Robot Ghost Ships to Extend Miner’s Technology Drive to Seas - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-06/robot-ghost-ships-to-take-miner-s-technology-drive-on-high-seas
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, is studying the introduction of giant, automated cargo ships to carry everything from iron ore to coal as part of a strategic shift that may disrupt the $334 billion global shipping industry
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Deploying unmanned ships on the 10-day sea journey from Australia’s northern coast to China would be a logical extension of technology that currently runs from mines to ports and allows producers to respond quickly to specific customer demands, Emilie Ditton, Sydney-based research director at IDC Energy Insights, said by phone.