AUTONOMOUS FERRIES Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has been contracted by Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 AS to construct four battery-powered autonomous double-ended ferries for delivery in 2026. The zero-emission ferries will operate between Lavik and Oppedal on Norway’s longest and deepest fjord, with implementation of their automated functions and autonomous systems, including ‘autocrossing’ and ‘autodocking’, to take place in 2027, while autonomous navigation will be begin in 2028. JS
WORLD’S LARGEST PORT The north Chinese port of Shandong posted a cargo throughput of 1.71 billion tonnes in 2023, an increase of 5.6 per cent year on year, making it the world’s busiest cargo-handling port in terms of total volume. JS
Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) is to have three 22m tall eSAILs supplied by Spain’s bound4blue installed on its 2019-built oil and chemical tanker
