How can freight transport between the Swedish west coast and the Oslo Fjord be shifted from roads to maritime transport? The Cargo Express project will develop various proposals and what is required for them to become a reality.

SAMS-Norway and Seapower Portugal are collaborating to contribute to Portugal's green maritime transformation with Norwegian expertise.

Zero-emission Automated/autonomous WAter Shuttles

Autonomous and emission-free water shuttles answer many cities' transport challenges. During the ZAWAS project, two electric, autonomous-ready urban water shuttles were launched.

ZAWAS - the gateway to Norwegian solutions for zero-emission water shuttles.

Together with Samskip, our partner Massterly is leading the way for sustainable shortsea shipping.

Europe’s largest multimodal operator, Samskip, has been named lead partner in ‘Seashuttle’, a project seeking to bring emissions-free, autonomous container ships to market that also operate at a profit.

Other Seashuttle partners include logistics consultant FlowChange, technology group Kongsberg Maritime and hydrogen integrator HYON.

Yara Birkeland will be the world’s first fully electric and autonomous container ship, with zero emissions. With this vessel, Yara will reduce diesel-powered truck haulage by 40,000 journeys a year.

AUTOSHIP will build around two EU industrial market and leading technology providers.

Europe is effectively supporting new paradigms of multimodal transport to develop sustainable businesses and relieve roads congestion and related pollution. Since 2001, the concept of a Motorway of the Sea (MoS) has been developed.

Yeti Move’s cloud-based software automates snow clearing operations at airports, reducing emissions while increasing profitability. “Our vision is to provide autonomous solutions for a sustainable future. We truly believe we are pioneers within the world of autonomy,” says John Emil Halden, COO of Yeti Move.

Reach Remote is carried out by Reach Subsea in cooperation with Kongsberg Maritime AS and Massterly AS and is supported by a grant from Innovation Norway. The project aims to develop future-proof, sustainable solutions for subsea services. Reach Subsea’s goal is to be in the market with the first two USVs in 2023, with the ambition of providing a full portfolio of subsea services from a low-emission, cost-effective remote and autonomous fleet by 2025.