Maritime

The application of new information technologies, digitalisation and automation may rapidly change the way maritime transport works and operates. Development towards fully or partly autonomous ships will pose both opportunities and challenges for the sector in terms of safety, security, sustainability, existing legal frameworks, and operations – in line with the Commission’s twin core objectives – digitalisation and sustainability!

  • October 15, 2021

Autonomous Boat Longest-Mission Record on Bio-Fuel

Today, Nellie Bly, the first tug-boat which is both autonomous and sustainable successfully accomplished a 1,000 – nautical mile trip thus setting a world record for the longest autonomous mission at sea. The test must…
  • August 28, 2021

World’s First Zero-emmissions Autonomous Ship

The Norwegian company Yara Birkeland has created and built what it calls the world’s first zero-emissions, autonomous cargo ship. The first autonomous ferry was launched in Finland in 2018, but with this container ship Yara Birkeland…
  • May 25, 2021

The Autonomous Guard Vessel

The offshore structures must be protected in all times, nevertheless guard boats’ crews fatigue during the watch. Considering that watch-guard issue an Autonomous Guard Vessel (AGV) model was recently developed in partnership between four Dutch…