Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) and Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) have entered into an umbrella agreement aimed at developing indigenous technologies and enhancing the capabilities of both organizations. As part…
The 108th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 108) was held from 15 to 24 May 2024. Amendments enhancing the fire safety of Ro-Ro passenger ships were adopted,…
Fugro has expanded its 12-metre Blue Essence® uncrewed surface vessel (USV) fleet with the addition of Fugro Vaquita. The latest Blue Essence® has earned Category 0 approval from the UK Maritime Coastguard…
– Framework proposal to design, develop, and operate autonomous ships – Tokyo – ClassNK has released its white paper “Towards MASS social implementation”. Regarding the development of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships…
New TPR publications Autonomous ships are on the horizon: here’s what we need to know Review Luchtvaartmodel AEOLUS Free public lecture Prof. Simon Véronneau Strategic Competition & Supply Chains Antwerp,…
Good Morning Monaco Friday, September 30, 2022 Prince Albert inspects totally autonomous catamaranOn the opening day of the Monaco Yacht Show HSH Prince Albert chose to visit the fully-autonomous catamaran…
Successful sea trials of harbor tugboat Maju 510 in Singapore verify autonomous collision avoidance capabilities of ABB Ability™ Marine Pilot technology In an industry-first, the vessel developed by Keppel Offshore…
Triple transformation – the opportunity for shipping as viewed by Maersk network and market manager and Blue MBA participant Ioanna Prassou “The shipping industry has a profound transformation journey ahead,”…
At Danish Maritime Fair you can join our seminars for free – just register as visitor here: https://www.danishmaritimefair.dk/visitors/And then reply to this mail and mark which seminars you want to attend:WHERE:…
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 60 points since last Friday the 25h of March as well as the 2,500 points threshold. Brace for Ukraine as the despicable mess continues.…
Survitec fire system ready for Yara Birkeland voyage Survitec’s advanced fire fighting system and safety equipment aboard Yara Birkeland – the world’s first fully autonomous containership – has successfully completed its first…
UKHO becomes Strategic Member of Open Geospatial Consortium By upgrading to Strategic Membership, UKHO will bring its expertise and leadership in accessing and utilising marine geospatial data in support of safe,…
Autonomous ships: from remotely operated to full autonomy – are these vessels in law? ***by Natalie CampbellUniversity of Bristol, Barrister, Lincoln’s Inn* Maritime objects, both with and without the traditional…
MarISOT (TUAS) and Fraunhofer CML in strategic collaboration for advanced research in autonomous shipping. The extensive and state of the art research delivered at TUAS on the MarISOT technology attracted…
ClassNK releases “ClassNK Technical Journal”~Introducing the latest trend in Autonomous Ships~ Tokyo – Leading Classification Society ClassNK has released “ClassNK Technical Journal”.The purpose of this publication is contributing to the development…
Autonomous ships: regulatory scoping exercise completed The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 103rd session in May 2021, has completed a regulatory scoping exercise…
Autonomous navigation in real operation: video presented For the first time, a video demonstrating the real operation of automatic and remote control was presented to a broad audience during the…
UK to lead the way in training for autonomous shipping The UK’s standing as a world-leader in the safe testing and development of autonomous vessels has been further enhanced by…
Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport has issued Rules for application of the COLREGs-72 by autonomous vessels On January 19, the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport…
Inside the fast-evolving world of smart shipping AUTONOMOUS SHIPS: WHERE DO WE REALLY STAND? Advances in autonomous technology offer shipowners advantages in terms of safety and cost. They also raise…
Samskip takes the lead in ambitious initiative to develop autonomous, zero-emissions container ships that also compete on cost Europe’s largest multimodal operator has been named lead partner in ‘Seashuttle’, a…
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released a new study conducted by the Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA) on behalf of ICS, regarding the potential effects of autonomous…
In a major piece of research, the IMarEST’s Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships Special Interest Group sought to gauge the potential impacts of self-governing ships and plot out a new course for the…
Autonomous ships and regulatory developments By Marcia Vieira-Royle* The First Autonomous Vessels Initiatives and Immediate Similar Developments The idea of having an autonomous or an unmanned 105 teu vessel crossing…
Automation presents a set of unique challenges to designers, insurers and operators of ships. In this article, Keir Gravil, a naval architect at Frazer-Nash Consultancy in Bristol, UK discusses some…