Norway to build world's 1st self-sailing electric cargo ship
Norway plans to launch the world's first autonomous and fully electric cargo ship named Yara Birkeland next year to reduce noise and dust emissions and improve the safety of local roads, according to reports. Initially, the ship will be manned, however, it is expected to be capable of performing fully autonomous operations from 2020 and save 40,000 truck journeys annually.nnnnn