MARINET, the Russian maritime non-commercial industry association, has reported that two new-build ro-paxes operating in domestic trade in the Baltic, are now capable of autonomous navigation using remote control
Autonomous navigation on Russian ro-paxes
News18 Oct 2023
MARINET, the Russian maritime non-commercial industry association, has reported that two new-build ro-paxes operating in domestic trade in the Baltic, are now capable of autonomous navigation using remote control
MARSHAL ROKOSSOVSKY. Photos from MARINET
GENERAL CHERNYAKHOSKY
Both MARSHAL ROKOSSOVSKY and GENERAL CHERNYAKHOSKY, built in 2021 and 2022 respectively, provide much needed new and extra capacity to the Saint Petersburg-Kaliningrad domestic shipping route, particularly as the exclave is now cut off overland (via Lithuania) from the Russian Baltic because of the invasion of Ukraine.
According to MARINET, the ships have now been verified and certified as maritime autonomous and remotely controlled vessels by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS).
Both ships had passed a thorough survey in accordance with the Regulations for Classification of Maritime Autonomous and Remotely Controlled Surface Ships (MASS) developed and issued by the RS in 2020, including:
- Autonomous navigation system installed on the ship
- Set of communication equipment and data exchange
- Means of navigation and manoeuvring
- Ship power plant
- Remote control station
Upon the verifications, both vessels received MASS Statement of Compliance and were classified as semi-autonomous ships.
Simultaneously, the first Remote Operation Center built in Saint-Petersburg also passed the prescribed survey and received the appropriate Statement of Compliance to control MARSHAL ROKOSSOVSKY and GENERAL CHERNYAKHOSKY remotely.
The 11,900dwt vessels are 200m long and 27m wide, with a draught of 6m.
MARINET is a maritime high-tech association supporting advanced technologies development, technological and research teams. The Working Group of the same name is part of the National Technology Initiative. National Technology Initiative (NTI) is a long-term public-private partnership program to explore and develop promising new markets based on high-tech solutions.
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