The International Ship Autonomy and Sustainability Summit is the leading international conference for decision- and strategy-makers within the area of autonomous ships. It aims to have an up-to-date and practical foundation.
The 2nd Summit had as its theme "What is the real future of autonomous ships?" It was planned as a physical event, but was conducted in virtual format due to the COVID pandemic. The event took place on 30. November 2020 and was organised by the European Commision and DG MOVE together with the Norwegian Forum for Autonomous Ships. Mr. Paul Dean, Partner at Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW), moderated the event. More than 600 participants attended the summit online, via internet links.
The below 5 minute video shows some of the highlights of the event and can be accessed through the link.
The polls were (with offset from start of the recording):
| 2:06 | Do you think MASS will become as safe as or safer than conventional ships? |
| 2:43 | By when do you expect first fully autonomous ship in global/intercontinental trade? |
| 3:56 | Do you think that the aim for zero accidents/zero waste/Zero emissions is realistic or even necessary? |
| 4:13 | Would you be prepared to pay a slightly higher transport cost if it would mean zero accidents/zero waste/Zero emissions? |
Moderator: Paul Dean | Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW)
Magda Kopczynska | Director of DG MOVE Waterborne Transport
Ørnulf Jan Rødseth | General Manager, NFAS
Jan Hoffmann | Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
How are developments in international regulations dealt with? How are the leading regions and countries dealing with autonomous ships? Is it a big step forward or an unavoidable threat? In what market sectors will the impact be biggest (shipbuilding, equipment, operation, transport …). What is done to support or guide developments?
Kitack Lim | Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization
Adina Vălean | European Commissioner for Transport
Knut Arild Hareide | Norwegian Minister of Transport
Timo Harakka | Finnish Minister for Transport and Communications
Seong-Hyeok Moon | South Korean Minister of Oceans and Fisheries
Henrik Ringbom | Professor, Oslo University and Åbo Academy: Regulatory aspects
Jens-Uwe Schröder-Hinrichs | Vice-President Academic
Affairs/Professor, World Maritime University: Social aspects
Martin Dorsman | Secretary-General, ECSA: Operational aspects
Patrick Child | Deputy Director-General and Acting Director, DG
RTD: EU Research and innovation
Henrik Hololei | Director-General for Mobility and Transport:
EU Smart and Sustainable Mobility
Examples of smart shipping applications that show the new technology in practical use, including technology-oriented EU projects like AUTOSHIP, AEGIS.
Quah Ley Hoon | CEO Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore:
The MASSPorts project - Singapore’s MASS-related efforts
Hideyuki Ando | Senior general manager of MTI, R&D arm of NYK
Line: NYK autonomous ship project: Assisting crew
An-Magritt Ryste | Product Director, Kongsberg: Autonomous
ships need – the AUTOSHIP project
Yanqing Li | Secretary General, China Association of National
Shipbuilding: China’s developments on MASS
Why autonomous ships? What are the benefits for society: Reduced emissions, reduced accidents, reduced congestion, more resilient transport systems. What are the obstacles?
Andreas Nordseth | Director- General, Danish Maritime
Administration: Autonomous Shipping contribution to sustainability
goals
Daniel Mes | Member of Cabinet Timmermans, The European
Commission: Autonomous Shipping role in the Green Deal
Henrik Tunfors | Chair IMO MASS Working Group, Senior advisor
Swedish Transport Agency: Safety - regulatory scoping exercise in
IMO
Ketil Solvik-Olsen | Hydrolift: Increasing the use of urban waterways
This section should focus on the economic forces that drive automation in shipping and the development of autonomous ships.
Christophe Tytgat | Secretary-General, Sea Europe: New
opportunities for European manufacturers
Jin Kim | Project Head, Korea Autonomous Surface Ship Project
Office: Korea Autonomous Surface Ship Project
Tom Eystø/Pia Meling | CEO/ VP Sales & Marketing, Massterly:
Managing autonomous ships – Massterly
Antoon Van Coillie | CEO Blue Line Logistics: Inland angle in
AUTOSHIP project
Magda Kopczynska | Director of DG MOVE Waterborne Transport
Ørnulf Jan Rødseth | General Manager, NFAS