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During Maritime Week in Haugesund, Norway, Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) together with Reach Subsea and Kongsberg Maritime presented Ship of the Year 2024, Reach Remote 1, with a live demonstration of connectivity, onboard sensors and interaction with the Remote Operations Center. We are looking forward to the delivery of Reach Remote 1 and the start of some more sea-riously autonomous and remote control testing. Stay tuned for updates.

The Dutch TV channel NTR has published a Focus Special, named Ocean Smoke. What are the challenges the maritime industry are facing to reduce emissions and pointing at some solutions. Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) Kongsberg Maritime and Bastø Fosen features in the show, discussing electrification and autonomy, especially for short sea/domestic operations. https://lnkd.in/dj4Brpce

Ship of the year 2024 :: Reach Remote Norwegian Maritime publication Skipsrevyen has awarded the annual Ship of the Year to Reach Remote! Massterly is proud to have been part of this project, providing consultancy services and newbuilding supervision to the two USV's, being the first of its kind. Upon completion, the USV's will be operated and managed from Massterlys Remote Control Centre. Congratulations to Reach Subsea and the partners Kongsberg Maritime and Trosvik. A big hand to Håkon Brathagen and Ingebrigt Garte that has led our team at the yard!

Massterlys own Kristine Prøsch is featuring in this episode of "Autonomy Journals" by SAMS Norway. SAMS Norway is a business cluster focusing on development of systems for sustainable autonomous transport solutions used on land, air and sea. Kristine Prøsch Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) SAMS Norway Listen to the full episode on Spotify:

A Dutch view on autonomy This week Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) have hosted a Dutch film crew, making a documentary for the national broadcaster about the environmental challenges in the marine industry. Our input is that lowering energy consumption, use of alternative fuels and electrification are the most important steps. A higher degree of automation, will enable the possibility of using less complicated, smaller and more agile ships in higher numbers, which can help solving a lot of issues related to congestions and emissions local and regional. Utilizing the available captains, navigators and engineers available in the best possible way, is important in many countries, and by repeating best practice over and over, optimizing the use of any energy source onboard, use of autonomy can be directly linked to reduced emissions.

Elise Botngård; first female captain in Massterly. Elise has served as the 1st officer with Massterly since August 2022. During these years, she has witnessed the onboard crew size decrease from 6 to 3 people, with another role being transferred to the remote control center this summer. Last Friday, Elise had her very first day as a captain on the battery-electric Therese. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d9cZ8NTC Congratulations, Elise!

Leading up to MSC 108, IMO held two seminars and symposiums on autonomous vessels at their London headquarters. Our product officer Kristine Prøsch presented our view on the regulatory framework, and supporting the move from autonomy levels to a goal-based approach. Guidance for testing and approvals of systems and functions as alternative solutions according to Circ 1455 are also requested. Thanks to IMO for inviting us, and the opportunity to share experience and discuss concerns and opportunities.

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Autonomy is not always the same as unmanned! It can be about increasing safety, predictability and accountability by automating repetitive, attention-stealing tasks, giving the crew more time for focusing on safety critical aspects of the operation. As Jan-Egil Wagnild of Torghatten states in this article (unfortunately only in Norwegian), availability of crew for domestic shipping is already a challenge. With the European, and Norwegian, goal to move more logistics from road to rail- and waterways, the industry must collectively find answers to how we can utilize the seafarers available today, as well as increasing the attractiveness of the industry to increase recruitment. A higher degree of automation onboard, moving monitoring and supervising tasks to shore based control centers, like what we do in Massterly, is one of the enablers, ensuring a attractive and productive working environment, centralizing technical expertise to improve collaborative learning. Torghatten, Kongsberg Maritime, Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture)

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