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    World's first autonomous shipping company announced in Norway

    Last May we heard about the Yara Birkeland, which is planned to be the world's first all-electric and autonomous container ship. When it enters full autonomous control in 2020, it will likely be under the auspices of the just-announced world's first autonomous shipping company, Massterly.
    By Ben Coxworth
    9 Apr 2018
    9 Apr 2018
    Plans call for Massterly to design and build autonomous ships (Credit: Kongsberg)
    Plans call for Massterly to design and build autonomous ships (Credit: Kongsberg)

    The Yara Birkeland is being developed in a partnership between Norwegian chemical company Yara, and Norwegian maritime technology company Kongsberg.

    Massterly is, in turn, the result of a collaboration between Kongsberg and Norway's Wilhelmsen ship management company.

    Plans call for Massterly to design and build autonomous ships, along with creating their control systems and logistics services. Land-based control centres will be used to monitor (and sometimes remotely operate) the vessels, both in Norwegian waters and internationally.

    Continue reading the full article on New Atlas.

    Read more: autonomous ships, Ben Coxworth
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    Source: New Atlas

    New Atlas is about the amazing potential of human endeavour. From DNA-scanning smartphones to the latest advances in autonomous transport, New Atlas examines how new discoveries, products and technological innovations affect our ability to interact with and understand the people around us and the world we share.

    Go to: https://newatlas.com/

    About Ben Coxworth

    An experienced freelance writer, videographer and television producer, Ben's interest in all forms of innovation is particularly fanatical when it comes to human-powered transportation, film-making gear, environmentally-friendly technologies and anything that's designed to go underwater. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta, where he spends a lot of time going over the handlebars of his mountain bike, hanging out in off-leash parks, and wishing the Pacific Ocean wasn't so far away.
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