World's first crewless, zero emissions cargo ship
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https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/world/yara-bir...-spc-intl/
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A Norwegian company has created what it calls the world's first zero-emission, autonomous cargo ship.
If all goes to plan, the ship will make its first journey between two Norwegian towns before the end of the year, with a reduced crew on board to test the autonomous systems. Eventually, all movements will be monitored from three onshore data control centers.
Initially, loading and unloading the ship will require humans, but according to Sletten, all loading, discharging, and mooring operations, including berthing and unberthing the vessel, will also eventually operate using autonomous technology. That will involve developing autonomous cranes and straddle carriers -- vehicles that place containers onto ships.