Crew + crew support = 44% of large container ship’s OPEX.
Solution : unmanned ships !
▻http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-25/rolls-royce-drone-ships-challenge-375-billion-industry-freight.html
#transport #automation #robots #shipping
Crew + crew support = 44% of large container ship’s OPEX.
Solution : unmanned ships !
▻http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-25/rolls-royce-drone-ships-challenge-375-billion-industry-freight.html
Je ne sais pas si c’est la presse release de Rolls Royce qui semble à l’origine de l’article que j’ai posté qui a provoqué ça, mais il y a depuis aujourd’hui une vague de hype à propos des transports maritimes automatisés... Je doute que ce soit un mouvement spontané - ça sent l’agence de com’ ...
j’ai entendu dire que c’était du bullshit cette histoire de 44% ; mais le sujet est repris par les amoureux de la #robotisation :
Driverless Cars, Meet Captainless Ships : Autonomous Vehicles To Take To The Sea | Singularity Hub
▻http://singularityhub.com/2014/03/18/driverless-cars-meet-captainless-ships-autonomous-vehicles-to-take-t
The EU backed MUNIN’s efforts in part to address a shortage of seafaring personnel, largely due to the amount of time workers have to be separated from their families. The labor shortage has been exacerbated by the push for slower shipping speeds to lighten environmental impact.