Posted on 4/19/2018
Autonomous vessels and unmanned ships aren't light years away, but are far closer than you might think. The following article, originally published under the title, “The Future is Now: Unmanned and Autonomous Surface Vessels and Their Impact on the Maritime Industry,” in the June 2017 issue of MAINBRACE, by Alan M. Weigel, of Counsel, and Sean T. Pribyl, Associate, Blank Rome LLP, clearly lays out the operational benefits and challenges of implementing unmanned surface vessels.
Mr. Pribyl will discuss Autonomous and Unmanned Vessels from a regulatory perspective at Marine Log’s Smarter Ships 2017 Conference & Expo, set for Sept. 11-12, 2017 at the Hyatt Olive 8 in Seattle, WA.
Once thought to be a mere concept on the distant horizon, Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) are garnering increasing attention in the maritime industry as a means to cut...