The ship of the future travels alone (and does not pollute)
Northern Europe and Japan are preparing for the revolution of unmanned and electric container vessels: the first fleets ready by 2025. In the coming months, 3 unmanned container vessels, one Japanese, one Finnish and one Norwegian , will anchor. After that, the seas will never be the same…
YARA selects Norwegian shipbuilder VARD for zero-emission vessel Yara Birkeland
The world’s first autonomous and electric container vessel is one step closer to launch, as YARA signs a deal with VARD worth appr NOK 250 million to build the vessel. VARD will deliver Yara Birkeland for launch in early 2020, and the vessel will gradually…
Rolls-Royce reveals plans for electric autonomous naval vessel
Rolls-Royce has revealed plans for an electric autonomous, single-role, naval vessel with a range of 3,500 nautical miles. The vessel concept is capable of operating beyond the horizon for over 100 days, will displace 700 tons and reach speeds above 25kts. The 60m-long vessel is…
Yara Birkeland: An electric and autonomous cargo ship in Norway in 2018
With 120 kilometers of autonomy and autonomous features, the Yara Birkeland will be the first electric cargo ship deployed in Norway. Expected in the second half of 2018, the “Yara Birkeland” will be the first self-propelled cargo ship in the world. Capable of transporting a…