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Norway’s unmanned 100 TEU coastal marine transportation system ReVolt is to be powered by a 3,000kWh battery to pro- vide a range of 100 nautical miles. With no crew onboard DNV

GL has estimated a total saving of up to $34 million over its estimated 30 years time in service.

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The joint European Research Project MUNIN ship-to-shore communications to fully enable

On ships, in special applications control, in vessel

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HALL 6 traf?c service (VTS), on offshore platforms… was ? nalized in August 2015, a project ? nanced autonomous operations, including legal aspects,

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stitute Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics practical focus was directed at the development and Services. Participating partners in the three of the autonomous control systems aboard a bulk year project were research institutes, universi- carrier remotely controlled from a shore control ties and private companies from in eight Eu- center, simulation based and integrating the vari- ropean countries including Germany, Norway, ous functions needed.

Sweden, Iceland and Ireland. The concept of au- A ‘Shore Control Center’ was designed capable tonomous shipping was analyzed both theoreti- of supervising vessels worldwide using elec- cally and through developing practical solutions tronic nautical charts. Just as within the airline and technical systems for autonomous opera- industry, critical situations are monitored both by tion of a ship. There were many matters under a the onshore operator in charge of that particular close microscope, from needed developments in sea segment, and by software, both onboard and www.marinelink.com 35

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