Autonomous Shipping

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has contributed to a new UK government-funded study on navigational requirements for autonomous maritime vessels

Europe’s largest multimodal operator has been named lead partner in ‘Seashuttle’, a project seeking to bring emissions-free

As autonomous shipping is gaining more and more ground, it is contended that the present fault-based collision liability regimes of most jurisdictions

Confusion reigns in the ongoing debate on autonomous and remotely operated vessels.  

Boston-based autonomous vessel technology company Sea Machines Robotics has closed a $10 million fundraising round

One year after the signature of the technology partnership between VPLP Design and CNIM, Oceanwings®, a new wind propulsion method, is coming to industrial maturity.

Torqeedo says it will display its new products for electric mobility on the water at Salon Nautique International, Paris’ world-renowned boat show

Rolls-Royce and Finnish state-owned ferry operator Finferries have today successfully demonstrated the world’s first fully autonomous ferry in the archipelago south of the city of Turku, Finland, the company said in a press release.

Wärtsilä, the technology group, conducted a successful round of tests on its automated dock-to-dock solution.

UK has issued  version 2 of the Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) UK Code of Practice, giving greater guidance on skills, training and vessel registration.  

The near-shore and inland workboat fleet is at the leading edge for autonomous vessel development

Reacting to what it calls “the fast pace of change” in the area of autonomous vessel, the UK has issued an updated version of its industry Code of Practice for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships