Legal aspects of Autonomous ships

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BIMCO approves first management agreement for autonomous ships - Splash247

The AUTOSHIPMAN agreement provides a standard contractual foundation for third-party shipmanagers to deliver services for the operation of remotely controlled or fully autonomous ships.

“Currently, remotely controlled ships are operating commercially in several parts of the world. We are seeing growth in this sector with several companies emerging and offering remote control management services to shipowners,” said Captain Ajay Hazari from Anglo-Eastern, who led the AUTOSHIPMAN drafting team