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IMDEX Asia 2019: ST Engineering prepares unmanned tug conversion

12th May 2019 - 23:41 GMT | by Chen Chuanren in Singapore

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ST Engineering is in final development stages before the conversion of a harbour tug into an autonomous surface vessel, in partnership with the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore and PACC Offshore Services.

ST Engineering will install its NERVA Ship Management System and Sensemaking System (SMS2) onto the 665t tug PW Benar.

Known as the Smart Maritime Autonomous Vessel, it will act as a proof of concept and regulatory development platform for the MPA, as the regulator charts its own unmanned system framework in anticipation of a regulatory roadmap from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

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