Autonomous, but always crew on board

摘要

First and foremost, as this question persistently keeps coming up when it comes to such projects: Samskip and its partner do not plan to operate a ship without crew - at least for the moment. Autonomous, yes; unmanned, no. The size of crew has not been determined, yet, the operator states. No pilots will be used in the intended trading area as the ship officers will have pilot exemption licenses. Seashuttle partners include logistics consultant FlowChange, technology group Kongsberg Maritime, hydrogen integrator HYON and Massterly, a Kongsberg Maritime/Wilhelmsen venture. Europe's largest multimodal operator has been named lead partner in the project, which is seeking to bring emissions-free, autonomous container ships to the market that also operate at a profit.