All-electric autonomous shipping container set to sail by 2020
- 7 years ago
NORWAY —Two Norwegian companies have teamed up to build the world's first all-electric, autonomous container ship.
Norwegian company Yara and maritime technology company Kongsberg have said the vessel will be ready by late 2018, according the New Atlas.
The state-of-the-art ship will transport chemicals and fertilizers from a Yara production plant to nearby towns.
The plan is for the boat to first be operated by a crew in 2018, before transitioning into remote operations in 2019 and then fully autonomous by 2020.
By transitioning to an all-electric shipping pathway, Yara can cut down 40,000 truck deliveries a year, which translates into reductions in nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide emissions.
Norwegian company Yara and maritime technology company Kongsberg have said the vessel will be ready by late 2018, according the New Atlas.
The state-of-the-art ship will transport chemicals and fertilizers from a Yara production plant to nearby towns.
The plan is for the boat to first be operated by a crew in 2018, before transitioning into remote operations in 2019 and then fully autonomous by 2020.
By transitioning to an all-electric shipping pathway, Yara can cut down 40,000 truck deliveries a year, which translates into reductions in nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide emissions.