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See Maersk's first autonomous ship in action

Together with Rolls Royce, the Maersk Group's towage company Svitzer unveiled a vessel which could represent the future of shipping. Watch the video of the remote-controlled vessel sailing in a Copenhagen harbor.
The ship Hermod was remote controlled onshore as it sailed in a Copenhagen habor Thursday. | Photo: Søren Pico/ShippingWatch
The ship Hermod was remote controlled onshore as it sailed in a Copenhagen habor Thursday. | Photo: Søren Pico/ShippingWatch
by SØREN PICO

Svitzer and Rolls Royce have spent the past year working on a remote-controlled vessel, and Thursday, the two companies gave a demonstration of the project.

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