Breakfast seminar on Maritime Autonomy

Panel from left to right;
Kristine Røsch (Massterly), Vidar Helgås (Kongsberg), Øystein Sundby (Asko), Bjørg Døving (Reach) and Nils Bua (NMA). Questioned and moderated by Roger Trinterud (Massterly)

In conjunction with Nor-Shipping 2025, Massterly hosted a breakfast seminar in the Wilhelmsen tent at Aker Brygge.
With close to 100 guests, a panel consisting of Norwegian Maritime Authorities, Kongsberg Maritime, Asko, Reach and Massterly, discussed the current state and the future of maritime autonomy.

And what did we learn?

• The initial projects have moved slower than anticipated, that letter a lot faster, even surpassed the initial in some functionality, why?

• The first projects had a high focus on technology, the latter more on tasks, roles and functionality, easier for the authorities to relate to.

• Autonomy might give people the wrong impression… a higher degree of automation (with supervision and/or control from shore) is more descriptive.

• But, the terminology is set in IMO, changit it would mean a setback.

• The people involved are not getting less important!

• Norway is quite unique in the cooperation between commercial interests, technology providers and authorities, but not alone. And the leverage of the ongoing projects have given Norway a strong voice in IMO MASS hearings.

• New projects are emerging, but not all with a well funded business case.

• This is why Massterly are building competence in concept studies and early-phase design and engineering!

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