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First voyage of unmanned container ship completed in Japan, moored by drone

By Zach Halaschak
Published January 25, 2022 8:02pm ET
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First voyage of unmanned container ship completed in Japan, moored by drone
A Japanese shipping company has announced that it successfully conducted the world’s first test of an unmanned container ship. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said on Tuesday that the vessel Mikage, an autonomous cargo ship, successfully traveled from Japan’s Tsuruga Port in Fukui Prefecture to Sakai Port in Tottori Prefecture — a voyage of more than 100 […]

A Japanese shipping company has announced that it successfully conducted the world’s first test of an unmanned container ship.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said on Tuesday that the vessel Mikage, an autonomous cargo ship, successfully traveled from Japan’s Tsuruga Port in Fukui Prefecture to Sakai Port in Tottori Prefecture — a voyage of more than 100 miles. The historic sea trial was part of the unmanned ship project MEGURI2040, being led by the Nippon Foundation.

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