Fertilizer-Maker Yara to Debut World’s 1st Autonomous Electric Container Ship November 22, 2021 By Victoria Klesty OSLO – The world’s first fully electric and self-steering container ship, owned by fertilizer maker Yara, is preparing to navigate...
Japan Sees a Future in Crewless Cargo Ships as First Autonomous Trial Voyage Nears August 31, 2021 By Tsuyoshi Inajima and River Davis In just two decades from now, half of all domestic ships plying Japan’s coastal waters may be piloting themselves. That’s...
Autonomous Cargo Ships Expected to Revolutionize (Disrupt) Shipping June 8, 2017 By David Stringer BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, is studying the introduction of giant, automated cargo ships to carry everything...
Crewless Ships: Safer, Faster, Cleaner, Cheaper Future of Shipping – Opinion May 22, 2017 By Adam Minter It sounds like a ghost story: A huge cargo vessel sails up and down the Norwegian coast, silently going about...