Addressing the Accidental Risks of Maritime Transportation: Could Autonomous Shipping Technology Improve the Statistics?

A paradigm shift is presently underway in the shipping industry promising safer, greener and more efficient ship traffic. In this article, we will look at some of the accidents from conventional shipping and see if they could have been avoided with autonomous ship technology. A hypothesis of increas...

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Main Authors: Åsa Snilstveit Hoem, Kay Fjortoft, Ørnulf Jan Rødseth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gdynia Maritime University 2019-09-01
Series:TransNav: International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
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Online Access:http://www.transnav.eu/files/Addressing the Accidental Risks of Maritime Transportation: Could Autonomous Shipping Technology Improve the Statistics,921.pdf