Introduction The idea of electric propulsion for ships stretches back nearly 200 years to a Prussian electrical engineer and physicist, Moritz Hermann von Jacobi, who deduced the maximum power theory and, later, built a 28-foot paddle boat for Tsar Nicholas I. This ferry, in 1838, was powered by lead zinc batteries and was able to…
Introduction Much of the discussion surrounding automated and smart shipping focuses on navigation, propulsion, remote operations and artificial intelligence. Yet one of the industry’s biggest opportunities to improve safety, efficiency and profitability lies somewhere far less glamorous: cargo handling. For many commercial applications, automated shipping is perhaps the more appropriate term than autonomous shipping. While…
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