AUTONOMOUS SHIP PROJECT, KEY FACTS ABOUT YARA BIRKELAND

THE ZERO EMISSION, AUTONOMOUS CONTAINER FEEDER The vessel YARA Birkeland is on route to becoming a fully electric and autonomous container ship, with zero emissions. KONGSBERG is responsible for…

Autonomous shipping

KONGSBERG is developing self-driving ship control systems for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships - MASS / unmanned ships. We are involved in a number of projects, that focus on integrated sensor…

Dynamic positioning basic principles

A seagoing vessel is subjected to forces from wind, waves and current as well as from forces generated by the propulsion system. The Dynamic positioning - DP automatically maintain the…

Dynamic positioning system modes and functions

Our dynamic positioning systems can be operated in a variety of different modes.

Dynamic positioning system redundancy principle

A dynamic positioning system is a system that automatically controls a vessel’s position and heading exclusively by use of active thrust.

Emergency procedures/Decision Support System (DSS)

HiPAP applications and features

HiPAP operating principles

PRINCIPLES FOR MEASUREMENTS & CALCULATIONS Our family of underwater positioning and navigation systems uses three different principles for measurements and calculations (SSBL, LBL and MULBL). Any…

IMO DP Classification

Overview of IMO dynamic positioning - DP Class requirements

K-Pro Automatic or manually initiated safety reports

Simrad content

Temperature sensors documents