Autonomous ships diffusion and application in Arctic waters

Industrial applications of autonomous ships and underwater devices in Arctic water have grown significatively in the last few years. These applications include the offshore industry, scientific applications, or fisheries. However, the state of the knowledge in the scholarly community about these applications and their future needs to be well-diffused among the general public and the specialists. Several research and innovation projects in Norway and the European Union are now addressing autonomous ship deployment's safety and technical aspects. Yet, the state of the art of these applications in Arctic waters is still an area of great potential for research and industrial collaboration. This side-event brings together researchers and industry to shed light on autonomous shipping applications and current operational and technological development in Arctic waters. Participants and preliminary presentations Facilitator: Kjell Stokvik, Director, Centre for High North Logistics Preliminary Program: 18 April 2023, 1500-16:00 Kraft Center, Bodø Plan Introduction to the panel, Kjell Stokvik, Director Centre for High North Logistics, Nord University, Bodø, and Kirkenes Dr. Roberto Rivas Hermann. New logistic concepts for Arctic maritime operations. Project Bear Dr. Ziaul Haque Munim -Associate professor in supply chain management, University of South-Eastern Norway (USN); Operational models of autonomous shipping in Arctic waters Dhaneswara Al Amien, Ph.D. Researcher at Centre for High North Logistics and EU-funded project AUTOBarge Autonomous inland Waters shipping in Europe, factors contributing to the diffusion and insights for the Arctic. Questions from the audience and panel discussion facilitated by Kjell Stokvik.