| Titre : | Legal issues of unmanned shipping |
| Auteurs : | Niels Pemen, Auteur ; Ilja Van hespen |
| Type de document : | Thesis |
| Editeur : | Brussels [Belgique] : Royal Military Academy, 2017 |
| Article en page(s) : | 66 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Catégories : |
6.60 Equipements et installations > Véhicule > Véhicules autonomes |
| Résumé : |
The breakthrough of unmanned shipping
The growing trend in today’s world is automation, first it started in the factories, where workers were replaced by robotic arms that worked faster and more precise than any human ever could. They are expensive to buy, but they don’t get sick or tired and they don’t go on strike, at least not yet. This is also a trend that can be seen in the transportation industry. In 2016, Scania showcased their first self-driving trucks. The president and CEO of Scania, Henrik Henriksson, says that “Having vehicles that either partially or completely drive themselves increases both safety and productivity. And an automated truck never drives too fast or aggressively and seldom needs to rest, which of course increases availability.”1 In September 20152, the Port of Rotterdam officially opened the Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) terminal. This terminal is almost fully automated, with automated cranes and vehicles. Markus Kückelhaus, Vice President Innovation and Trend Research at DHL, believes that ports are the ideal testing grounds for automation, because ports are large controlled areas. However, this terminal is not the biggest innovation in this area in the shipping industry. The unmanned ship is.3 Although unmanned ships won’t appear in the immediate future, Kevin Daffey, Rolls-Royce’s director of engineering and technology, said, during a press briefing on 23 March 2017, that unmanned ships will arrive by 2020. It will probably not be an oceangoing ship, but rather an unmanned ferry or tug on an inland waterway. He predicts that it is unlikely that unmanned oceangoing commercial vessels will be produced until after 2025.4 The current legal framework is essential in considering any new or potentially disruptive technology; unmanned shipping being no exception. In his 2014 article: “The law of unmanned merchant shipping – an exploration”, Professor Dr. Eric Van Hooydonk asks, “What will be the effect of such phantom ships be on the law? What new regulatory measures will become necessary, and will maritime law have to undergo a thorough overhaul?”5 |
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