http://gcaptain.com/rolls-royce-reveals-details-on-shore-based-control-rooms-for-operation-of-unmanned-cargo-ships/ Just wanted to hear what some of you old salts have to say about this. have at it.

UK register first unmanned vessel: UK Ship Register signs its first unmanned vessel - Offshore Shipping Online The UK Ship Register has signed its first unmanned vessel to the flag. ASV’s C-Worker 7 will be used for work such as subsea positioning, surveying and environmental monitoring…

[image] Can an autonomous sailboat cross the Atlantic? Sailing a boat across the Atlantic is challenging enough for a human sailor. But what about a computer? Nathan Hurst visits a sailing regatta for robots.

Interesting article. Although the geographical knowledge of the author leave some to be desired: Maybe he is trying to compete with Sarah Palin in long vision?

Digitalization is the future of ships and shipping and standardisation the way to go, says DNV-GL: [image] DNV GL says standardisation will be key to shipping’s digital transformation - Classification society DNV GL has released a new position paper setting out the importance of standard…

What does the insurers think of the development towards autonomous ships?: Insurance industry expresses concerns over autonomous vessels | IHS Fairplay Report found a lack of clarity around collisions involving unmanned ships, as well as a lack of insurance cover available for such vess…

DNV-GL is heavily into standardization and digitalization of Shipping: [image] DNV GL: Standardisation can help enable the digital transformation of shipping -... Classification society DNV GL has released a new position paper setting out the importance of standardisation in enabling the…

The optimum steaming distance to a rig is a day and a half from the shore base. The company man knows that if he keeps both boats out it will take him 3 days plus loading time to get it. Both boats get time alongside and all is well with the world.

This article in Splash 24/7 today should be music to the ears of many here: [image] Deepsea autonomous ships unlikely for at least a generation: Maritime CEO Forum... Deepsea shipping is unlikely to become autonomous in the next 20 to 30 years delegates attending yesterday’s Maritime CEO…

Things move pretty fast in the maritime industry when the powers that be want them to. I remember 10 years ago looking at the designs for ULCV’s and trying to wrap my head around them. Now 18k+ TEU container ships are everywhere and they’re scrapping 5 year old 10k TEU ships. While I am in the corn…

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ombugge November 20, 2017, 1:18pm 668

It is not just a few enthusiasts and dreamers that is interested in the ongoing development of autonomous ships.
Here is a link to the Norwegian Forum for Autonomous Ships (NFAS):
http://nfas.autonomous-ship.org/members-en.html

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