autonomous ships

World's first fully electric autonomous cargo vessel debuts in Norway

Green

World's first fully electric autonomous cargo vessel debuts in Norway

Yara Birkeland will cut 1,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per year

clock 22 November 2021 • 3 min read
Royal Navy reveals future vision based on autonomous technology

Government

Royal Navy reveals future vision based on autonomous technology

The concept imagery shows a massive flying drone station based in the stratosphere

clock 13 September 2021 • 3 min read
Autonomous, electric cargo ship will make first voyage this year

Green

Autonomous, electric cargo ship will make first voyage this year

It will transport its first container from the town of Herøya to Brevik in Norway

clock 26 August 2021 • 2 min read

Cloud Computing

Robot boat makes history with Atlantic crossing

Unmanned boats are becoming cheaper to build thanks to low-cost equipment and 3D printing

clock 04 September 2018 • 1 min read

Hardware

Plans for autonomous, electric container ship make waves in Norway

The unmanned freighter will replace 40,000 truck journeys each year

clock 24 August 2018 • 2 min read

Chips and Components

Britain's maritime industry 'on the verge of a technological revolution', claims UK transport secretary Chris Grayling

Grayling predicts autonomous shipping revolution - just weeks after Maersk CEO claimed it wouldn't happen

clock 01 March 2018 • 2 min read

Software

Maersk CEO Soren Skou claims that autonomous container vessels won't happen in his life time

Self-sailing container vessels won't generate significant cost efficiencies, even if regulators allow them, claims Skou

clock 19 February 2018 • 2 min read