How to make smart ships – infographic
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How to make smart ships – infographic
- 1. © The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2016. Sponsored by Part of the PRODUCERS OF TOMORROW series 000 180 350 170 340 160 330 150 320 140 310 130 300 120 290 110 280 100 270 090 260 080 250 070 240 060 230 050 220 040 210 030 200 020 190 010 ROLLS-ROYCE • Rolls-Royce Marine contributed 10% of the company's underlying revenue in 2015, or £1.3bn • Focused on growth opportunities in the offshore merchant and naval market segments INMARSAT • Satellite telecommunications provider • Listed on the London Stock ExchangeDELTAMARIN • Ship designer • Headquartered in Finland • Subsidiary of AVIC International Maritime Holdings Limited • State-owned, non-profit firm • Past projects have included the fields of biotechnology, digital society and low-carbon energy sources • Participating academic institutions: Aalto University, Abo Akademi University, Tampere University, University of Turku In February 2015, Tekes, a Finnish government agency that finances research and innovation projects, provided €6.6m to a joint industry-academic initiative to produce shipping vessels that operate without human crews. The group is led by the 132-year-old manufacturer Rolls-Royce. The goal is to create a proof of concept by 2017 and to commercialise by 2020. Producing a self-driving vessel that will potentially disrupt the industry requires collaboration across multiple areas. How to make smart ships Rolls-Royce is developing automation, remote control propulsion and deck machinery technology, with an eye to rapid commercialisation. Inmarsat is working on how to transfer data from the driverless ships to on-shore operators. Deltamarin is analysing and simulating the effects of autonomous operations on ship design. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is focused on the safety and security challenges of autonomous ships. A group of Finnish universities are exploring the legal and commercial implications of remote and autonomous shipping.