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Europe
Vard chosen to build Yara autonomous boxship
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has been chosen by Yara to build the Yara Birkeland, the world’s first autonomous and electric container…
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Europe
Kalmar to provide autonomous terminal equipment to aid groundbreaking Yara Birkeland project
Equipment manufacturer Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara have entered into an agreement in which Kalmar will…
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Tech
IMO establishes autonomous vessels taskforce
Discussions on how to address maritime autonomous surface ships have begun at IMO. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) is debating…
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Asia
Singapore collaboration to develop autonomous vessels
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and…
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Europe
Veterans appointed to head up new autonomous shipping line
Massterly, the new autonomous shipping joint venture created by Wilhelmsen and Kongsberg, has appointed Tom Eystø as managing director and…
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Greater China
Chinese autonomous truck manufacturers proliferate
TuSimple, a Chinese self-driving truck start-up backed by graphic chip manufacturer Nvidia, is in talks with 10 ports in China…
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Europe
Kongsberg and Wilhelmsen form the world’s first autonomous shipping line
Norwegian maritime groups Kongsberg and Wilhelmsen have jointly announced the establishment of Massterly, an autonomous shipping joint venture that will…
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Greater China
Zhuhai to develop China’s first autonomous ship test ground
China’s southern city of Zhuhai has commenced the construction of a test ground for autonomous ships as part of its…
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Europe
MOL and Rolls-Royce join forces in latest autonomous ship drive
Japan’s largest shipping company, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), has become the latest maritime entity to sign up with Rolls-Royce Marine…
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Greater China
Autonomous shipping all the buzz at Marintec China
Whether spread across its vast exhibition halls or at myriad press events or industry conferences, the topic of autonomous shipping…
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Greater China
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 Forum…
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Regulatory
Risk of fragmentation when it comes to autonomous ship regulation
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has warned that there could be global disunity when it comes to autonomous…
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Europe
Rolls-Royce joins forces with Google in autonomous ship quest
Rolls-Royce has signed a deal with Google to develop further its push for autonomous ships. The agreement, believed to be…
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Europe
Norwegian government chips in $17m to help build world’s first autonomous boxship
The Norwegian government enterprise Enova has decided to grant NOK133.6m ($16.83m) to Yara to build the world’s first electric and…
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Europe
ESL Shipping to test autonomous discharging on new bulk carriers
Equipment manufacturer MacGregor and ESL Shipping, a subsidiary of diverse Finnish conglomerate, Aspo, have agreed to jointly develop and test…
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Dry Cargo
BHP Billiton pushes for autonomous ships in the coming decade
Australian miners are pushing freight transport in an autonomous direction. With driverless trucks already in operation and autonomous trains set…
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Asia
MOL’s autonomous shipping research wins state backing
Mitsui OSK Lines’ (MOL) joint project with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding on developing a technological concept for autonomous ocean transport…
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Maritime CEO
Kongsberg: Short-sea trades will lead autonomous shipping revolution
Hot on the heels from yesterday’s groundbreaking news that Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara International and compatriot maritime technology firm Kongsberg…
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Europe
Yara and Kongsberg to build autonomous and zero emissions feeder boxship
Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara International and compatriot maritime technology firm Kongsberg have formed a partnership to build an autonomous and…
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Tech
Autonomous ship regulation will prove far more tricky than developing the required technology
Autonomous ship regulation is a bigger challenge than the technology, Splash readers believe. Our latest topical shipping survey, MarPoll, has…
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