Introduction Newsreaders frequently state that around 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea. This equates to commercial merchant shipping transporting approximately 11–13 billion tonnes of cargo during 2024. Dry bulk makes up the largest segment, accounting for roughly 4.9 billion tonnes (about 48%) of all seaborne trade and is typically measured by weight.…
This is all in the future. But what about the future future? Almost all the projects described in the last article, bar one or two, are retrofits of existing vessels. They are the projects of specialist technologically advanced consortia. As the demand for autonomous shipping grips the maritime fleet owners, they will look to the…
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