Autonomous vessels could
“improve maritime safety and
revolutionise movement of
cargo on a scale not seen since
containerisation,” according
to the newly released annual
Allianz Global
Safety and
Shipping
Review 2017.
According
to the report
it has been
found that
human error
accounts for
approximately
75% of the
value of almost
15 000 marine
liability insurance claims
analysed over five years.
The value of the claims is
over US$1.6bn.
It is forecast that a remotely
operated local vessel could
be in operation by 2020,
according to the report.
“Safety considerations will
be crucial to the development
of autonomous shipping, with
concern about the potential
for collision between manned
and unmanned vessels and
challenges around regulation
and liability issues.
“A critical
element will
be whether
there will
be sufficient
backup if
things go
wrong,” it
states.
Another
major
concern
is cybersecurity.
“To date, most attacks
have been aimed at
breaching corporate security
rather than taking control
of the vessel but there are
concerns that a major cyberattack
of this nature could
occur in future,” warns
Allianz.
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Human error accounts
for approximately
75% of the value of
almost 15 000 marine
liability insurance
claims
