Yara Birkeland cleared for zero-crew commercial service

Norway's all-electric feeder secured its autonomy sign-off after 7 000 h of supervised trials, becoming the world's first regular zero-crew box vessel.
The permit paves the way for an Oslo–Borg "green corridor" of fully autonomous feeders by 2027. [Offshore Energy]

This story is part of the Maritime AI Digest of 28 May 2025.