprus Marine launch initiative to encourage maritime innovation
International ship manager Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) have signed an MoU to launch a game-changing initiative named “True North 72” aiming to encourage innovation across the maritime supply chain and logistics industries.
Wärtsilä joins the Mayflower Autonomous Ship Project
Wärtsilä has joined the Mayflower Autonomous ship project, providing its high-speed, high-resolution FMCW K-Band radar (24GHz) designed to provide high levels of situational awareness in densely populated marine environments.
Sperry Marine integrates superyacht aesthetics with safe and reliable navigation
Navigation systems specialists Sperry Marine and Telemar Yachting have enjoyed a long and successful collaboration, providing innovative bridge systems to some of the world’s most advanced superyachts.
Inmarsat partners with Altitude Angel to manage drone traffic
Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) technology provider Altitude Angel has joined forces with Inmarsat to develop and deliver advanced flight tracking and management capability for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones.
MHI and Shin Nihonkai Ferry to co-develop unmanned ship navigation system
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has collaborated with Shin Nihonkai Ferry to co-develop technologies and systems to enable unmanned ship navigation.
Jebel Ali to equip port with fleet of Autonomous Internal Terminal Vehicles
DP World, UAE Region, and the autonomous vehicle, robotics and AI specialist DGWorld have entered a contractual agreement to equip Jebel Ali Port with a fleet of Autonomous Internal Terminal Vehicles (AITVs), including all related integrations in the existing operation processes and infrastructures.
Wilhelmsen expands 3D printing horizons with start-up F-drones
Wilhelmsen’s Marine Products division has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore-based drone delivery provider F-drones, for last mile delivery of its 3D printed spare parts.
CERONAV invests in high DP simulators from Kongsberg Digital
Kongsberg Digital has signed a contract with Navtron for delivery of a K-Sim Dynamic Positioning (DP) simulator system to the maritime training centre CERONAV (Romanian Centre for Training and Development of Naval Transport Personnel) in Constanta, Romania.