NTSB postpones forum on automation in transportation
19 Feb

NTSB postpones forum on automation in transportation

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, ,
(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is postponing its public forum, Automation in Transportation: Lessons for Safe Implementation, until a future date. The forum had been scheduled for March 11-12 in Washington. The session, to be led by NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy with participation by all NTSB board members, was slated to focus on safety issues related to…
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Cargo boat getting autonomous system to transit Long Island Sound
22 Dec

Cargo boat getting autonomous system to transit Long Island Sound

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, , , , , ,
A hybrid-powered catamaran that carries produce and occasionally passengers across Long Island Sound is being retrofitted to become the first autonomous-controlled cargo vessel in the United States. First Harvest Navigation of Norwalk, Conn., has been using Captain Ben Moore to transport supplies between the company’s 4-year-old Harbor Harvest food market and a new store it opened on the waterfront in…
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