News @yeah_books Aug 29, 2021, 3:00 pm EDT | 1 min read Yara InternationalSoon, we’ll live in a world where our cargo makes its way from coast to coast on an autonomous ship. At least that’s Yara International’s plan. The Norway-based company’s crewless electric cargo ship, the Yara Birkeland, will set sail on its maiden voyage before the year’s end. The vessel was originally slated to set sail in 2020, but the trip was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And while it isn’t the first crewless ship—that honor goes to a Finnish ship that launched back in 2018—it is the world’s first crewless fully electric container ship. The Birkeland will be controlled… Click below to read the full story from How To Geek
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This Electric Cargo Ship Will Set Sail—without a Crew
