Will IMO’s slow response to regulating remotely operated and autonomous ships impact the future of seafarers? In a world where the maritime industry rapidly shifts to digitalisation and green fuels, […]
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They are part of this year’s Equinor and Techstars energy accelerator – a mentor programme for start-ups all over the world devoted to developing solutions that reduce global greenhouse … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/amalies-idea-could-solve-a-huge-climate-problem/
A team of engineers who developed robots at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have decided to apply their expertise to designing a shape-changing submersible robot that promises to dramatically cut costs for a host of maritime industries, reports gCaptain.
Space Vs Deep Sea“What NASA really taught us to do is to put together robust software autonomy with a capable hardware morphology and deploy it in a remote setting,” said Nic Radford, founder, chairman, president, and CEO of Houston-based...
There’s a quiet revolution underway in the smaller, niche, trades of the world. Innovative shipping companies are testing small, autonomous, and often electrically-powered, coastal ships.
Global forwarder DB Schenker has, on 05 May 2022, signed a letter of intent with furniture giant Ekornes, ship designers Naval Dynamics and Wilhelmsen-owned company Massterly, to run an autonomous electric coastal feeder along...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/autonomous-coastal-feeder-ship-trials-continue-to-gather-pace/
Japanese shipping and logistics major NYK has announced plans to carry out a trial unmanned coastal voyage along the coast of Japan. It is part of a bigger plan to automate Japanese coastal shipping.
Trial voyage
The 749 gross ton vessel, “Suzaku” is scheduled to sail in February next year from the northern part of Tokyo Bay to a point near the city “Tsu”in Ise Bay, a...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/unmanned-coastal-shipping-trial-voyage-planned-by-nyk/
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with compatriot cyborg technology company MELTIN MMI Co. for the installation of remotely controlled…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/mol-to-install-remotely-controlled-robots-on-its-ships/
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/
Warehouse automation provider 6 River Systems’ first product, Chuck, is a collaborative mobile robot built to improve picking speed and accuracy. That innovation helped 6 River Systems garner the No. 23 spot in FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25.
6 River Systems has since expanded its range of products, now offering wall-to-wall fulfillment solutions for warehouses.
In the middle of the year, amid lockdowns due to the pandemic, 6 River Systems gained customers that needed its technology solutions in...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/chuck-helps-6-river-systems-land-in-freighttech-25
In a Science Magazine article, Paul Voosen writes on global warming’s impact on microscopic ocean life and how robotic probes...
https://mfame.guru/robotic-probes-monitor-climate-change-effect-on-ocean-microbes/
The maritime and scientific community have set themselves the ambitious target to map the entire ocean floor by 2030. Volvo Penta is doing its part to meet this goal — by helping to power a novel fleet of unmanned surface robots for subsea exploration.
Volvo Penta and Danfoss Edition have been selected to be part of a truly unique venture. The companies have been commissioned — above numerous other manufacturers — by Grovfjord Mek. Verksted (GMV) shipyard, to power the world’s first fleet of...